Vlach-Ing, Carlson lead in judge race; Bill Burgess reelected clerk

Michelle Vlach-Ing and David Carlson are ahead in the four-person race for Marion County Circuit Court judge Position 11. Bill Burgess won reelection as Marion County clerk. The incumbent Lyle Mordhorst is ahead of challenger Roxanne Beltz in the race for Position 1 on the Polk County Board of Commissioners but hasn't received the majority of votes as well over 1,000 ballots remain uncounted.

Michelle Vlach-Ing, a criminal defense attorney, parenting time coordinator and pro tem judge for the city of Salem, is ahead in the four-person race to fill the seat left by retiring Marion County Circuit Court Judge Donald Abar.

A vote tally Tuesday night had Vlach-Ing leading with 7,331 votes, 32.7%, as of 8 p.m.

Behind her in the race is David Carlson, a Salem attorney for three decades focused on wills, trusts, probate and guardianship,…

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