Some 42,945 ballots had been counted by Tuesday night, Aug. 6, for a preliminary turnout of 29% among Whatcom County’s 147,253 registered voters.
Unofficial results at 8:56 pm Tuesday, August 6
Whatcom County Executive JIM BOYLE 3,059 7% KAREN BURKE 8,722 21% TONY LARSON 16,399 39% SATPAL S. SIDHU 13,921 33% WRITE-IN 69 0%
County Council District 4 Council District 4 BRIAN A. ESTES 1,499 17% BRAD KELLY 1,120 13% KATHY KERSHNER 5,978 69% WRITE-IN 24 0%
County Council District 5 Council District 5 JAIME ARNETT 1,419 17% BEN ELENBAAS 4,554 54% NATALIE MCCLENDON 2,470 29% WRITE-IN 9 0%
Whatcom County At-Large Position B BRETT BONNER 2,744 7% CAROL FRAZEY 22,746 55% BILL LAFRENIERE 3,020 7% DAVID RAMIREZ 12,474 30% WRITE-IN 161 0%
City of Bellingham Mayor APRIL BARKER 4,217 25% SETH FLEETWOOD 4,963 29% GARRETT O'BRIEN 3,831 23% PINKY VARGAS 3,832 23% WRITE-IN 47 0%
Bellingham Ward 3 Council Ward 3 DANIEL HAMMILL 1,335 65% ASHANTI MONTS-TREVISKA 474 23% RAYMOND A. STRAKA 244 12% WRITE-IN 16 1%
City of Bellingham Council At-Large DANA BRIGGS 3,246 21% HOLLIE HUTHMAN 10,226 67% VON EMETH OCHOA 1,622 11% WRITE-IN 198 1%
Blaine Ward 2 Ward 2 Position 3 GARTH BALDWIN 203 59% DAVID GALLION 45 13% JODI GREENE 45 13% STEVEN TOJEK 50 15% WRITE-IN 0 0%
City of Ferndale Mayor GREG HANSEN 745 29% DANIEL SYDNEY HEVENOR 34 1% JON MUTCHLER 1,005 40% KEITH M. OLSON 641 25% ROBERT J. PINKLEY 106 4% WRITE-IN 6 0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 2 PAUL BULANOV 1,049 43% ALI HAWKINSON 957 39% DAVE MATTSON 416 17% WRITE-IN 5 0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 3 ERIN GUNTER 1,039 42% ANYA MILTON 893 36% MIKE REILLY 531 22% WRITE-IN 6 0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 7 MARALISE FEGAN 1,075 45% RAMON LLANOS 887 38% TODD MCKERNAN 391 17% WRITE-IN 12 1%
City of Lynden Council Position 2 RONALD DEVALOIS 1,239 39% DARREN JOHNSON 957 30% KRIS DEGROOT KEENE 749 24% JACK LATHROP 197 6% WRITE-IN 18 1%
City of Lynden Council Position 4 BRENT LENSSEN 2,111 68% JEN MARION 526 17% JOHN C. PITCHER 459 15% WRITE-IN 11 0%
Blaine School District 503 Director District 2 TODD BERGE 1,434 46% DOUGAL THOMAS 1,060 34% PRUDENCE WELCH 585 19% WRITE-IN 13 0%
Blaine School District 503 Director District 4 CHARLES GIBSON 1,449 47% TANA PERKINS RENEAU 950 31% KATIE SMITH 634 21% WRITE-IN 24 1%
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 3 KATHY BERG 1,543 28% DEAN BERKELEY 1,069 19% SCOTT FISCHER 2,921 53% WRITE-IN 17 0%
Sources: Washington Secretary of State, Whatcom County Auditor's Office
This story was originally published August 6, 2019 at 8:10 PM with the headline "Here are the results for the Whatcom County primary election Tuesday night, Aug. 6."
Julie Shirley
The Bellingham Herald
Julie Shirley directs news coverage for The Bellingham Herald and has been the executive editor since 2003. She’s been an editor in Florida, California and Washington since 1979.
