Some 54,958 ballots have been counted by 4:35 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 7, for a preliminary turnout of 37% among Whatcom County’s 147,253 registered voters.
Unofficial results at 4:41 pm Wednesday, August 7
Whatcom County Executive
JIM BOYLE
3,938
7%
KAREN BURKE
11,529
21%
TONY LARSON
20,211
37%
SATPAL S. SIDHU
18,197
34%
WRITE-IN
78
0%
County Council District 4 Council District 4
BRIAN A. ESTES
1,930
18%
BRAD KELLY
1,393
13%
KATHY KERSHNER
7,340
69%
WRITE-IN
25
0%
County Council District 5 Council District 5
JAIME ARNETT
2,035
18%
BEN ELENBAAS
6,071
53%
NATALIE MCCLENDON
3,240
29%
WRITE-IN
14
0%
Whatcom County At-Large Position B
BRETT BONNER
3,408
6%
CAROL FRAZEY
29,726
57%
BILL LAFRENIERE
3,834
7%
DAVID RAMIREZ
15,428
29%
WRITE-IN
194
0%
City of Bellingham Mayor
APRIL BARKER
5,769
26%
SETH FLEETWOOD
6,422
29%
GARRETT O'BRIEN
4,837
22%
PINKY VARGAS
5,012
23%
WRITE-IN
63
0%
Bellingham Ward 3 Council Ward 3
DANIEL HAMMILL
1,877
63%
ASHANTI MONTS-TREVISKA
750
25%
RAYMOND A. STRAKA
320
11%
WRITE-IN
22
1%
City of Bellingham Council At-Large
DANA BRIGGS
4,116
21%
HOLLIE HUTHMAN
13,517
67%
VON EMETH OCHOA
2,169
11%
WRITE-IN
266
1%
Blaine Ward 2 Ward 2 Position 3
GARTH BALDWIN
282
61%
DAVID GALLION
57
12%
JODI GREENE
52
11%
STEVEN TOJEK
72
16%
WRITE-IN
0
0%
City of Ferndale Mayor
GREG HANSEN
1,051
31%
DANIEL SYDNEY HEVENOR
45
1%
JON MUTCHLER
1,307
38%
KEITH M. OLSON
871
25%
ROBERT J. PINKLEY
144
4%
WRITE-IN
11
0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 2
PAUL BULANOV
1,365
42%
ALI HAWKINSON
1,331
41%
DAVE MATTSON
564
17%
WRITE-IN
10
0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 3
ERIN GUNTER
1,379
41%
ANYA MILTON
1,251
37%
MIKE REILLY
707
21%
WRITE-IN
7
0%
City of Ferndale Council Position 7
MARALISE FEGAN
1,475
46%
RAMON LLANOS
1,170
37%
TODD MCKERNAN
528
17%
WRITE-IN
16
1%
City of Lynden Council Position 2
RONALD DEVALOIS
1,507
39%
DARREN JOHNSON
1,203
31%
KRIS DEGROOT KEENE
907
23%
JACK LATHROP
235
6%
WRITE-IN
30
1%
City of Lynden Council Position 4
BRENT LENSSEN
2,572
67%
JEN MARION
682
18%
JOHN C. PITCHER
552
14%
WRITE-IN
11
0%
Blaine School District 503 Director District 2
TODD BERGE
1,929
46%
DOUGAL THOMAS
1,450
35%
PRUDENCE WELCH
781
19%
WRITE-IN
16
0%
Blaine School District 503 Director District 4
CHARLES GIBSON
1,895
46%
TANA PERKINS RENEAU
1,319
32%
KATIE SMITH
883
21%
WRITE-IN
31
1%
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 3
KATHY BERG
2,046
28%
DEAN BERKELEY
1,422
20%
SCOTT FISCHER
3,729
52%
WRITE-IN
27
0%
Sources: Washington Secretary of State, Whatcom County Auditor's Office
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.
