More than 700 vote in Fond du Lac primary

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa members voted on tribal council members Tuesday, April 2, narrowing the field of primary candidates to two each for the general election on June 11. The top two vote getters in each race will advance. Current chairperson Kevin Dupuis Sr. will face Bruce Savage in June. Incumbent Wally Dupuis and challenger Michelle Debolt will face off for the District 1 (Cloquet) seat, and incumbent Roger Smith will face Earl Otis for the District 3 (Brookston) seat.

The unofficial vote tallies for chair and district representative follow, in the order of votes received:

Chair

• Kevin R. Dupuis Sr., 302 votes (41.43 percent)

• Bruce M. Savage, 281 (38.55)

• James Roy Blacketter Jr., 74 (10.15)

• Victoria A. Smith - 51 (7)

• John A. McMillen - 21 (2.88)

District 1

• Wally Dupuis, 215 (47.88)

• Michelle Debolt, 84 (18.71)

• Kami Diver, 66 (14.70)

• Valerie A. Whitebird, 53 (11.80)

• Juanita (Nucka) Anderson, 22 (4.90)

• David Petite, Jr., 9 (2)

District 3 (Brookston)

• Roger M. Smith Sr., 50 (32.47)

• Earl Otis, 45 (29.22)

• Bryan “Bear” Bosto, 41 (26.62)

• Dawn M. LaPrairie, 15 (9.74)

• Debra Johnson-Fuller, 3 (1.95)