The primary election was held Tuesday, May 17. Here are the unofficial results from the local election.

Harney County Judge

Bill Hart — 60.01 percent, 1,592 votes

Pete Runnels — 39.88 percent, 1,058 votes 

Write-in — 0.11 percent, 3 votes

Harney County Commissioner Position 2

Patty Dorroh — 62.81 percent, 1,564 votes

Vern I. Brown Jr. — 15.9 percent, 396 votes

Toni Foster — 12.01 percent, 299 votes

Mathew Williams — 8.59 percent, 214 votes

Write-in — 0.68 percent, 17 votes

Measure 13-22 Transient Lodging Tax in Harney County

No — 57.28 percent, 1,476 votes

Yes — 42.72 percent, 1,101 votes

The voter turnout for Harney County was 49.95 percent. There are a total of 5,523 active registered voters in Harney County, and 2,759 ballots were accepted.