The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Wahkiakum County election officials tallied late arriving general election ballots last Thursday, and results remained unchanged from the county on November 4.

The count did solidify passage of the Wahkiakum School District special levy, which needed only a simple majority vote to pass. The levy will raise $125,000 for four years for purchase of computers and other equipment of classroom use and school building security.

The count also solidifed re-election for four county officials who faced challenges from candidates who qualified by drawing 1 percent of the vote in the primary election. None of those write-in candidates campaigned for office. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow had the closest race; he tallied 852 votes, and Heidi Heywood drew 821 votes.

Here is a summary of the tallies after Thursday's counts:

Wahkiakum School District special levy for technology and security: Yes 714, 51.74 percent; no 666, 48.26 percent.

County Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Bigelow 852, Heidi Heywood 821.

County Commissioner, District 3: Blair Brady 980, Gene Strong 682.

County Sheriff: Mark Howie 1116, Mike Balch 580.

County Assessor: Bill Coons 1238, Sam Valdez 407.

County Auditor: Diane Tischer 1347.

County Clerk: Kay Holland 1347.

County Treasurer: Tammy Peterson 1307.

District Court Judge: William J. Faubion 1147.

PUD Commissioner, District 1: Gene Healy 1326.

US Representative: Jaime Herrera Beutler R 1,045, Bob Dingethal D 694; Herrera Beutler led with 61.55 percent district wide.

State Representative, Position 1: Dean Takko D 1,128, David A. Steenson L 548; Takko tallied 66.91 percent of the vote district wide.

State Representative, Position 2: Brian Blake D 1,026, Hugh Fleet R 694; Blake tallied 62.45 percent of the vote district wide.

State Supreme Court, Position 4: Eddie Yoon 391, Charles W. Johnson 802; Johnson tallied 77.34 percent of the vote statewide.

Supreme Court Justice, Position 7: Debra L. Stephens 856, John (Zamboni) Scannell 359; Stephens tallied 78.11 percent of the vote statewide.

Initiative 1351, concerning K-12 education: Wahkiakum, Yes 57.19 percent; statewide, Yes 50.59 percent.

Initiative 591, concerning firearms: Wahkiakum Yes 59.93 percent; statewide, No 55.05 percent.

Init. 594, concerning background checks for firearms and transfers: Wahkiakum, No 55.03 percent; statewide, Yes 59.12 percent.

Advisory vote No. 8, to maintain or repeal marijuana excise tax: Wahkiakum, Repeal 57.5 percent; statewide, Maintain 54.16 percent.

Advisory vote No. 9, concerning leasehold excise tax on tribal property: Wahkiakum, Repeal 60.14 percent; statewide, Maintain 55.12 percent.