By Danny Stusser
About 21 percent of Thurston County voters turned in their ballots in time to be counted for yesterday’s primary election.
These voters, 39,949 of the 191,908 registered, got to decide for all voters which candidates in races with three or more candidates will proceed to appear on ballots for the November 7 general election, and they approved levies and levy lid lifts for various fire and emergency services agencies.
More ballots are due tonight at 5 p.m. Anticipate updates to this story.
Click here to see all the election results from the Thurston County Auditor’s Office as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1.
| Number of Precincts |
279 |
| Number of Registered Voters |
191,908 |
| Total Ballots Counted |
52,975 |
| Estimated Ballots Left to Count |
5,000 |
| Next Ballot Count On |
08/03/2023 5:00 PM |
| Last Tabulated |
08/02/2023 4:09 PM |
| Voter Turnout |
27.6% |
Here are the top candidates, by position:
| COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 4 Commissioner, District No. 4 |
| Commissioner |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Vivian Eason |
(Prefers Independent Party) |
6540 |
57.9428 |
| Wayne Fournier |
(Prefers Democratic Party) |
4695 |
41.5965 |
|
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 5
Commissioner, District No. 5
|
| Commissioner |
| Emily Clouse |
(Prefers Democratic Party) |
4483 |
44.7137 |
| Terry S. Ballard |
(States No Party Preference) |
2250 |
22.4417 |
| Michael Steadman |
(Prefers Democratic Party) |
1881 |
18.7612 |
| Sarah Morris |
(Prefers Independent Party) |
1376 |
13.7243 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
52 |
0.4607 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
36 |
0.3591 |
| Port Commissioner District No. 1 Port Commissioner, District No. 1 |
| Port |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Jasmine Vasavada |
|
6757 |
54.0214 |
| Bill McGregor |
|
4907 |
39.2309 |
| Skye Campbell-Ragsdale |
|
799 |
6.3879 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
45 |
0.3598 |
| PORT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 4 Port Commissioner, District No. 4 |
| Port |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Rose Chiu Gundersen |
|
3550 |
33.0048 |
| Maggie Sanders |
|
2600 |
24.1726 |
| Joanna Manson |
|
2325 |
21.6158 |
| Bill Moomau |
|
2188 |
20.3421 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
93 |
0.3598 |
| PORT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 5 Port Commissioner, District No. 5 |
| Port |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Sarah Tonge |
|
4567 |
46.7212 |
| Troy Kirby |
|
3629 |
37.1253 |
| Martin McElliott |
|
945 |
9.6675 |
| Nick Adams |
|
575 |
5.8824 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
59 |
0.6036 |
| City of Olympia Mayor |
| City/Town |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Dontae Payne |
|
7154 |
64.7655 |
| David Ross |
|
3327 |
30.1195 |
| Desiree Chantal Toliver |
|
535 |
4.8434 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
30 |
0.2716 |
| City of Rainier City Council, Position No. 2 |
| City/Town |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Damion Green |
|
125 |
37.2024 |
| Ryan Roth |
|
113 |
33.631 |
| Kirby McDonald |
|
96 |
28.5714 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
2 |
0.5952 |
| City of Tumwater City Council, Position No. 7 |
| City/Town |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Andrea McGhee |
|
1807 |
42.1507 |
| Kelly Von Holtz |
|
1638 |
38.2085 |
| Bernetia M. Johnson |
|
818 |
19.0809 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
24 |
0.5598 |
| City of Yelm City Council, Position No. 2 |
| City/Town |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Jerry Toompas |
|
304 |
44.2504 |
| Joseph Dale Richardson |
|
290 |
42.2125 |
| Shaun M. Keane |
|
89 |
12.9549 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
4 |
0.5822 |
| NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Board Director, District No. 4 |
| School |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Stephanie Scott |
|
6608 |
37.0819 |
| Esperanza A. Badillo-Diiorio |
|
5609 |
31.4759 |
| Tiana Kleinhoff |
|
5461 |
30.6453 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
142 |
0.7969 |
| Olympia School District No. 111 School Board Director, District No. 1 |
| School |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Maria R. Flores |
|
7213 |
47.15 |
| Andrew M. Flojo |
|
4051 |
26.4806 |
| Talauna Reed |
|
4000 |
26.1472 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
34 |
0.2223 |
| Olympia School District No. 111 School Board Director, District No. 2 |
| School |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo |
|
7091 |
47.3428 |
| Frank Durocher |
|
5087 |
33.9631 |
| Graham Hatch |
|
1418 |
9.4672 |
| Matthew Kaphan |
|
1336 |
8.9197 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
46 |
0.3071 |
| Olympia School District No. 111 School Board Director, District No. 4 |
| School |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Hilary Seidel |
|
7586 |
50.7119 |
| Leslie Van Leishout |
|
5636 |
37.6763 |
| Teresa Staal-Cowley |
|
1638 |
10.9499 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
99 |
0.6618 |
| Yelm Community Schools School Board Director, District No. 5 |
| School |
| Candidate |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Bill Hauss |
|
1746 |
51.6415 |
| Karen (Kay) Anderson |
|
972 |
28.7489 |
| Linda Hale |
|
626 |
18.5152 |
| WRITE-IN |
|
37 |
1.0944 |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 03 - LACEY Proposition No. 1 Levy Lid Lift |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| No |
|
5284 |
31.2422 |
| Yes |
|
11629 |
68.7578 |
| Fire Protection District No. 06 - East Olympia Proposition No. 1 Levy Lid Lift |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| No |
|
977 |
36.7846 |
| Yes |
|
1679 |
63.2154 |
| Fire Protection District No. 08 - South Bay Proposition No. 1 Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| No |
|
1272 |
36.8803 |
| Yes |
|
2177 |
63.1197 |
| SE Thurston Fire Authority Proposition No. 1 Levy Lid Lift |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| No |
|
1160 |
29.6221 |
| Yes |
|
2756 |
70.3779 |
| SE Thurston Fire Authority Proposition No. 1 Levy Lid Lift |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Yes |
|
2068 |
60.4855 |
| No |
|
1351 |
39.5145 |
| WEST THURSTON REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY ROCHESTER Proposition No. 1 Property Tax for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services |
| Fire |
| Voted |
|
Votes |
% Of Total Votes |
| Yes |
|
1559 |
63.1942 |
| Yes |
|
1418 |
61.5719 |
| No |
|
908 |
36.8058 |
| No |
|
885 |
38.4281 |
CORRECTION, August 3, 2023 -- There was a label missing from the County Commissioner District 5 race so we restored it.
TonyW33
Please note that the Commissioner race candidates for districts 4 & 5 and are listed as all running for District 4 only.
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Also combined West Thurston Rochester & Littlerock results as Rochester.
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Danny, Thank you for creating and sustaining the JOLT, our only FREE place to see the recent local election result!
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