A couple of close mayoral races in Iron County that were initially too close to call have now been decided.

According to the final election results released by Iron County Clerk Jon Whittaker on Monday evening, Jim Rushton won the Enoch mayor’s race by just four votes, while Dakota Veater was elected Paragonah’s mayor by seven votes.

Both Rushton and Veater are political newcomers who had never before run for or held public office.

The updated vote totals for the respective races for each of Iron County’s municipalities appear at the bottom of this story. Whittaker noted there are no more ballots to be counted and that the county’s municipalities are scheduled to ratify the final results in their respective canvases on Tuesday.

Enoch

In Enoch, Rushton defeated Katherine Ross by a coun

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