Preliminary Election Results Released for Stevens and Ferry Counties

General election results for Stevens and Ferry counties are still being counted, however, current tabulations provide an indication of the winning parties. According to election department officials, the election results for both of the counties will be certified on Nov. 25.

STEVENS COUNTY

Chewelah

The candidates for Chewelah mayor are Lindsay Baxter and Tracy Ling. Election officials stated that Baxter is in the lead as of Monday, Nov. 10, with 328 (67.35%) of the 487 counted votes,

followed by Ling with 138 votes (28.34%). Twenty-one votes (4.31%) were written in.

The candidates for Chewelah City Council, Position 1, are Katie Roberts and Shane

Fairweather. Roberts leads with 299 (65%) of the 460 counted votes, with

Fairweather trailing with 75 (16.3%) of the votes, according to officials. Eighty-six votes (18.7%) were written-in.

The candidates for Chewelah City Council, Position 2, are James B. Caruso and Sharon

Ludwig. Election officials said Caruso is trailing with 216 (43.55%) of the 496 votes, while Ludwig sits at 278 (56.05%) votes; two (0.4%) votes were write-ins.

Jon Hardy-McCauliff and Ronald L. McCoy are the candidates for Chewelah City Council,

Position 3. Out of 485 votes, Hardy-McCauliff currently holds 293 (60.41%), with McCoy

behind at 190 (39.18%), according to election officials. The remaining two votes (0.41%) are write-ins.

Lonnie Hoxie and Tim Dollar are the Chewelah City Council, Position 6 candidates.

Officials stated that Hoxie held 354 (72.69%) votes, while Dollar had 131 (26.9%) of the 487 total votes. Two of the votes (0.41%) were write-ins.

Candice Capoeman and Paula Randall are the candidates for Chewelah City Council at

Large. Officials indicated that Randall was in the lead with 334 (77.67%) votes out of 430 total, with Capoeman behind at 91 (21.16%) votes. Five of the votes (1.16%) are write-ins.

Colville

The candidates for Colville City Council at Large are Muriel S. Meyer and Thomas

Carpenter. Meyer was ahead, according to officials, with 640 (66.05%) of 969 votes, and Carpenter with 321 (33.13%) votes. Eight of the total votes (0.83%) were write-ins.

Marcus

Chris Fox and Ethan Jennings are the candidates for Marcus mayor. Jennings was behind, with 21 (33.33%) of the 63 total votes, and Fox held 42 (66.67%).

Northport

The candidates for the mayor of Northport are Karene Balcom and Phillip Naylor.

Balcom held 62 (82.67%) of the 75 total votes, while Naylor had 13 (17.33%) votes, according to officials.

Northport School District

The candidates for the Northport School District Director at Large 5 at Lisa (Fry) Warner

and Chad R. Arcand. Officials noted there were three (0.8%) write-in votes, 153 (40.43%) votes for Warner, and 221 (58.78%) votes for Arcand out of a total of 376 votes.

Mary Walker School District

Jedd Canfield and Thad Stenlund are the candidates for the Mary Walker School District

Director District 1. Canfield held the lead with 411 (73.39%) votes, while Stenlund

had 144 (25.71%) of the 560 total votes, according to officials. Out of those votes, five (0.89%) were written-in.

Onion Creek School District

The candidates for Onion School District Director Position 1 are Deryk Lamb, who sat at 33 (37.08%) votes, and Lennifer Leone Miller, who held 54 (60.67%) votes, officials stated.

Out of the 89 total votes, two (2.25%) were write-ins.

Stevens County Fire Protection District 4, Proposition 1: Levy

Citizens of Stevens County were called to vote on a Fire District Levy this year. Officials indicated that the levy will pass, with 422 (55.02%) of the 767 votes being “Levy

Yes,” and 345 (44.98%) being “Levy No.”

Fire District 12

Sharyl McBride and Duggan Harman are the candidates for Fire District 12 Commissioner

1. Out of 242 total votes, McBride led with 188 (77.69%) votes, and Harman sat

at 53 (21.49%) votes, officials said. Two votes (0.83%) were written-in.

FERRY COUNTY

Fire District 3

The Fire District 3 Commissioner 3 candidates are Al Kowitz and Jake Cook. Officials said out of 259 total votes, Kowitz sat at 147 (56.76%) votes, and Cook held 112 (43.24%).