Tuesday was a tough day for Democrats in elections – Donald Trump won the Presidency, and in local races Republicans were victorious in nearly every race.

Geary County Democratic Party Chair Shelley Hoyle-Kite said she was disappointed to say the least.

“At the local level our candidates worked really, really hard…but appeared to have come up short in most cases at this point,” said Hoyle-Kite.

The County Attorney race and 2nd District County Commission race have not been finalized pending the review of nearly 700 provisional ballots by the Board of Canvassers on Monday.

Geary County Republican Party Chairman Rick Roberts said that he was excited about the number of people that exercised their right to vote.

“That’s really what it’s all about, getting your Constitutional duties – go out there and vote, whether you voted for one party or the other, or an Independent – it’s just exciting to see a good turnout,” said Roberts.

In the County Attorney race, Republican Krista Blaisdell leads in the votes over Democrat Chris Biggs, and Republican Charles Stimatze has an edge over Democrat Larry Hicks in the 2nd District County Commission Race.

If Stimatze is successful in the County Commission race, all three County Commissioners will be Republican males – a change from the current commission which has two Republicans -one of which is female – and a Democrat.

Republicans in Geary County are seated in virtually every elected office.