Stevens and Ferry Counties Certify Election Results

The general election results for Stevens and Ferry Counties were officially certified on Nov. 25. The results include: 

STEVENS COUNTY 

City of Chewelah 

Lindsay Baxter won the election for the Chewelah Mayor, finishing with 606 (67.11%) of the total 903 votes. The other candidate, Tracy Ling, held 260 (28.76%) votes, while 37 (4.1%) votes were written in. 

The candidates for Chewelah City Council Position 1 were Katie Roberts and Shane Fairweather. Roberts won the race with 563 (65.93%) out of 854 total votes, while 158 (18.5%) were write-ins and 133 (15.57%) votes were for Fairweather. 

The candidates for Chewelah City Council Position 2 were James B. Caruso and Sharon Ludwig. Ludwig won the election with 512 (56.33%) of the 909 total votes cast. Caruso came behind with 395 (43.45%), and the last two (0.22%) votes were write-ins. 

Jon Hardy-McCauliff won the election for Chewelah Council Position 3, ending with 566 (63.74%) votes. Out of the 888 total votes, 316 (35.92%) were for Ronald L. McCoy, and three (0.34%) were written in. 

Lonnie Hoxie and Tim Dollar ran for Chewelah City Council Position 6. A total of 897 votes were cast, with 670 (74.69%) going for Hoxie, 225 (25.08%) for Dollar and two (0.22%) written in. 

The candidates for Chewelah City Council at Large were Candice Capoeman and Paula Randall, with Randall coming in first with 645 (80.32%) of the 803 total votes. Capoeman finished with 149 (18.56%) votes, and nine (1.12%) were written in. 

City of Colville 

Muriel S. Meyer and Thomas Carpenter were the candidates for the Colville City Council at Large, where a total of 1,047 votes were cast. Meyer won with 698 (66.67%) votes, Carpenter ended with 341 (32.57%) votes, and eight votes (0.76%) were written in. 

Town of Marcus 

Chris Fox and Ethan Jennings both ran for Mayor. Fox finished the race with 45 (62.5%) votes and Jennings with 27 (37.5%). The total number of ballots cast was 72. 

Town of Northport 

The candidates for the Mayor were Karene Balcom and Phillip Naylor. Balcom won the race with 77 (85.56%) of the 90 total votes, while Naylor garnered 13 (14.44%) votes. 

Northport School District 

The candidates for the Northport School District Director at Large 5 were Lisa (Fry) Warner and Chad R. Arcand. The race ended with 265 (59.02%) votes for Arcand, 180 (40.09%) votes for Warner , and four (0.89%) write-ins.. 

Mary Walker School District 

Jedd Canfield and Thad Stenlund were the candidates for the Mary Walker School District Director, District 1. Canfield finished in the lead with 614 (72.15%) votes, while Stenlund ended with 229 (26.91%) of the 851 total votes. Out of those votes, eight (0.94%) were written-in. 

Onion Creek School District 

Deryk Lamb and Jennifer Leone Miller both ran for the Onion Creek School District Director Position 1. Ninety-eight votes were counted with Miller coming out on top with 61 (62.24%) votes, 35 (37.51%) for Lamb and two (2.04%) written in. 

Stevens County Fire Protection District 4, Proposition 1: Levy 

Citizens of Stevens County were called to vote on a Fire District Levy this year. The levy passed with 642 (55.49%) of votes being “Levy Yes” and 515 (44.51%) being “Levy No.” 

Fire District 12 

Sharyl McBride and Duggan Harman ran for Fire District 12 Commissioner 1. Out of 304 total votes, McBride won with 219 (72.04%) votes, while Harman secured 82 (26.97%) votes. Three votes (0.99%) were written-in. 

FERRY COUNTY 

Fire District 3 

The Fire District 3 Commissioner 3 candidates were Al Kowitz and Jake Cook. Out of 259 total votes, Kowitz finished with 184 (57.14%) votes, and Cook with 138 (42.86%).