BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Satpal Sidhu has taken a slight lead in the race for Whatcom County Executive while the other close local contests remain unchanged following last evening’s vote count.
Sidhu now leads Tony Larson by 163 votes out of more than 64,000 votes counted.
Larson held a slim 61 vote lead over Sidhu on election night.
Chief Deputy Assessor John Romaker is still ahead of Rebecca Xczar in the race for County Assessor with just over 50% of the vote.
And in the race for Ferndale Mayor Greg Hansen maintains his slight lead over incumbent Jon Mutchler.
The auditor’s office will release the next count today at 5 p.m.
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