Sequim voters made a clear choice after the results of the 2021 general election, electing all five Sequim City Council candidates supported by the Sequim Good Governance Alliance.

The appointed public officials Rachel Anderson and Brandon Janisse retained their positions, while challengers Kathy Downer and Vicki Lowe And Lowell Rathbun defeated five candidates supported by the Independent Consulting Association after the preliminary voting on Tuesday night, becoming the clear winner.

At the same time, Christie Schmek won more votes than Virginia Shepard to serve on the board of directors of Sequim School even though she withdrew before the primary election and was unable to keep her seat.

On the Olympic Medical Center committee, J. Thomas Oblak, the current and retired hospital environment and safety director, leads the U.S. Coast Guard veteran and retired senior federal administrator Jim McEntire by 10,858 votes. 2 (58.2%) vs. McEntire Of 7,765 votes (41.6%).

Heather Jeffers, the executive director of a long-term care center, was ahead of small business owner and former Port Angeles mayor Karen Rogers on election night. Jeffers received 12,030 votes (64.5%) and Rogers received 6,573 votes (35.2%).

According to data from the Clarham County Electoral Office, as of Tuesday, the voter turnout rate was 36.9%, and as of Tuesday, 21,131 of the 57,166 ballots mailed to the voter register had been received. The next count will be performed before 4:30 PM on Wednesday.

The election was certified on November 23.

Anderson, a native of Sequim, won 1,944 votes (68.6%) in the 4th place competition, while Darryl Ness, who works in the railway system, got 889 votes (31.4%).

Janisse, a graduate of Sequim High, served in the U.S. Army and toured in Iraq and has a degree in criminal justice and political science. He received 1,885 votes (67.4%), while former corrections officer Patrick Day received 906 votes ( 32.4%) in position 5 matches.

Three independent advisory association candidates seeking to retain their positions were appointed to a major deficit on election night. In the competition for position 2, Sarah Kincaid received 836 votes (29.5%), behind retired nurse Kathey Downer, who received 1,994 votes (70.4%).

Challenger Vicki Lowe, who has been working in the health administration department since 1996, received 1,966 votes (69.1%), while Mike Pence received 876 votes (30.8%).

In the competition for sixth place in the Sequim City Council, Lowell Rathbun, a retired design engineer from Oregon, was far ahead of Keith Larkin; Rathbun received 1,876 votes (66.3%), and Larkin received 950 votes (33.6%).

Schmeck initially tried to formally withdraw earlier this year, but her name appeared on the primary ballots — she won the most votes of the four candidates in the election — and received 5,828 votes in the multi-county campaign, accounting for 5,828 votes. The 56.6% of the votes cast on Tuesday night surpassed Sheppard's 4,344 votes (42.2%).

According to state officials, Schmeck will have to resign and the other four Sequim school board directors will appoint someone to her general position.

Schmeck and Sheppard defeated Rachel Tax and Derek Huntington by a narrow margin in the August 3 primaries.

In another Sequim School Board game, rookie Patrice Johnston ran for District 2 director without dispute, and will join the board with Larry Jeffryes, Eric Pickens and Jim Stoffer in early 2022.

In the fire zone 3 commissioned competition (position 1), the retired US Navy submarine captain Jeff Nicholas was far ahead of the US Army veteran and California retired deputy fire chief Duan Chamley.

As of Tuesday, Nicholas had 7,004 votes (64.7%) in the multi-county campaign, while Chamley had 3,787 votes (34.5%).

In other undisputed local competitions, Ray. L Henninger and Frank Pickering won the Clallam County Park and Recreation District competitions (positions 1 and 2), and Alan Frank won his Sunland Water District Commissioner competition.

Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer (Colleen McAleer) won her undisputed competition for District 1 (Sequim), as did District 2 Commissioner Steven Burke.

Thom Hightower retained his position on the hospital district committee and was not challenged.

Four of the seven seats on the Port Angeles City Council are on the ballot, and all are in competition.

Mayor Kate Dexter, elected mayor by her fellow council members two years ago, looks to retain her position after holding a slight lead over retired veterinarian John W. Procter, with 2,460 votes (53.6 percent) to Proctor's 2,120 votes (46.2 percent).

The competition between appointees Ratlissa Suggs and Adam Garcia for position 1 in the Port Angeles City Council ended after the vote on Tuesday night. Suggs is a member of the S'Klallam tribe in Jamestown and works for the tribe with 2,363 votes (51.5%), while Army veteran Garcia currently works for the Veterans Health Administration with 2,223 votes (48.4%).

Current small business owner Mike French (Mike French) is far ahead of another small business owner challenger John Madden in the second place. The French got 2,728 votes (59.5%), and Madden got 1,848 votes (40.3%).

For Port Angeles City Council's third place, current lawyer Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin has 2,366 votes (51.5%), while small business owner challenger Jena Stamper has 2,216 votes (48.2%).

In two fiercely competitive Port Angeles School Board elections, the current Sarah Methner (Sarah Methner) took a considerable lead (4,126-3,153, 56.3-43% points difference), Lola Moses was A member of the Lower Elva tribe and an early education disability manager, held this position for 1 game. Mary Hebert, a long-time administrator and teacher, received 4,375 votes (58.4%), while accounting manager Gabi Johnson received 3,096 votes (41.3%) and is running for the second place on the Port Angeles School Board.

For more information, please visit clallam.net/Auditor/Elections.html.

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