(KLZA)-- There was only one locally contested race in the Johnson County Primary Election Tuesday and none in Nemaha County. 

Incumbent Ted Evans won the Republican Primary election for District 2 County Commissioner 183 – 127 over Kevin Kuhlman. 

77.7 percent of the ballots cast in Johnson County were early ballots.

In Nemaha County voter turnout was 49.7 percent.  Of that total,  78.5 percent of the ballots were cast early.