More ballots have been counted in Clallam and Jefferson counties from Tuesday’s primary election, with no races affected by the new tallies.
The Clallam County Auditor’s Office counted an additional 7,157 ballots Friday.
A total of 20,871 ballots from the all-mail-in election have been counted, with more ballots postmarked Sept. 17 still arriving at the auditor’s office.
Ballots received Thursday and Friday will be counted Tuesday.
Overall, 22,402 ballots of 39,624 issued have been returned to the auditor’s office, reflecting a 56.5 percent voter turnout for this election.
Clallam County voter turnout so far has increased in the primary this year, with 56.5 percent of the county’s 39,624 registered voters casting ballots.
Only 31 percent of voters turned out for the 2001 primary, and 52 percent turned out in 2000.
In Jefferson County, the auditor’s office tallied 1,030 new votes Friday.
Overall, 10,454 people voted in the election, out of 18,216 registered voters in Jefferson County.
That translates to 57.3 percent of all registered voters, more than the primary race in 1998 and less than the 2000 primary.
Another Jefferson County ballot count is scheduled to take place on Wednesday and certification of the election will take place at 8 a.m. Friday in the auditor’s office of the county courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
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