Election results: Challengers still lead in North Bend, incumbents ahead in hospital races

Nearly 2 million votes have been counted in the state as of Thursday afternoon and more than 300,000 in King County. Fewer than 80,000 ballots are estimated left to be counted in King County. The results haven't changed much since the first returns were announced: Challengers are leading incumbents in most North Bend races, while incumbents lead in the races for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital's Commission (Public Hospital District 4) seats.

Nearly 2 million votes have been counted in the state as of Thursday afternoon and more than 300,000 in King County. Fewer than 80,000 ballots are estimated left to be counted in King County. The results haven’t changed much since the first returns were announced: Challengers are leading incumbents in most North Bend races, while incumbents lead in the races for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s Commission (Public Hospital District 4) seats.

Results are scheduled to be updated at 7 p.m. Thursday. As of Thursday morning, these were the results.

North Bend:

City Council Position 1, Jonathan Rosen, unopposed, has 754 votes, plus 14 write-in votes;

City Council Position 3, Trevor Kostanich leads incumbent Dee Wayne Williamson, 725 (72 percent) to 273 (27 percent), plus five write-ins;

City Council Position 5, Brenden Elwood leads incumbent David Cook, 568 (55 percent) to 456 (44 percent), plus five write-ins;

City Council Position 7, Martin Volken leads Judy Bilanko, 612 (59 percent) to 406 (39 percent, plus three write-ins;

Mayor, incumbent Ken Hearing has 661 votes, 67 percent, with a total of 313 write-ins, 32 percent.

Voter turnout so far is just under 28 percent.

Snoqualmie:

City Council Position 2, Chelley Patterson has 1,017 votes, 98 percent, plus 18 write-ins;

City Council Position 4, Brad Toft has 1,005 votes, 97 percent, plus 27 write-ins;

City Council Position 6, incumbent Charles Peterson leads Joe Larson, 711 (52 percent) to 632 (46 percent), plus 2 write-ins.

Voter turnout so far is 21 percent.

Fall City:

Park District Commissioner Position 2, incumbent Lee Moderow has 587 votes, plus 6 write-ins;

Park District Commissioner Position 3, incumbent Terri Campbell has 581 votes, plus 10 write-ins;

Park District Commissioner Position 4, incumbent Kirk Harris has 575 votes, 98 percent, plus 6 write-ins;

Voter turnout for the park district is 24 percent.

Water District Commissioner Position 1, Eric Soderman has 266 votes, 97 percent, plus 8 write-in;

Water District Commissioner Position 3, Norman Jacobson has 269 votes, 97 percent, plus 7 write-ins.

Voter turnout for the water district is 25 percent.

Carnation:

City Council Position 1, Steve McFall and incumbent Fred Bereswill are tied with 118 votes each, plus 3 write-ins;

City Council Position 3, incumbent Lee Grumman leads Jim Ribail, 134 (54 percent) to 111 (45 percent), with no write-ins;

City Council Position 5, Dustin Green leads Ernest Fix, 130 (55 percent) to 101 (42 percent), plus 4 write-ins;

Voter turnout so far is 25 percent.

Duvall:

City Council Position 2, incumbent Leroy Collinwood leads Veronika Williams, 432 (56 percent) to 329 (42 percent), plus 7 write-ins;

City Council Position 4, Becky Nixon has 602 votes, plus 29 write-ins;

City Council Position 7, Jason Walker has 592, plus 14 write-ins;

Voter turnout so far is 20 percent.

Public Hospital District 4:

Commissioner Position 1, incumbent David Speikers leads Fritz Ribary, 2,969 (60 percent) to 1,892 (38 percent), plus 19 write-ins;

Commissioner Position 3, incumbent Ryan Roberts leads Emma Herron, 2,363 (50 percent) to 2,316 (49 percent), plus 17 write-ins;

Commissioner Position 5, incumbent Joan Young leads Steve Weaver, 2,570 (54 percent) to 2,124 (45 percent), plus 22 write-ins;

Voter turnout so far is 24 percent.

Si View Metropolitan Park District:

Commissioner Position 4, incumbent Bud Raisio has 1,662 votes, plus 27 write-ins;

Commissioner Position 5, Susan Kelly leads a field of four with 1,177 votes, 54 percent, followed by Katie Eliza Klahn with 499 (23 percent), Dave Perkins, 259 (12 percent), and Jim Curtis, 196 (9 percent), plus 10 write-ins;

Proposition 1 is passing with 1,982 “yes” votes, 72 percent, to 734 “no” votes, 27 percent;

Voter turnout so far is 26 percent.

Snoqualmie Valley School District:

School Board Director District 2, Geoff Doy has 3,383 votes, plus 76 write-ins;

School Board Director District 3, Carolyn Simpson has 3,551 votes, plus 69 write-ins;

School Board Director District 5, Dan Popp has 3,347 votes, plus 75 write-ins;

Voter turnout so far is 24 percent.

Riverview School District:

School Board Director District 2, Jodi Fletcher has 1,987 votes, plus 15 write-ins;

School Board Director District 3, Carol Van Noy has 1,997 votes, plus 16 write-ins;

School Board Director District 4, Danny Edwards has 1,989 votes plus 15 write-ins;

School Board Director District 5, Sabrina Parnell has 1,975, plus 14 write-ins;

Voter turnout so far is 23 percent.

Fire/Utility Districts:

Fire Protection District 10 Commissioner Position 5, Mike Mitchell has 2,916 votes, plus 21 write-ins;

Fire Protection District 10 Proposition 1 is passing with 3,342 “yes” votes to 945 “no” votes;

FPD 10 voter turnout so far is almost 24 percent;

Fire Protection District 38 Commissioner Position 3, Chris Dahline has 994 votes with 9 write-ins;

FPD 38 voter turnout is 25 percent;

Fire Protection District 45 Commissioner Position 3, Jerry Smith has 1,120 votes with 16 write-ins;

FPD 45 voter turnout is 23 percent;

Snoqualmie Pass Fire Protection District 51 Commissioner Position 3, Lloyd Holman has 10 votes;

Snoqualmie Pass Utility District Commissioner Position 3, Jeremy J. Wiseman has 14 votes;

Voter turnout for both Snoqualmie Pass districts is 39 percent.

King County:

Charter Amendment 1 for law enforcement oversight is passing with 160,026  “yes” votes to 123,746 “no” votes;

Proposition 1 “Best Starts for Kids” is passing with 158,502 “yes” votes to 137,454 “no” votes;

Countywide, voter turnout was 25 percent.

Election results will be updated every weekday for the next two weeks. Final results will be certified at a meeting of the county’s canvassing board, Nov. 24.