AP Calls Barnstable County Commissioner Race For Ronald Bergstrom

BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA — The Associated Press has called the Barnstable County Commissioner race for Democrat Ronald Bergstrom.

Bergstrom tallied nearly 25,000 more votes than Republican Ronald Beaty with almost 75 percent of the vote counted, according to the AP.

Neither Beaty or Bergstrom has issued a statement as of Wednesday morning.

Here's the latest vote tally from the AP:

• Ronald Bergstrom — 64,961
• Ronald Beaty — 39,973

Beaty was formerly the Barnstable County Commissioner, but has since become somewhat of an agitator on the Cape. In his pre-election cycle, the most noteworthy moment came when it was revealed he once donated to the Oath Keepers.

Beaty sent a news release to local media issuing a "definitive statement" on his involvement with the group, and admitting that he made a donation to the Oath Keepers in 2014.

"In 2014, I made a small donation to the group known as THE OATH KEEPERS because I understood the organization to be individual American Patriots swearing allegiance to the United States Constitution," Beaty said.

"I had no idea, at that time, that there may possibly have been some extremist elements within the group," he added.

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