By Jolene Farley
Political races in Hills, Beaver Creek and Steen ended Tuesday when the polls closed.
In Hills, four candidates vied for two open seats on the city council.
Keith Elbers, with 216 or 41.5 percent of the vote, and Linus Svoboda with 153 or 29.4 percent of the vote, will fill the seats.
Wendell Bengtson received 98 votes for 18.8 percent, while David McGuire received 46 or 8.8 percent of the vote.
In Beaver Creek, two candidates vied for a vacated council seat.
Carolyn DeBoer will fill the seat with 76 votes or 59.4 percent of the vote. Daryl Fuerstenberg received 51 votes or 39.8 percent.
In Steen, three candidates vied for two open seats on the city council.
Robert Sandbulte, with 63 or 45.7 percent of the votes, and Brad Bosch, with 61 or 44.2 percent of the votes, will fill the seats.
Leonard Otkin received 13 votes for 9.4 percent of the total.