For Immediate Release:
November 24, 2025
(Boise, Idaho) – Today, Elmore County Clerk Shelley Essl announced the results of the hand count of all ballots cast in the Elmore County November 4, 2025 Election. The updated count included 373 ballots that were not reflected in election night reporting, for a total of 3,193 ballots cast. The outcomes of all races in Elmore County remain unchanged following the hand count.
The results are as follows:
| Glenns Ferry Mayor (Vote for 1) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Chelsea Inmon | 70 |
| Susan Case | 206 |
| Under Vote | 1 |
| Over Vote | 0 |
| Glenns Ferry City Council (Vote for 2) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| David Payne | 149 |
| Jordan C. Thomas | 167 |
| Dean Cunningham | 85 |
| Kurtis Workman | 91 |
| Under Vote | 62 |
| Over Vote | 0 |
| Mountain Home City Council (Vote for 2) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Sawyer Crenshaw | 663 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 857 |
| Stephen “Stevo” Nameth | 370 |
| Decker Sanders | 872 |
| Kellee Thomas | 192 |
| Richard Urquidi | 762 |
| Under Vote | 394 |
| Over Vote | 0 |
| Glenns Ferry School District Trustee Zone 1 (Vote for 1) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Robert Bergh | 42 |
| Lane Smith | 15 |
| Alan Crane | 36 |
| Under Votes | 1 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
| Glenns Ferry School District Trustee Zone 5 (Vote for 1) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Mickie J. Strode | 100 |
| Under Votes | 18 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
| Mountain Home School District Supplemental Levy (requires 50% to pass) | |
|---|---|
| Measure | Votes |
| In Favor | 1398 |
| Against | 1339 |
| Under Votes | 72 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
| Bruneau-Grand View School District Trustee Zone 3 (Vote for 1) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Raelynn Mathews | 4 |
| Jeremy Pineda | 7 |
| Under Votes | 0 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
| Bruneau-Grand View School District School Closure Question (requires 50% to pass) | |
|---|---|
| Measure | Votes |
| In Favor | 17 |
| Against | 12 |
| Under Votes | 0 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
| Atlanta Fire District Commissioner Subdistrict 2 (Vote for 1) | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
| Mary E Drake | 16 |
| Patricia Kathy Howard | 18 |
| Under Votes | 0 |
| Over Votes | 0 |
The hand recount was conducted by Secretary of State Phil McGrane and a team of 17 election officials from the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office, after a discrepancy was reported between the number of ballots cast and the number of voters who participated in the Election. Officials from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, the Elmore County Prosecuting Attorney, and the Elmore County Sheriff observed. Candidates, media and members of the public were in attendance.
“I appreciate the level of detail and openness that went into today’s count,” said Clerk Essl. “Through this process, we have ensured that every Elmore County ballot was counted and reported.”
Secretary of State McGrane added, “In order for our elections to work, voters must have confidence that their votes will count. Today we demonstrated our commitment to ensuring just that. I’m proud of my team and grateful to Elmore County for partnering with us as we’ve worked to correct this error and investigate what went wrong on election day.”
The results of the hand count will now be canvassed and certified by the Elmore County Board of Commissioners at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, at 9 a.m. The Secretary of State and the Elmore County Clerk will seek judicial review of the hand count, in accordance with Idaho Code 34-220, before the December 2, 2025 deadline. The judicial review ensures that the process and results receive appropriate legal scrutiny and, if deemed necessary, provides an avenue to call for a new election.
About Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane was elected Idaho’s twenty-eighth Secretary of State and took office on January 2, 2023. McGrane served as elected Clerk of Ada County from 2019-2022. McGrane holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, a juris doctorate, and a Master of Public Administration. As a fourth-generation Idahoan, Phil has dedicated his career to making elections in the state of Idaho accessible, secure and transparent.
