UPDATED — CLALLAM ELECTON— Sequim Metropolitan Park District (SARC) defeated: 59.74% no, 40.26% yes. Ozias, McEntire advance in county commissioner race; Connie Beauvais, Michael Breidenbach lead in Port of PA race

ELECTION RESULTS

METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT FORMATION PROP. 1:

FOR the formation of a metropolitan park district to be governed by a five member board of commissio

3,198 40.26%

AGAINST the formation of a metropolitan park district.

4,745 59.74%

Total Votes 7,943 100%

County Commissioner Dist. No. 1

Candidate Vote Vote %

Bryan D. Frazier

(Prefers Democratic Party)

842 12.87%

Mark Ozias

(Prefers Democrat Party)

2,472 37.78%

Jim McEntire

(Prefers Republican Party)

3,229 49.35%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 6,543

PORT OF PORT ANGELES COMM 3 Commissioner District No. 3

Candidate Vote Vote %

Rick (Doc) Robinson

374 19.89%

Connie Beauvais

615 32.71%

Michael Breidenbach

461 24.52%

Lee Whetham

430 22.87%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,880

CITY OF PORT ANGELES Council Position No. 5

Candidate Vote Vote %

Michael Merideth

822 46.65%

Marolee Smith

618 35.07%

Shan Pak

322 18.27%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,762

SEQUIM SCHOOL DISTRICT 323 Director District No. 1

*Multi-county race. Results include only Clallam County.

Candidate Vote Vote %

Heather Jeffers

1,793 35.92%

Robin Henrikson

1,756 35.18%

Rebecca Bratsman

643 12.88%

Willard Naslund

799 16.01%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 4,991

SEQUIM SCHOOL DISTRICT 323 Director At Large, Position No. 5

Candidate Vote Vote %

Heather Short

3,475 56.7%

William Payne

1,524 24.87%

Charles Meyer

1,130 18.44%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 6,129

FIRE DISTRICT 3 Commissioner No. 1

*Multi-county race. Results include only Clallam County.

Candidate Vote Vote %

Sean Ryan

2,554 40.73%

Alan W. Slind

948 15.12%

G. Michael Gawley

2,769 44.16%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 6,271

SARC METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner Position No. 1

Candidate Vote Vote %

Warren Pierce

2,827 62.02%

Eckart Mildenstein

1,731 37.98%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 4,558

SARC METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner Position No. 2

Candidate Vote Vote %

Ken Stringer

2,749 70.02%

Bill Wrobel

1,177 29.98%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 3,926

SARC METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner Position No. 3

Candidate Vote Vote %

Gayle Baker

908 18.69%

Paul Gruver

619 12.74%

Dick Neal

712 14.65%

Virginia O’Neil

2,620 53.92%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 4,859

SARC METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner Position No. 4

Candidate Vote Vote %

Rich Bemm

2,349 50.71%

Fritz Gruetzmacher

716 15.46%

Susan Sparks Smith

1,567 33.83%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 4,632

SARC METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner Position No. 5

Candidate Vote Vote %

Mike McAleer

2,987 60.04%

Bob Anundson

1,988 39.96%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 4,975

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