Adams County General Election results 2025
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months AGO
About 15.14% of Adams County's registered voters submitted ballots. About 500 were left to be counted Tuesday evening, with more likely to trickle in by mail. Mailed ballots may be counted so long as they were postmarked by Election Day.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | November 4, 2025 9:14 PM
RITZVILLE — Othello voters are choosing a mayor and deciding the fate of a bond to repair the Othello pool; Lind voters are choosing a new mayor. Adams County Fire District 5 is submitting a revenue request to its voters. Unofficial results from the 2025 general election are below. Updated numbers will be provided as mail-in ballots come in and are counted.
Othello
Othello Community Pool construction bond:
Yes – 196 (56.48%)
No – 163 (47.25%)
Othello Transportation Benefit District sales and use tax renewal Yes – 182 (52.75%)
No – 163 (47.25%)
Mayor:
Ken Johnson – 208
Shawn Logan – 146
Council position 1:
Kelli Camp – 203
Genna Dorow – 147
Council position 2:
Marc Spohr – 291
Council position 3:
Alma Carmona – 213
Oscar Lopez – 113
School board position 1:
Aaron Gerber – 496
School board position 2:
Mariah Munoz –440
School board position 3:
Juan “Jerry” Garcia – 145
Birdie Fought – 412
School board position 4:
Lindsy Molette Prows – 461
Othello Community Hospital position 1:
Marth Logan – 289
John Lallas – 266
Adams County Fire District 5 levy lid lift:
Yes – 142 (63.11%)
No – 83 (36.89%)
Ritzville:
Council ward 2:
Brooke Scheel – 200
Council ward 3:
Ky Beck-Gmeiner – 203
Council ward 5:
Michael Schrag – 165
Council at large 1:
Jen Verhey – 221
Council at large 2:
Eric Ottmar – 181
Michelle Plumb – 76
School board position 1:
Courtney Fannin – 247
Kassandria Rouleau – 150
School board position 3:
Travis DeVore – 352
School board position 5:
Morgan Knight – 115
Tia Kubik – 279
Lind
Mayor:
Jamie Schmunk – 44
Glenn Aby – 83
Council position 1:
Gary Kipfer – 103
Robert Meader – 21
Council position 2:
Betty “Chuckie” Harris – 88
Anna Dobbins – 37
Council position 3:
Gary Blaylock – 99
Jeremiah Shea – 25
School board position 2:
Jim Weidemann – 142
School board position 3:
Adam Labes – 163
School board position 5:
Andy Wahl – 168
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