PORT TOWNSEND — Michael Haas led incumbent Scott Rosekrans in the primary vote in the prosecuting attorney race.
The primary election vote didn’t decide the races in two contests that were on the Jeffeson County ballot.
Instead, it showed present support for the prosecuting attorney and county auditor candidates. Both races will be decided in the Nov. 4 general election.
Haas, 53, a Port Townsend attorney, took 4,198 votes, or 56.4 percent.
Rosekrans, 64, won 3,148 votes, or 42.3 percent.
Both are Democrats.
Judy Maves-Klatt, 52, won 3,970 votes, or 53.7 percent in the race against Rose Ann Carroll, 63, who garnered 3,315 votes or 44.8 percent for the county auditor seat.
Both are Democrats running to fill the seat that will be vacated by Donna Eldridge.
Rosekrans was first elected in 2010, besting attorney Paul Richmond for the seat left open by Juelie Dalzell, who retired.
Haas, a defense attorney with a background as a prosecutor, ran unsuccessfully in 2012 for the open Superior Court judge position, coming in third in the primary.
Carroll has held positions in the Department of Community Development and the Treasurer’s Office, and has been the chief accountant in the Auditor’s Office for the past two years. Eldridge endorsed her.
Maves-Klatt is a former attorney with an appraisal business.
