PORT ORCHARD — With an influx of counted ballots on Wednesday added to the primary election vote totals in Kitsap County, the only race appearing to be closely contested got a little closer.
In that race, candidates for the South Kitsap School District’s Board of Directors District 5 seat edged closer to each other in the vote count. Challenger Jeff Daily continued to lead incumbent Greg Wall for the seat by a margin of 36.7 percent to 34 percent. Jill A Boltz trailed at 28.8 percent.
Initial returns on Tuesday night after the mail-in deadline for ballots had passed, Daily led by a margin of 37.5 percent to 33.1 percent over Wall. Boltz had a percentage total of 29.1 percent.
The vote percentages for the candidates seeking the SKSD District 2 directorship remained steady, with John R. Berg leading Glenny Compton by nearly 1,000 votes.
As of Wednesday night, 21.7 percent (or 20,205 voters) of Kitsap County’s 93,312 registered voters living in districts with primary races cast ballots.
Here are the vote and percentage totals issued by Kitsap County’s Election Division on Wednesday evening:
Completed precincts: 105 of 112
Total registered voters 93,312
Total ballots cast 20,205 21.7%
City of Bainbridge Island Council District 2 North Ward
Completed precincts: 8 of 8
Kol Medina 956 51.5%
Ashley Mathews 125 6.7%
Kevin Fetterly 762 41.0%
Write-Ins 14 0.8%
City of Bremerton Council District 6
Completed precincts: 5 of 5
Chase LeFors 178 21.8%
Anna Mockler 228 27.9%
Michael Simpson 312 38.2%
Jared Hofer 50 6.1%
Erinn Howell 43 5.3%
Write-Ins 5 0.6%
North Kitsap School District No. 400 Director District 5
Completed precincts: 38 of 38
Cindy Webster-Martinson 4,258 52.0%
Kim Gerlach 2,197 26.8%
Kelie Griffin 1,676 20.5%
Write-Ins 53 0.6%
South Kitsap School District No. 402 Director District 2
Completed precincts: 54 of 61
Robert Lamb 2,213 24.6%
Glenny Compton 2,847 31.7%
John R. Berg 3,846 42.8%
Write-Ins 73 0.8%
South Kitsap School District No. 402 Director District 5
Completed precincts: 54 of 61
Jeff Daily 3,336 36.7%
Greg Wall 3,089 34.0%
Jill A. Boltz 2,622 28.8%
Write-Ins 50 0.5%
Port of Bremerton District No. 1 Commissioner District 2
Completed precincts: 26 of 26
Jack Edwards 1,654 38.7%
Gary K. Anderson 2,321 54.3%
Michael Nicosia 252 5.9%
Write-Ins 44 1.0%