ElectionMarsyla, Wright lead early in Top 2

*Editor's note: This story has a correction from the print edition for candidate Wally Wright's total.

Wahkiakum County voters approved their 6-year emergency services special levy and began the process of nailing down District 1 county commission candidates in Tuesday's voting.

Voting officials counted 1,117 ballots that had been returned by Tuesday. Another 438 ballots were counted late Wednesday morning.

After Wednesday's count, the EMS levy was passing with 75 percent support, 1,080 yes, 353 no.

Democrat Lisa Marsyla led the race for the two spots on the General Election ballot for District 1 County Commissioner; she had 260 votes; Republican Wally Wright had *163*, and Democrat Bill Coons had 141. Totals include Wednesday counts. With the state's new Top 2 Primary, the two candidates with the highest totals will advance to the general election.

In the voting for District 2 County Commissioner, incumbent

Independent Dan Cothren led Democrat Wayne Flohr 333-209. Totals include

Wednesday counts.

Other votes included

Race/candidate

Wahkiakum

Statewide %

Supreme Court Justice

Position 3

Mary Fairhurst

451

61.57

Michael J. Bond

332

38.43

Supreme Court Justice

Position 4

Charles W. Johnson

407

58.59

CF Frank Vulliet

89

10.63

James M. Beecher

257

30.78

Supreme Court Justice

Position 7

Debra L. Stephens

645

100

Superior Court Judge

Mike Sullivan

788

100

US Congress

Brian Baird D

611

51.74

Cheryl Crist D

137

13.26

Michael Delavar R

187

18.98

Christine Webb

130

16.02

Governor (leaders)

Dino Rossi R

597

45.02

Chris Gregoire D

415

49.11

James White I

23

0.81

John W. Aiken, Jr. R

17

1.81

Lieutenant Governor

Brad Owen D

489

52.51

Marcia McCraw R

230

25.17

Jim Wiest R

165

14.25

Secretary of State

Sam Reed R

569

57.95

Jason Osgood D

331

33.82

Marilyn Montgomery Const.

63

6.52

Treasurer

Allan Martin R

445

44.41

Jim McIntire D

337

40.67

Changmook Sohn

180

14.93

Auditor

Brian Sonntag D

567

59.62

JR Dick McEntee R

324

33.59

Glenn Freeman Const.

91

6.79

Attorney General

Rob McKenna R

536

55.67

John Ladenburg D

435

44.33

Commissioner of Public

Lands

Doug Sutherland R

539

50.34

Peter J. Goldmark D

436

49.66

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler D

463

54.43

John R. Adams R

335

35.70

Curtis Fackler No party

130

9.87

Superintendent of

Public Instruction

Teresa Bergeson

378

41.64

Randy Dorn

138

30.38

Don Hansler

83

9.31

John Patterson Blair

104

8.16

State Senator

Brian Hatfield D

803

100

State Representative

Position 1

Dean Takko D

799

100

State Prepresentative

Position 2

Brian Blake D

859