Only 18.86 percent of eligible voters have had their ballots counted as of Tuesday night
Ken Vance, editor
Clark County Today
The initial results of the Nov. 7 general and special election were released by the Clark County Elections Department Tuesday night. As of Tuesday evening, 62,752 ballots had been received out of the 332,657 total eligible voters in Clark County, for a turnout to date of 18.86 percent.
According to The Center Square Washington, Clark County had the second lowest turnout of voters among Washington’s 39 counties after Friday’s count. Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey told Clark County Today that he anticipated a turnout of 30 percent when all the ballots were received.
The Nov. 7 general and special election included a number of area City Council races as well as races to determine seats on area school boards, fire protection districts, cemetery districts and port districts.
Election results will be updated daily until all the ballots are counted. To view the current election results, go to https://clark.wa.gov/elections/results.
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Why bother to vote when Kimsey has already done if for us….