On August 13, 2019, a special election was held for voters residing in District 3 to elect their next county commissioner.
Kevin Beck and Larry Hindt faced off in what was expected to be a close race, according to the primary election held on May 14, 2019.
In the primary election, third place finisher Jordan Fontenello captured 27 votes, with Beck claiming 92 and Hindt walking away with 93. There was a total of 212 voters who turned out for the primary election.
For the general election, there were 282 voters, an increase of 33% over the primary election voter turnout. There were a total of 2,290 registered voters in District 3, with only 12.3% of those voters casting votes in this election.
In the general election on August 13, Hindt ran away with 57% (161) of the votes, while Beck walked away with 121 votes.
Hindt prevailed in Beaver Township, Bloomfield Township, Forestville Township, and Spring Valley Township. Meanwhile, Beck narrowly won the City of Ostrander and York Township.
Larry Hindt will be sworn in as the county commissioner for District 3 at a special meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2019.