By Randy Wyrick
EAGLE — It’s almost statistically impossible for Republican James van Beek to not be the new Eagle County sheriff. Eagle County Clerk and Recorder Teak Simonton and the election judges counted another 117 ballots Wednesday, and van Beek still leads Democrat Daric Harvey by 60 votes. There are still 88 votes still to sort out, Simonton said, and there’s still a slim chance Harvey could pull it out. “It’s possible, but not very statistically probable,” Simonton said. To win, Harvey would have to get a huge majority, and most of the outstanding voters with signature issues would have to resolve …
Source:: Vail Daily Feed