UPDATED — Jefferson County Election — PT fire levy, Stinson-Range race too close to call; Gray beats Randels

CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND Fire and Emergency Services Levy Lid Lift Levy lid lift on regular property tax at the rate of $2.4868 per $1,000 assessed value

Approved

1,724 49.94%

Rejected

1,728 50.06%

Total Votes 3,452 100%

PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL Pos. #3

Deborah Stinson

1,634 49.88%

Jack Range

1,642 50.12%

Total Votes 3,276 100%

PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL Pos. #4

George D Randels

1,256 41.17%

Robert Gray

1,795 58.83%

Total Votes 3,051 100%

PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL Pos. #6

David King

2,174 100%

Total Votes 2,174 100%

PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL Pos. #7

Kris Nelson

2,307 100%

Total Votes 2,307 100%

COYLE WATER DISTRICT No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #1

Beverly Bautista

29 64.44%

Michael Hayward

16 35.56%

Total Votes 45 100%

COYLE WATER DISTRICT No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #2

Ed Walstead

18 40%

Tim McKee

27 60%

Total Votes 45 100%

COYLE WATER DISTRICT No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #3

Troy Breitenfeldt

16 38.1%

James W Simonen

26 61.9%

Total Votes 42 100%

PORT OF PORT TOWNSEND Commissioner, District No. #1

Steve Tucker

7,233 100%

Total Votes 7,233 100%

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Queets / Clearwater School District No. 20 Director District #3

David Atkinson

36 100%

Total Votes 36 100%

Queets / Clearwater School District No. 20 Director District #4

Rowland Mason

31 100%

Total Votes 31 100%

Queets / Clearwater School District No. 20 Director District #5

Suzanna Rose Kalama

28 100%

Total Votes 28 100%

* Precinct Results »

Brinnon School District No. 46 Director District #1

Valerie Schindler

396 100%

Total Votes 396 100%

Brinnon School District No. 46 Director District #2

Jerry Ralston

386 100%

Total Votes 386 100%

Brinnon School District No. 46 Director District #3

Candidate Vote Vote %

Roger Cemper

369 100%

Total Votes 369 100%

Brinnon School District No. 46 Director District #4

Bill Barnet

390 100%

Total Votes 390 100%

Quilcene School District No. 48 Director District #1

Shona Davis

414 100%

Total Votes 414 100%

Quilcene School District No. 48 Director District #3

Mary Gail Falk

129 24.57%

Katie Williams

396 75.43%

Total Votes 525 100%

Quilcene School District No. 48 Director At Large Position No. 4

Gena D Lont

348 56.77%

Lorna J Ward

265 43.23%

Total Votes 613 100%

Chimacum School District No. 49 Director District #3

Kris Butler

2,900 100%

Total Votes 2,900 100%

Chimacum School District No. 49 Director District #4

David Robocker

2,913 100%

Total Votes 2,913 100%

Port Townsend School District No. 50 Director District #3

Bill LeMaster

3,341 100%

Total Votes 3,341 100%

Port Townsend School District No. 50 Director District #4

Pamela Daly

3,314 100%

Total Votes 3,314 100%

Port Townsend School District No. 50 Director District #5

Anne Burkart

3,380 100%

Total Votes 3,380 100%

Sequim School District No. 323 Director District No. 1

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

Sarah Bedinger

102 100%

Total Votes 102 100%

Sequim School District No. 323 Director District No. 3

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

John Bridge

101 100%

Total Votes 101 100%

Sequim School District No. 323 Director At Large, Position No. 5

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

Candidate Vote Vote %

Stephen Rosales

49 41.88%

Walter Johnson

68 58.12%

Total Votes 117 100%

Quillayute Valley School District No. 402 Director District No. 1

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

David L. Dickson

43 100%

Total Votes 43 100%

Quillayute Valley School District No. 402 Director District No. 3

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

Candidate Vote Vote %

Bill Rohde

39 100%

Total Votes 39 100%

Quillayute Valley School District No. 402 Director District No. 5

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

Starla Daman

39 100%

Total Votes 39 100%

FIRE DISTRICTS

Quilcene Fire District No. 2 Commissioner, Pos. #3

Herb Beck

330 50.3%

Deborah C Randall

326 49.7%

Total Votes 656 100%

Clallam -Jefferson Fire Protection District Commissioner No. 2

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

Richard Houts

117 100%

Total Votes 117 100%

Port Ludlow Fire District No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #1

Bob Pontius

1,562 100%

Total Votes 1,562 100%

Port Ludlow Fire District No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #5

James A Betteley

760 36.14%

Raelene Rossart

1,343 63.86%

Total Votes 2,103 100%

Brinnon Fire District No. 4 Commissioner, Pos. #1

Ronald D Garrison

392 100%

Total Votes 392 100%

Gardiner Fire District No. 5 Commissioner, Pos. #1

William P Gallant

89 100%

Total Votes 89 100%

Queets Fire District No. 7 Commissioner, Pos. #2

Jim Stehn

22 100%

Total Votes 22 100%

WATER DISTRICTS

Paradise Bay Water District No. 1 Commissioner, Pos. #2

Vernon Good

55 100%

Total Votes 55 100%

Brinnon Water District No. 2 Commissioner, Pos. #2

Daniel Carlson

8 100%

Total Votes 8 100%

CEMETERY DISTRICTS

Quilcene Cemetery District No. 2 Commissioner, Pos. #2

Shirlee Beck

434 100%

Total Votes 434 100%

Gardiner Cemetery District No. 3 Commissioner, Pos. #3

Bill Campbell

117 100%

Total Votes 117 100%

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS

East Jefferson County Hospital District No. 2 Commissioner, Pos. 1

Anthony F “Tony” DeLeo

7,422 100%

Total Votes 7,422 100%

West (Forks) Jefferson County Hospital District No Commissioner, Pos. 1

Kathy Dickson

70 100%

Total Votes 70 100%

PARKS AND RECREATION

Coyle / Thorndyke Parks & Recreation District No. Commissioner, Pos. 1

Gary Elmer

138 100%

Total Votes 138 100%

Coyle / Thorndyke Parks & Recreation District No. Commissioner, Pos. # 4

Jillian Greenwood

141 100%

Total Votes 141 100%

Coyle / Thorndyke Parks & Recreation District No. Commissioner, Pos. #5

Richard A Hull

134 100%

Total Votes 134 100%

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