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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Clallam first count: French, Riggs lead and Fire District 2 levy trails

Plus, a $34 million Forks school bond is short of the 60% it needs.

The Good Day Port Angeles team2 stories10 sources5 min read

ElectionTop story

Mike French, Shoona Riggs and Lee Hancock lead in Clallam County's first ballot count

Four Clallam County races are lopsided or close in the first count

Unofficial first count, 17,999 Clallam County ballots

County commissioner

Mike French D Incumbent10,64860.4%
Jake Seegers I6,98539.6%

County auditor

Shoona Riggs Incumbent11,36268.6%
Virginia Shogren5,19331.4%

PUD commissioner

Randy Brackett6,92353.4%
Rick Paschall6,04546.6%

District Court Judge 1

Alex Schodowski9,88063.3%
Patrick Murphy5,73336.7%

Sources: My Clallam County, Sequim Gazette

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RaceCandidateVotesShare
County commissionerMike French (D)10,64860.4%
County commissionerJake Seegers (I)6,98539.6%
County auditorShoona Riggs11,36268.6%
County auditorVirginia Shogren5,19331.4%
PUD commissionerRandy Brackett6,92353.4%
PUD commissionerRick Paschall6,04546.6%
District Court Judge 1Alex Schodowski9,88063.3%
District Court Judge 1Patrick Murphy5,73336.7%

If you waited up for results, here's where things stand. Clallam County counted 17,999 ballots Tuesday night, about 30% of its 60,299 registered voters. The next count is expected at 5 p.m. Wed., Nov. 4, and the election will be certified Nov. 24.

Commissioner Mike French has just over 60% of the vote against Jake Seegers. Lee Hancock leads Antonio Price for assessor with nearly 84%.

  • District 24 totals span Clallam, Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties
  • Position 1: Adam Bernbaum 31,035, Eric Pratt 16,374
  • Position 2: Kaylee Kuehn 27,766, Marcia Kelbon 18,651
  • 6th District: Emily Randall 64.7%, Teresa Fox 35.2%

Voters were also approving all three charter amendments: commissioner town halls, an ethics review board and full amendment text in the voters' pamphlet.

All three charter amendments are passing in early returns

Source: Peninsula Daily News

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Value
No. 1: town halls66.69%
No. 2: ethics board57.77%
No. 3: pamphlet text59.76%

Fire & EMS

Fire District 2's EMS levy is falling short of the 60% it needs for the second time this year

If you live in Fire District 2, the EMS levy is short again. Proposition 1 had 55.71% of the vote in Tuesday night's initial returns. It got 54.21% in the Aug. 4 primary.

Fire District 2's EMS levy is short of the 60% it needs

55.71%Yes votes in Tuesday's initial returns

Source: Peninsula Daily News

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Value
Yes votes in Tuesday's initial returns55.71%
Needed to pass60.00%

The 10-year levy would collect up to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The district has paid for EMS from its fire levy since launching its paramedic program in 2012, a choice Chief Jake Patterson called "kicking that can down the road." My Clallam County reports more ballots remain to be counted.

  • District 1 to $1 per $1,000: 56.10% yes
  • District 6 one-year lift to $1.50 per $1,000: 62.69% yes
  • Levy money could be spent only on emergency medical services

Fire District 2 by the numbers

9,800
people the district serves
2,000+
calls last year, a record
$250
a year on a $500,000 home under the levy
$1.2 million
a year the levy would bring in

Source: Peninsula Daily News

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County levies

Clallam County is considering separate levies for veterans services and developmental disabilities programs. Together they would add about $23.50 a year to the bill on a $500,000 property. My Clallam County

Data centers

Clallam County commissioners agreed Monday to name large-scale data centers as an example in proposed comprehensive plan language on industries with heavy utility demands. That follows Port Angeles' decision to pause new data center applications while the city develops regulations. My Clallam County

Forks school

Quillayute Valley School District voters were rejecting a $34 million bond to replace Forks Middle School, 54.78% to 45.22%. It needs 60% and a minimum 40% turnout. Peninsula Daily News

The Forks Middle School bond is short of the 60% it needs

54.78%Rejecting the bond in initial returns

Source: Peninsula Daily News

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Value
Rejecting the bond in initial returns54.78%
Needed to pass60.00%

Tennis

Port Angeles' Brett Manson and Gagan Seera qualified for the state 2A boys tennis championships in the spring. They finished fourth at the West Central District 2A tournament, going 4-2 in six matches. Peninsula Daily News

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Ghost stories told out loud, by people who know how to tell them, open the 27th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Donna M. Morris Theater at Field Hall. The Story People of Clallam County return for the festival, which runs through Saturday, Nov. 7. Lights down, voices low. Perfect.

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Clallam first count: French, Riggs lead and Fire District 2 levy trails

Plus, a $34 million Forks school bond is short of the 60% it needs.

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  1. French, Riggs and Hancock lead in Clallam's first count
  2. Fire District 2's EMS levy is short of 60% again
  3. Forks Middle School bond is falling short
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