BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Preliminary results are in for Tuesday’s election.
The race for Whatcom County Executive is nearly split right down the middle with Tony Larson leading Satpal Sidhu by a mere 61 votes.
Kathy Kershner has a solid lead of 75% over Brian Estes for the County Council District 4 seat.
For County Council District 5, Ben Elenbaas is ahead of Natalie McClendon with 59%, and says he’s looking forward to bringing his farming experience and rural perspective to the council.
Carol Frazey has a commanding lead over David Ramirez for the County At-Large position with 60% of the vote.
The race for County Assessor is another tight one with longtime Chief Deputy Assessor John Romaker leading Rebecca Xczar with almost 51%.
Sheriff Bill Elfo will continue his tenure after pulling in nearly 71% of the vote over challenger Joy Gilifilen.
Bobby Briscoe is ahead of Anthony Distefano for a Port of Bellingham seat with 67% of voters’ support.
Seth Fleetwood has a healthy lead over April Barker in the race for Bellingham Mayor with 58% of the vote.
In the race for Ferndale Mayor, Greg Hansen has a razor thin lead over incumbent Jon Mutchler with 51% of the vote.
Another round of ballots are set to be counted with more results released tonight.
Whatcom County election results