Neighbor advances to November JP2 ballot

Dave Neighbor will be the Republican Party’s candidate for justice of the peace in Kendall County in Precinct 2.

The U.S. Marines veteran who later worked in Christian ministry full time garnered 52.54 percent of the vote on Tuesday in the GOP primary election to defeat challengers Jim Kohler and William Faery.

Neighbor was checked on 1,220 Republican ballots in his precinct compared to 856 for Kohler and 246 for Faery. There is no need for a runoff as Neighbor earned more than 50 percent of the vote.