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Wayne County canvass posts primary totals; local offices see low turnout (22.56%)
Summary
Wayne County officials certified vote totals from the June 2 primary on June 9, reporting 618 election-day and 116 absentee ballots (22.56% turnout). County-level offices drew mixed competition; several local offices had no candidate listed for one party and write-ins were recorded as "Scattering."
Wayne County certified the June 2, 2026, primary election results at its board meeting on June 9, reporting 618 election-day ballots and 116 absentee ballots cast out of 3,254 registered voters, for a 22.56% turnout.
The canvass listed vote totals across statewide and county races. At the county level, for Board of Supervisors (vote for two) Christopher Moore received 407 votes and Lance K. Lange received 392 votes. Amanda Cooper received 488 votes for county treasurer. Alan M. Wilson received 373 votes for county attorney. Several local contests had no candidates from one party or did not meet the written-write-in thresholds and are recorded in the canvass as "Scattering." The canvass document also notes that no provisional ballots were cast on election day.
Statewide races were also itemized in the record, including Paul D. Pate with 483 votes for secretary of state and Mike Naig with 481 for agriculture in Wayne County's returns; local totals for other statewide offices are recorded in the county canvass.
The county auditor's canvass included the administrative note on write-in reporting: write-ins are listed as "Scattering" when they do not meet the local requirement of a minimum of 10 write-in votes and at least 5% of the total votes cast in that race. The canvass record is part of the official minutes for June 9 and is available through the county auditor's office.
