With an additional estimated 20,000 ballots left to count, no local or county-wide races are decided.
At 5 p.m. today, 51,893 ballots have been tabulated, according to the Thurson County Auditor's office. These represent the ballots of 26.38% of the 196,717 registered voters. These ballots represent an estimated 62% of the total anticipated in this election.
Of the 77 candidate positions on ballots throughout the county and cities, only 35 are opposed; 42 incumbents are running unopposed, mostly in races for school boards, fire districts and cemetery commissions.
Nearly 58% of voters whose ballots have been tabulated have voted yes on the proposition to approve a .2% increase in the sales and use taxes assessed for transactions in or shipped into the county. But with some 38% of the anticipated ballots waiting to be counted, it's too early to declare that the measure will pass.
Here are the results reported tonight:
Thurston County Proposition No. 1 – Sales and Use Tax for Law Enforcement Protection, Corresponding Prosecution and Public Defense Services, and Elections Security
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Approved |
28,223 |
57.89% |
Rejected |
20,530 |
42.11% |
Thurston County Commissioner, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Wayne Fournier |
24,386 |
49.35% |
Vivian Eason |
24,862 |
50.31% |
Thurston County Commissioner, District No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Emily Clouse |
29,437 |
59.34% |
Terry S. Ballard |
20,010 |
40.34% |
Port of Olympia Port Commissioner, District No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jasmine Vasavada |
24,591 |
50.71% |
Bill McGregor |
23,721 |
48.92% |
Port of Olympia Port Commissioner, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Rose Chiu Gunderson |
23,786 |
49.52% |
Maggie Sanders |
23,998 |
50.00% |
Port of Olympia Port Commissioner, District No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Sarah Tonge |
24,878 |
52.04% |
Troy Kirby |
22,743 |
47.57% |
Town of Bucoda, Mayor
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Robert F. Gordon |
74 |
100.00% |
Unopposed |
Town of Bucoda, Town Council, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Callie Carpenter |
65 |
98.48% |
Unopposed |
Town of Bucoda, Town Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Steven Lyle |
65 |
98.48% |
Unopposed |
Town of Bucoda, Town Council, Pos. No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Michelle Layton |
66 |
100.00% |
Unopposed |
Town of Bucoda, Town Council, Pos. No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Kiersten Presley |
67 |
98.53% |
Unopposed |
City of Lacey, City Council, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Malcolm Miller |
6,624 |
97.53% |
Unopposed |
City of Lacey, City Council, Position No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Spencer Zeman |
3,392 |
42.73% |
Lenny Greenstein |
4,508 |
56.78% |
City of Lacey, City Council, Position No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Nicolas Dunning |
5,038 |
63.89% |
Ed Kunkel |
2,793 |
35.42% |
City of Olympia, Mayor
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Dontae Payne |
7,104 |
67.88% |
David Ross |
3,312 |
31.65% |
City of Olympia, City Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Yen Huynh |
7,726 |
96.24% |
Unopposed |
City of Olympia, City Council, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Dani Madrone |
7,755 |
96.36% |
Unopposed |
City of Rainier, City Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Damion Green |
153 |
45.81% |
Ryan Roth |
178 |
53.29% |
City of Rainier, City Council, Pos. No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Ron Kemp |
253 |
96.93% |
Unopposed |
City of Tenino, Mayor
Name |
Count |
Percent |
David Watterson |
168 |
51.06% |
Linda Gotovac |
161 |
48.94% |
City of Tenino, City Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Elaine Klamn |
249 |
97.27% |
Unopposed |
City of Tenino, City Council, Pos. No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jeff Eisel |
244 |
97.60% |
Unopposed |
City of Tumwater, City Council, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Leatta Dahlhoff |
3,151 |
97.86% |
Unopposed |
City of Tumwater, City Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Angela Jefferson |
3,220 |
98.29% |
Unopposed |
City of Tumwater, City Council, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Doris Atkinson |
610 |
15.62% |
Joan Cathey |
3,257 |
83.43% |
City of Tumwater, City Council, Pos. No. 7
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Andrea McGhee |
2,010 |
48.70% |
Kelly Von Holtz |
2,103 |
50.96% |
City of Yelm, City Council, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Stephanie Kangiser |
387 |
49.17% |
Tracey Wood |
395 |
50.19% |
City of Yelm, City Council, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Joseph Dale Richardson |
409 |
52.24% |
Jerry Toompas |
367 |
46.87% |
City of Yelm, City Council, Pos. No. 6
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Trevor Palmer |
397 |
50.70% |
Ashley Lea Brooks |
381 |
48.66% |
Centralia School District No. 401-L, School Board Director, Pos. No. 2
Note that most ballots for this position are voted by Lewis County voters.
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Maritza Bravo |
52 |
96.30% |
Unopposed |
Centralia School District No. 401-L, School Board Director, Pos. No. 3
Note that most ballots for this position are voted by Lewis County voters.
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Andrea Ware |
49 |
96.08% |
Unopposed |
Centralia School District No. 401-L, School Board Director, Pos. No. 4
Note that most ballots for this position are voted by Lewis County voters.
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Mandi McDougall |
22 |
30.99% |
Sarah Holmes |
49 |
69.01% |
Griffin School District No. 324, School Board Director, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Matt Dorcy |
866 |
45.94% |
Tesa Frevert |
1,012 |
53.69% |
Griffin School District No. 324, School Board Director, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Emma Rose |
1,381 |
97.12% |
Unopposed |
Griffin School District No. 324, School Board Director, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
David Kangiser |
720 |
41.10% |
Blair Baker |
1,016 |
57.99% |
North Thurston Public Schools, School Board Director, District No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Veronica Shriver |
7,599 |
46.67% |
Gretchen Maliska |
8,607 |
52.86% |
North Thurston Public Schools, School Board Director, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Stephanie Scott |
7,665 |
47.46% |
Esperanza A. Badillo-Diiorio |
8,380 |
51.89% |
North Thurston Public Schools, School Board Director, District No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Michelle J. Gipson |
8,255 |
50.49% |
David G. Newkirk |
8,029 |
49.10% |
Olympia School District No. 111, School Board Director, District No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Maria R. Flores |
8,983 |
63.80% |
Talauna Reed |
4,546 |
32.29% |
Olympia School District No. 111, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo |
8,052 |
56.99% |
Frank Durocher |
6,031 |
42.68% |
Olympia School District No. 111, School Board Director, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Hilary Seidel |
8,405 |
59.95% |
Leslie Van Leishout |
5,527 |
39.43% |
Rainier School District No. 307, School Board Director, District No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Amanda Siemandel |
510 |
57.95% |
Aaron Lang |
364 |
41.36% |
Rainier School District No. 307, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jerry F. Sprouffske |
504 |
55.51% |
Jon Palmer |
398 |
43.83% |
Rainier School District No. 307, School Board Director, District No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Dana Morgan Spivey |
642 |
71.18% |
Brian Hackethal |
257 |
28.49% |
Rochester School District No. 401, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Grant Rodeheaver |
1,335 |
62.74% |
Wava Garza |
779 |
36.61% |
Rochester School District No. 401, School Board Director, District No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Penelope Mena |
889 |
41.60% |
Susie Hawes |
1,230 |
57.56% |
Rochester School District No. 401, School Board Director, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
James Neil Turner |
1,035 |
49.38% |
Michael L. Morrow |
1,045 |
49.86% |
Tenino School District No. 402, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Ryan T. Hilton |
309 |
15.77% |
Jennifer Johnson |
1,639 |
83.67% |
Tenino School District No. 402, School Board Director, District No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Adam Barr |
1,516 |
96.07% |
Unopposed |
Tenino School District No. 402, School Board Director, District No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jessica Reeves-Rush |
1,617 |
97.76% |
Unopposed |
Tumwater School District No. 33, School Board Director, District No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jeff (Cowboy) Curry |
2,632 |
36.88% |
Jill Tokarczyk Adams |
4,466 |
62.58% |
Tumwater School District No. 33, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Casey Taylor |
5,204 |
93.08% |
Unopposed |
Tumwater School District No. 33, School Board Director, District No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Scott Killough |
5,454 |
97.97% |
Unopposed |
Yelm Community Schools, School Board Director, District No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Eric Heid |
1,341 |
40.48% |
Casey Shaw |
1,926 |
58.13% |
Yelm Community Schools, School Board Director, District No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Allyn Verbal |
1,317 |
39.06% |
Denise Hendrickson |
2,035 |
60.35% |
Yelm Community Schools, School Board Director, District No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Bill Hauss |
1,937 |
57.36% |
Karen (Kay) Anderson |
1,418 |
41.99% |
Fire Protection District No. 3 (Lacey), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Frank Kirkbride |
12,215 |
98.57% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 3 (Lacey), Commissioner, Pos. No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Liberty Hetzler |
11,990 |
98.25% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 6 (Olympia), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Brandon Faust |
2,011 |
98.00% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 8 (South Bay), Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Gloria Zvirzdys |
2,358 |
97.92% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 8 (South Bay), Commissioner, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jake Hunter |
2,393 |
98.44% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 9 (McLane Black Lake), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Len Albert |
2,393 |
98.88% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 9 (McLane Black Lake), Commissioner, Pos. No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jason A. Foust |
2,322 |
98.72% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 9 (McLane Black Lake), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Mark Thompson |
2,401 |
98.81% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District 12, Commissioner, Pos. No. 4
Name |
Count |
Percent |
James Freed |
1,002 |
96.72% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 13 (Griffin), Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Arthur Dalessandro |
1,347 |
99.04% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 13 (Griffin), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Dave Pearsall |
1,355 |
98.69% |
Unopposed |
Fire Protection District No. 17 (Bald Hills), Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Harry W. Miller |
427 |
97.71% |
Unopposed |
SE Thurston Fire Authority, Sub Region 1 Commissioner, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
David Shepherd |
2,623 |
98.39% |
Unopposed |
SE Thurston Fire Authority, Sub Region 2, Commissioner, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jeff DeHan |
2,692 |
98.64% |
Unopposed |
SE Thurston Fire Authority, Sub Region 3, Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Bill DeVore |
2,541 |
97.54% |
Unopposed |
SE Thurston Fire Authority, Sub Region 3, Commissioner, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Steven Slater |
2,636 |
98.54% |
Unopposed |
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Rochester, Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Jeff Merryman |
1,353 |
82.55% |
Unopposed |
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Littlerock, Commissioner, Pos. No. 2
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Michael Reed |
1,186 |
86.38% |
Unopposed |
Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation District No. 1, Commissioner, Pos. No. 1
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Dayv Lowry |
228 |
97.02% |
Unopposed |
Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation District No. 1, Commissioner, Pos. No. 5
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Alexis Wallace |
200 |
93.90% |
Unopposed |
Cemetery District No. 1 (Grand Mound), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Marc S. Spiegelberg |
1,859 |
98.46% |
Unopposed |
Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm), Commissioner, Pos. No. 3
Name |
Count |
Percent |
Kristen Colt |
2,230 |
94.69% |
Unopposed |
We will update this story tomorrow after more ballots are counted.
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TonyW33
It looks like Mr. Ballard's dream will not be fulfilled this time. He'd have to garner 70+% of the remaining votes to win. He's currently holding firm at 40% so it seems unlikely. The other county wide contests are too close to call, for sure.
I did read somewhere that Jon Pettit managed Terry Ballard's campaign, so no real surprise here. I have yet to see Mr. Pettit launch a successful campaign of any kind. He ran in the primary for county commissioner in 2018 and came in 6th of six contestants. He also had a hand in Bud Blake's unsuccessful campaign for a County Commission seat in the next election cycle. Maybe ranching on his 53 acre spread will now beckon. The voters don't seem to be enthused by his message.
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pbaron1902
Just a hearty "thank you" to the Jolt for info to us on the current counts. Good Job and thanks!
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