Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus bows out

Todd Negus

Todd Negus

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus said Thursday he is dropping out of the race for Position 1, conceding the Nov. 7 election to his opponent Jim Moran.

The Clallam County Canvassing Board on Tuesday certified the results of the primary in which Negus finished second and which put him in the general election.

“I just got off the phone with Jim Moran and conceded the race for Position 1,” Negus said in a 10:22 p.m. Thursday email to Peninsula Daily News.

He said in the email he would explain his decision in a later interview.

County elections supervisor Rick Wagner said this morning he had not been notified of Negus’ decision.

Moran, a former Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board president, came in first in the Aug. 1 primary election with 45.4 percent of the votes (1,635) to Negus’ 34.1 percent (1,228 votes).

Third-place finisher Marolee Smith gained 20.49 percent of the votes (738) and did not advance to the general election.

While her name won’t be on the Nov. 7 ballot, Negus’ name will, even though he has dropped out.

The deadline for withdrawing as a candidate and not having that person’s name on the ballot is the Monday after candidate-filing week, which this year was May 15-19.

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Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 55650, or at pgottlieb@peninsuladailynews.com.

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