(KLZA)-- With a few ballots left to count,  a one-and-a-half percent sales tax proposal in Humboldt is deadlocked at 136 votes following Tuesday's primary election.  

The remaining early votes and provisional ballots will be counted Wednesday afternoon.

Third District County Commissioner Terry Frank of Humboldt was defeated in his bid for reelection by Rick Karas of Dawson 371 – 302 in the Republican primary.  Karas will face Democrat Philip Hitchcock of Verdon in the November General Election.

Second District County Commissioner David Sickel defeated a pair of challengers in his bid for a fourth term.  Sickel received 331 votes.   Jonathan Kirkendall received 125 votes and Les Baker received 119 votes. 

Tomas Borrego won the election to complete a term on the Village Board of Shubert.  Borrego received 46 votes to Bobby Hammers 29 votes.

47.7 percent of the 5,428 registered voters cast ballots in the primary election.  Of that total more than 62 percent were early ballots.