Gilday-Shavers election headed for recount

Democratic challenger Clyde Shavers held a 137 vote lead districtwide against State Rep. Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island) for state legislative district 10 State Representative Position 1 after Monday’s ballot tallies in Skagit and Snohomish counties. Skagit County election staff reported the count of most of the remaining 800 ballots Tuesday after the Weekly News went to press. Snohomish County staff are to list the result of the bulk of their remaining 100 ballots today, Nov. 23.

It is not known how many ballots are from LD 10 precincts.

Monday Gilday gained 21 votes: 14 in Skagit County and seven votes in Snohomish County, 17 of 27 10th district votes counted. Skagit elections staff counted 691 votes, 120 in the 10th district,

There may not be enough uncounted 10th district ballots in the three county district to put Gilday ahead.

While Gilday will win Snohomish County by some 4,150 votes, 59.2%, Shavers will win in Skagit County by over 1,200 votes, with about 56.6%. Shavers won Island County with 53.5% and a 3,000 vote margin.

The 10th legislative district covers Island County, the southwestern portion of Skagit County and the northeast corner of Snohomish County. Island County finished counting votes Nov. 15.

State Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) has been reelected to the LD 10 Position 2. He has 52% and a 3,113 vote lead districtwide. In Skagit County Paul, has taken 59.3%, an advantage of 1,737 votes.

Skagit County offices

Danny Hagen has 54.9% of the vote against Karrie Storle for county assessor. Lisa Janicki gained 57.9% versus Christian Burns for county commissioner. Sandy Perkins wins with 54.2% over Eric Hull for county auditor and Sheriff Don McDermott retains his job, beating Kevin Ewing with 63.2% of the vote. Corrin Hamburg has won the Position 3 Public Utility District Commissioner race with 51% of the vote against incumbent Germaine Kornegay.

All unopposed Skagit county officeholders won re-election, as did the three state Supreme Court justices.

Federal and statewide

U.S. Senator Patty Murray handily won re-election. Statewide, she has 57.2% of the vote against Republican Tiffany Smiley. In Skagit County she has 51.8.%.

Congressman Rick Larsen will win with over 60.1% of the vote in the 2nd Congressional District. In Skagit County he gained 53.3% of the vote against Dan Matthews.

While Steve Hobbs has been elected Secretary of State with 49.9% of the statewide vote, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson has won Skagit County, perhaps by 1,800 votes. She is up by three percentage points, with 47.9% of votes counted. The Republican write-in has 7.3% of the vote. Hobbs has 44.8% of county votes.

Winning candidates in all other Skagit County and statewide elections have long been decided since the Nov. 8 election except for the final totals.

Skagit County election staff estimate some 57,200 residents will vote, 67% of the county’s registered voters. Statewide the turnout will be about 63%. Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties had turnouts above 70%.

Skagit County will certify its vote Tuesday, Nov. 29 and the Secretary of State’s office by Dec. 8.