Jewell

GRANITE — The vote tallies for Granite’s mayoral election were locked in a tie between Sandra Smith and Dorothy Jewell in unofficial returns on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be counted, provided they are received by election officials within a week.

When reached for comment, Dorothy Jewell said she was not sure what the next step would be if a deciding vote did not come in to break the tie. “I was hoping you’d tell me!” she said by telephone on election night.

She planned to go down to city hall in the morning and see if she could get in to find the bylaws. “The current council and mayor are the only ones who have keys to the building,” she explained, noting the building has been closed for “some time.”

The incumbent mayor is David Mosteit, who was trailing by three votes, which could be a nearly insurmountable deficit in Granite, which only has about 30 registered voters.

The unofficial totals on election night were:

David Mosteit: 8

Sandra Smith: 11

Dorothy Jewell: 11