Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
First ballot count finished early Tuesday afternoon
COLFAX – Only 1,803 ballots were counted for the primary election on Aug. 3 for races in Malden, Palouse, and Pullman.
The initial ballot counting was finished by 3 p.m. on the primary election day since the ballots represent 19% of the 9,156 registered voters.
Four races were voted on by people living in Whitman County.
The races were for elections with more than two candidates. After the ballots are counted, only the top two vote recipients remain to compete in the general election on Nov. 2.
In Malden, two town council positions were sought by six people.
Position 1 was sought by Kelly Adams, Scott Hokonson, and Scott Shauf. Shauf received the most votes with 19 or 70.37%. In second is Hokonson with 5 votes or 18.52%. Adams trails with 3 votes.
Position 3 was sought by Colleen Cross, John Lentz, and Janell Turner. Lentz and Turner are tied with 11 votes each or 39.29%%. In third is Cross with 6 votes or 21.43%.
Palouse city council position 6 was sought by Robert Brooks, Scott Storch, and Leslie Jo Sena. Brooks received the most votes with 107 or 41%. In second is Sena with 105 votes or 40.23%. Storch is trailing with 49 votes.
Pullman Ward 1 for the city council had three candidates, Francis Benjamin, Eric Fejeran, Max Williams, and Al (Alan) Sorenson. Benjamin got the most votes with 556 or 36.99%. Second is Sorenson with 402 votes or 26.75%.
About 300 more ballots are to be counted. The election is not official until approved by the Whitman County canvassing board.
Bill Stevenson is the former editor of the Whitman County Gazette, Colfax Daily Bulletin and Franklin Connection. He has nearly 30 years of journalism experience covering news in Eastern Washington.
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