Two challengers were leading their races for Port Angeles School Board in initial ballot returns Tuesday night.
Ned Hammar held a slim lead over incumbent Sarah Methner for Position 1, 50.5 percent (2,206 votes) to 49.1 percent (2,146 votes), and Nancy Hamilton was leading incumbent Mary Hebert for Position 2, 53.3 percent (2,311 votes) to 46.2 percent (2,002 votes).
Three seats on the Crescent school board were unopposed. Sandy Middleton will take Position 1 with 99 percent (287 votes), Joey Currie will take Position 2 with 99 percent (288 votes) and Melinda M. Avrett will take Position 3 with 98.5 percent (269 votes).
In the Sequim School District, which includes some voters in Jefferson County, Patrice Johnston and Maren Halvorsen both were running unopposed. Johnston had 98.4 percent (4,839 votes) for Position 2 and Halvorsen 98.2 percent (4,776 votes) for at large Position 4.
In the Cape Flattery School District, both Janine Ledford and LeAnne Fletcher were running unopposed. Ledford had 90.7 percent (88 votes) for Position 1 and Fletcher 93.5 percent (101 votes) for Position 3.
In the Quillayute Valley School District, which includes some voters in Jefferson County, both Kevin Hinchen and Ron Hurn were running unopposed. Hinchen had 99.3 percent (547 votes) for Position 2 and Hurn had 98.7 percent (512 votes) for Position 4.
Meanwhile, three seats in the Brinnon School District were unopposed. Mary Fickett had 94.5 percent (190 votes) for at large Position 1, Mike Reynolds had 98.6 percent (212 votes) for at large Position 2 and Summer Ventura had 98.2 percent (214 votes) for at large Position 5.
In Quilcene, Naomi Stern was leading Jon Cooke for the District 2 seat with 54.8 percent (279 votes). Cooke had 44.4 percent (226 votes).
Richard Fitzgerald, who is running unopposed for Quilcene’s at large Position 5, had 95 percent (322 votes).
In Chimacum, three seats were determined with unopposed candidates.
Roxanne Hudson had 98.3 percent (1,971 votes) for the District 1 seat, Alyssa Haddenham had 98.9 percent (2,178 votes) for the District 2 seat and Kathryn Lamka had 98.9 percent (2,193 votes) for the District 5 seat.
Finally, in Port Townsend, Amanda Grace was leading Timothy S. Hawley for the at large Position 4 seat. Grace had 80.8 percent (3,535 votes) and Hawley had 19 percent (833 votes).
John Nowak, who is running unopposed for Port Townsend’s District 1 seat, had 99.3 percent (3,465 votes).
