Crawford County Commissioner candidate Mo Ressallat won after a back-and-forth GOP primary race between Terry Gribble and Michael Schiefer.
The results were close: Ressallat with 34.8 percent, Schiefer with 33 percent and Gribble finished with 32 percent. Ressallat was not available for comment Tuesday night.
“I want to thank my fellow supporters for believing in me and giving me another chance as your commssioner,” Ressallat said. “I have missed this service duty during my time away and am ready to serve you and help make things right. Mary, my loving wife who I miss dearly, my past supporter, this one is for you.”
Ressallat previously served as Crawford County Commissioner from 2000-2012. His wife, Mary, passed away in 2014.
Republican prosecutor Matt Crall won by a landslide with 68 percent to top challenger Robert Ratliff’s 31 percent.
Incumbent commissioner Doug Weisenhauer, a Republican, beat back a challenge by Jeff Sheerer with a margin of 64 percent to 36 percent.
