State House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger is carrying 65.87 percent of the vote in the Republican primary for Linn County Commissioner Position 3 as of 8 p.m. on May 19.
With 10,214 votes, she is leading Kerry Johnson, 4,174 votes, 26.92 percent; Bill Schrader, 669 votes, 4.31 percent; and Jack W. Tacy, 403 votes, 2.6 percent.
Jami Cate of Lebanon is winning the Republican race to succeed Sprenger in House District 17 with 2,409…