PORT ANGELES — Dave Upthegrove, a Democrat, gained a slight advantage to get into second place and hold a top-two spot for state Commissioner of Public Lands after additional primary election ballots were counted Thursday.
Former Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican, continued to lead the race with 22.2 percent of the vote, while Upthegrove scored 20.7 percent and nudged past Sue Kuehl Pederson, a Republican who had 20.5 percent.
There were no additional changes after ballots were counted in Clallam and Jefferson counties or statewide on Thursday.
In Clallam County, 10,000 ballots remain to be counted. The next count is scheduled to take place by 5 p.m. Friday. Voter turnout was 28.2 percent, just less than the statewide turnout of 29.5 percent.
In Jefferson County, 3,718 ballots remain to be counted. The next count is scheduled to take place by 4:30 p.m. Monday. Voter turnout in the county was 40.5 percent.
Results are unofficial until the election is certified Aug. 20.
Here is a breakdown of the major races through Thursday at 5 p.m.:
Clallam County
Commissioner
Randy Johnson, 2,736 votes, 54.7 percent
Kate Dexter, 2,070 votes, 41.4 percent
Anders Tron-Haukebo, 175 votes, 3.5 percent
PUD
Phyllis Bernard, 948 votes, 37.6 percent
Ken Simpson, 943 votes, 37.4 percent
Kenneth Reandeau, 620 votes, 24.6 percent
Hospital District 2 Levy lid lift
Approved, 8,568 votes, 59.1 percent
Rejected, 5,932 votes, 40.9 percent
Fire District 2 levy lid lift
Rejected, 957 votes, 51.4 percent
Approved, 906 votes, 48.6 percent
EMS levy (requires supermajority to pass)
Yes, 982 votes, 52.6 percent
No, 885 votes, 47.4 percent
Port Angeles 112 PCO — Republican
Thomas Dammann, 57 votes, 53.3 percent
Coya Erickson, 50 votes, 46.7 percent
Sequim 402 PCO — Republican
Patrick D. Murphy, 54 votes, 58.7 percent
Kevin Hanley, 38 votes, 41.3 percent
Jefferson County
Commissioner District 1
Heather Dudley-Nollette, 2,667 votes, 72.3 percent
Ben Thomas, 975 votes, 26.4 percent
District 2
Heidi Eisenhour, 2,701 votes, 96.2 percent
Write-in, 108 votes, 3.8 percent
Federal
U.S. Senator
Maria Cantwell, 815,535 votes, 58 percent
Dr. Raul Garcia, 305,456 votes, 21.7 percent
6th Congressional District
Emily Randall, 53,145 votes, 34 percent
Drew C MacEwen, 47,531 votes, 30.1 percent
Hilary Franz, 39,318 votes, 25.1 percent
Janis Clark, 12,031 votes, 7.7 percent
J. Graham Ralston, 4,339 votes, 2.8 percent
State
24th Legislative District Senator
Mike Chapman, 20,069 votes, 55.5 percent
Marcia Kelbon, 14,217 votes, 39.5 percent
James Russell, 1,801 votes, 5 percent
State Representative, Position 1
Adam Bernbaum, 10,522 votes, 29.5 percent
Matthew (Matt) Roberson, 9,244 votes, 25.9 percent
Eric Pickens, 6,220 votes, 17.5 percent
Nate Tyler, 4,901 votes, 13.8 percent
JR Streifel, 4,734 votes, 13.3 percent
State Representative, Position 2
Steve Tharinger, 21,919 votes, 60.9 percent
Terry Roberts, 9,105 votes, 25.3 percent
Hickory Grant, 4,964 votes, 13.8 percent
Governor
Bob Ferguson, 649,465 votes, 45.6 percent
Dave Reichert, 394,276 votes, 27.7 percent
Lt. Governor
Denny Heck, 679,771 votes, 49.2 percent
Dan Matthews, 679,771 votes, 49.2 percent
Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs, 684,868 votes, 49.2 percent
Dale Whitaker, 508,764 votes, 36.5 percent
Treasurer
Mike Pellicciotti, 818,101 votes, 58.8 percent
Sharon Hanek, 571,298 votes, 41.1 percent
Auditor
Pat (Patrice) McCarthy, 823,832 votes, 59.4 percent
Matt Hawkins, 563,147 votes, 40.6 percent
Attorney General
Pete Serrano, 583,196 votes, 41.7 percent
Nick Brown, 501,216 votes, 35.8 percent
Commissioner of Public Lands
Jaime Herrera Beutler, 304,839 votes, 22.1 percent
Dave Upthegrove, 284,828 votes, 20.7 percent
Sue Kuehl Pederson, 282,201 votes, 20.5 percent
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chris Reykdal, 513,925 votes, 39.6 percent
David Olson, 402,687 votes, 31.1 percent
Insurance Commissioner
Patty Kuderer, 615,963 votes, 45.3 percent
Phil Fortunato, 381,571 votes, 28.1 percent
Supreme Court Justice Position 2
Sal Mungia, 551,444 votes, 43 percent
Dave Larson, 470,135 votes, 36.7 percent