Two Republican candidates have overcome their Election Day deficits to move past their rivals in races affecting Whidbey Island voters, though margins remain razor thin.
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Challenger Clyde Shavers, a Democrat from Oak Harbor, is back on top of the vote count after falling behind in the Monday night tally. Rep. Greg Gilday, a Camano Island Republican, was ahead by 15 votes for a single day.
Ballots from the Nov. 8 general election are still being counted, with races in Island and Snohomish counties still to be determined.
The regularly-scheduled roundtable meeting of the Island County Board of Commissioners with county elected and appointed officials for November 2022 has been canceled.
Two races affecting Whidbey Island have thin margins, with counts since Election Day trending in favor of Republican candidates.
Ballots from Tuesday’s general election are being counted, with races on Island and Snohomish county ballots still be determined. As of Tuesday night, Snohomish County had counted 184,877 ballots and Island County 25,956.
Incumbent candidates in Island County races are ahead in the first count of ballots Tuesday night while two ballot measures for the Oak Harbor Fire Department are doing well.
