Longtime Ellis County Health Administrator Butch Schlyer defeated incumbent Marcy McClelland in the Republican race for District 1 County Commissioner in Tuesday’s primary election.

Schlyer received 69.25 percent of the vote (635 votes) while McClelland totaled 30.75 percent (282 votes).

The final canvass of the Primary Election will take place at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 16 in the Ellis County Commission Chambers.

Schlyer will now face Democrat Chris Rorabaugh and independent John Walz in the November General Election.