Citizens in Holbrook and Taylor elected a full contingent of candidates in the March 8 primary election, according to the unofficial results, and thus will not bear the cost of a general election in May.

Holbrook Mayor Jeff Hill faced no opposition, and was re-elected with 321 votes. A total of 406 ballots were cast and 31 more were rejected.

Holbrook Councilman Phil Cobb was the top vote-getter in the race for three council seats with 268 votes, followed by Bobby Tyler with 240; Councilman Charles Haussman, 235; Councilman Richard Peterson, 207; and Melissa Prather, 111. Cobb, Tyler, Haussman and Peterson each received more than 50 percent plus one of the total, and the top three will begin those terms in late May, after the general election would have been held.

A total of 709 votes were cast in Taylor. Shawn Palmer led the field of candidates for three seats on the town council with 540 votes, followed by Fay Hatch with 444; Gary Solomon, 361; Councilman Robin Palmer, 299; Greg Cardita, 234; and Lon Willis, 105. Shawn Palmer, Hatch and Solomon each received more than the 50 percent plus one votes necessary for election outright in the primary. They will take their seats after such time as the general election would have been held.

The Home Rule option was renewed by voters, 530-111. It allows council members to set expenditure limitations when they set the budget, rather than have the State of Arizona set the limit.

Snowflake voters re-elected Mayor Kelly Willis and elected Beverlee Kay to the town council, but a general election will be required to fill the second opening on the council.

A total of 327 ballots were cast at the polls in Snowflake, there were 379 early ballots and eight provisional ballots, with 15 rejected for a total of 699 votes cast.

Willis defeated Vice Mayor Kerry Ballard in the mayoral race, 424-258.

Kay led the council race with 462 votes, followed by Councilwoman Lorri Davis with 349 votes; Blaine Jarvis, 251; Cristina Chugg, 118; Gregory Kroeger, 79; and Julius Aubin, 23. Davis and Jarvis will faceoff for the second council seat in the general election.

The Home Rule option was also renewed by Snowflake voters, 514-107.