Tarzwell leading Beben in commission race

In the initial general election ballot count on Tuesday evening, Republican Pat Tarzwell was leading Tom Beben, who states no party preference, in their contest for a four-year term representing District 2 on the Mason County Commission.

In the first ballot count released at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Tarzwell had 14,320 votes for 53.31% and Beben 12,963 votes for 47.36%.

Tarzwell ran a small manufacturing business for 33 years. Beben owns the High Steel Beer Co.

“It’s not over yet, but it looks pretty darn good,” Tarzwell told the Journal on Wednesday morning.

“We had a pretty amicable race — there was...