Coroner race will be unopposed in November
After winning the Republican Party primary, county coroner candidate Korynne Young has also clinched the Democratic Party nomination.
Young, currently a deputy coroner, received the most write-in votes on the Democratic ballot during the primary election Tuesday, May 20.
Young beat out Republican challengers in chief deputy coroner John C. Hanovick, and funeral director Braden Fox, as well as other names written in by Democratic Party voters.
While it was not immediately clear how many write-in votes she received or won by, Young reached the 250-vote minimum threshold needed to get on the ballot as the Democratic nominee. Write-in candidates for coroner, a county level position, had to reach that minimum threshold, in addition to receiving the most votes, to move onto the November general election.
There were 1,062 write-in votes cast for coroner on the Democratic ballot.
“No matter what, my thanks goes to the people that have reached out to me, and supported me thus far. Since Tuesday, it’s been overwhelming in a great way, and I’m honored so many people place their trust in me,” Young said Thursday afternoon.
Young is the cousin of retiring coroner William Young III. She clinched the Republican nomination with over 7,000 votes Tuesday, compared to Hanovick’s 6,537 and Fox’s 4,758.
With both party nominations clinched, it is very likely Young will be the next county coroner. The coroner’s annual salary is $86,710 and the office has a budget of nearly $800,000. The office has about six salaried employees and about six active special deputies who are paid per call.
