Bernard leads Simpson for Clallam PUD position

PORT ANGELES — Phyllis Bernard was leading Ken Simpson for the District 3 seat on the Clallam Public Utility District’s board following initial results Tuesday night.

Bernard, who was appointed to the seat in April, had 52.7 percent of the vote (11,994 votes) while Simpson had 47 percent (10,694 votes).

Bernard, 70, also serves as an Olympic Medical Center Hospital District commissioner-at-large.

Simpson, 59, is the president of Angeles Electric.