CHUBBUCK — A challenger has unseated the mayor of Chubbuck.

By the end of the night, former Public Works Director Rodney Burch received 1,511 votes, bringing him to 55% of the vote. Mayor Kevin England got 45% of the vote with 1,212 votes.

“We had a good race. There was a lot of good ideas talked about. I think this was the kind of campaign that it should be. It was a close race, but I’ve been replaced and the people have spoken, and that’s okay,” England said. “That’s what our democracy is about and our elections are about.”

EastIdahoNews.com was not able to reach Burch for a comment on the results. We will update this story to reflect his comments once we’ve reached him.

In the race for Seat 4 of the Chubbuck City Council, incumbent Norman Reece came out with 60% of the vote, securin

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