JEFFERSON ELECTION RESULTS — Rice, Smith lead in City Council race

ELECTION RESULTS

City of Port Townsend Council Member Pos. #6

Candidate, Vote, Vote %

Paul S. Rice

514 23.45%

Amy Smith

1,241 56.61%

Todd Wexman

437 19.94%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 2,192

Sequim School District No. 323 Director District No. 1

*Multi-county race. Results include only Jefferson County.

Candidate Vote Vote %

Heather Jeffers

15 30.61%

Robin Henrikson

21 42.86%

Rebecca Bratsman

10 20.41%

Willard Naslund

3 6.12%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 49

Sequim School District No. 323 Director At Large, Position No. 5

*Multi-county race. Results include only Jefferson County.

Candidate Vote Vote %

Heather Short

45 73.77%

William Payne

8 13.11%

Charles Meyer

8 13.11%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 61

Clallam – Jefferson Fire Protection District No. 3 Commissioner No. 1

*Multi-county race. Results include only Jefferson County.

Candidate Vote Vote %

Sean Ryan

26 38.81%

Alan W. Slind

19 28.36%

G. Michael Gawley

22 32.84%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 67

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