Valley City, ND (CSi) – Ross Powell has been elected in the May 23 Special Election to fill the unexpired term of City Commissioner Richard Ross, who resigned the position earlier this year.

Ross was elected to the City Commission in June of 2016 for a four year term.

Powell is  a personal banker at  Wells Fargo’s Valley City branch.  He presently serves as a member of the Valley City Park Board.

The unofficial results at of 8pm Tuesday with all ballots counted according to City Auditor Avis Richter:

  • Ross Powell……..415
  • Lloyd Nelson…….60  (write-in)
  • other write-in…….2

477 ballots were cast and there were 78 absentee ballots cast.

The vote canvass will take place, on Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 9-a.m. at the Valley City Commssion Chamber at City Hall.