Ballots from the Nov. 8 general election are still being counted, with races in Island and Snohomish counties still to be determined.
Kelly Mauck
Two races affecting Whidbey Island have thin margins, with counts since Election Day trending in favor of Republican candidates.
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.
Kelly Todd Mauck, a Republican, and Theodore James Kubisiak, who does not identify with a party, are battling in the Island County assessor race to replace Bernie Upchurch, who is not running for re-election.
