QuickTake:

Two incumbents have won reelection to the Lane Community College Board of Education. A former Lane County commissioner has won his race for an open seat on the board, and a candidate who applied for a seat on the board last year won the seat outright in the election.

Two incumbents on the Lane Community College Board of Education won reelection in Tuesday’s election while a former Lane County commissioner won an open seat on the board.

Another candidate, Jesse Maldonado, won election to an open seat he had applied for last year.

The Lane County Elections Office said turnout in the county was about 21%. Turnout for the May 2023 election in Lane County was about 31.7%.

Mailed ballots that are postmarked by Tuesday and arrive at the office within seven days after Election Day will be counted, so the turnout percentage could rise slightly.

Here are unofficial election results as of 4 p.m. Thursday from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Zone 1

Jerry Rust, a former Lane County commissioner, defeated Jeffrey Cooper, fabrication manager at Paramount Iron Works in Junction City, in early returns. Zone 1 covers the western half of the LCC district and stretches to the coast. The incumbent, Denise Diamond, did not seek reelection.

  • Jeffrey Cooper: 17,934 (33.4%)
  • Jerry Rust: 35,567 (66.3%)

Zone 3

Incumbent Julie Weismann, finance director and former executive director Hope & Safety Alliance, formerly Womenspace, turned away a challenge from Devon Lawson. Zone 3 includes Springfield and covers much of eastern Lane County.

  • Julie Weismann: 26,560 (54.1%)
  • Devon Lawson: 21,986 (44.8%)

Zone 4

In Zone 4, which covers the southern portion of Lane County, incumbent Austin FÓ§lnagy, a state of Oregon employee, defeated challenger Richard Vasquez, a substitute teacher in the South Lane School District.

  • Austin FÓ§lnagy: 33,759 (67.4%)
  • Richard Vasquez: 16,081 (32.1%)

Zone 7

In the at-large Zone 7, Jesse Maldonado was running unopposed and won election Tuesday. He was one of four finalists who applied for the seat last year, when the previous board member, Lisa Fragala, resigned after winning election to the Legislature. The remaining board members deadlocked on selecting a replacement, leaving the seat open. Maldonado is an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon School of Planning, Public Policy and Management.

  • Jesse Maldonado: 38,155 (97.9%)