Thursday election results: Harris still leads Gouge, no other changes in local races

Political newcomer Angela Harris is maintaining her lead over incumbent Fred Gouge in the race for Port of Edmonds Commissioner District 1, according to the latest results posted Thursday, Nov. 9 by Snohomish County Elections.

In the other two port races, incumbents Bruce Faires and Steve Johnston remain ahead of their respective challengers, Lora Petso and Susan Paine.

Here are the Nov. 9 port results:

Port Of Edmonds Commissioner District 1
28/28 100.00%
Under Votes 410
Over Votes 1
Vote Count Percent
Angela Harris 2,669 52.54%
Fred Gouge 2,405 47.34%
Write-In (if any) 6 0.12%
Total 5,080 100.00%

Port Of Edmonds Commissioner District 3
28/28 100.00%
Under Votes 361
Over Votes 3
Vote Count Percent
Lora Petso 2,392 46.65%
Bruce Faires 2,729 53.23%
Write-In (if any) 6 0.12%
Total 5,127 100.00%

Port Of Edmonds Commissioner-At-Large Position 5
28/28 100.00%
Under Votes 388
Over Votes 1
Vote Count Percent
Susan Paine 2,322 45.51%
Steven A. Johnston 2,774 54.37%
Write-In (if any) 6 0.12%
Total 5,102 100.00%

The two Edmonds City Councilmembers with opponents — Kristiana Johnson and Adrienne Fraley-Monillas — held substantial leads over challengers Josh Thompson  and Alvin Rutledge in the latest round of voting:

City of Edmonds Council Position 1
51/51 100.00%
Under Votes 795
Over Votes 1
Vote Count Percent
Kristiana Johnson 5,480 61.93%
Josh Thompson 3,331 37.64%
Write-In (if any) 38 0.43%
Total 8,849 100.00%

City of Edmonds Council Position 3
51/51 100.00%
Under Votes 719
Over Votes 1
Vote Count Percent
Adrienne Fraley-Monillas 6,488 72.69%
Alvin A. Rutledge 2,388 26.76%
Write-In (if any) 49 0.55%
Total 8,925 100.00%

In the Edmonds School Board races, incumbent Ann McMurray continued to lead over challenger Mitchell Below, and Deborah Kilgore maintained her margin over Cathy Baylor, with 59.44 percent of votes compared to Baylor’s 40.17 percent.

Edmonds School District 15 Director District 2
169/169 100.00%
Under Votes 3352
Over Votes 6
Vote Count Percent
Ann McMurray 12,621 55.06%
Mitchell Below 10,237 44.66%
Write-In (if any) 63 0.27%
Total 22,921 100.00%

Edmonds School District 15 Director District 4
169/169 100.00%
Under Votes 3356
Over Votes 11
Vote Count Percent
Deborah Kilgore 13,619 59.44%
Cathy Baylor 9,203 40.17%
Write-In (if any) 90 0.39%
Total 22,912 100.00%

On Thursday, Incumbent Fire District 1 commissioner David Chan pulled ahead of his opponent Michael Ellis for the first time since initial results dropped Tuesday–though the race remains too close to call. As of Thursday, Chan had 50.58 percent of votes, compared to Ellis’s 49.09 percent. On Wednesday, Chan had 49.83 percent of votes and Tuesday he had 49.29 percent of votes.

Fire District 1 Commissioner Position 3
136/136 100.00%
Under Votes 1410
Over Votes 2
Vote Count Percent
David F. Chan 7,282 50.58%
Michael Ellis 7,067 49.09%
Write-In (if any) 48 0.33%
Total 14,397 100.00%

The next round of results will be released at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. You can see complete Snohomish County results here.

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