Unopposed Douglas County elected officials get four more years

The Douglas County Courthouse.

Five Douglas County elected officials had a comfortable night Tuesday aware that they were unopposed on the ballot.

Re-elected to four-year terms were Democrats Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew, 41,079 to 627 write-in votes; County Treasurer Paula Gilchrist, 41,026 to 610 write-ins; Register of Deeds Kay Pesnell, 40,108 to 567 write-ins; and District Attorney Charles Branson, 40,315 to 947 write-ins. Republican Douglas County Sheriff Ken McGovern was re-elected, 36,371 to 2,173 write-ins.

All election results are unofficial until a Nov. 17 Douglas County Commission canvass.