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Though the results won’t be certified until Nov. 29, and a handful of votes will still be tallied in the coming days, the results of Tuesday’s election are resonating in Clark County.
As has been the trend here in recent years, voters tended to favor incumbents and Republicans, with the prominent exception of the 49th Legislative District. But there are some subtle trends and surprises, too.
Check out our five takeaways from this year’s election.
The races for Clark County council are now settled after Tanisha Harris, candidate for the District 3 position, called John Blom on Friday to congratulate him on his victory.
On Tuesday’s election night, the race was within less than 200 votes, and neither side was ready to concede defeat. But by Friday afternoon, Republican Blom had expanded his vote count to 20,906 to Democrat Harris’ 19,911 with an estimated 10,500 ballots left to count.
On Thursday, Roman Battan conceded to Eileen Quiring, meaning that the county council will be made up entirely of Republicans with the exception of Chair Marc Boldt, no party preference.
“I think we had the right message for what Clark County needs right now,” said Blom, who added that his experience on the board of Columbia River Mental Health Services, the county planning commission and his experience as a real estate agent resonated with voters.
Read the full story: Blom, Quiring to join Clark County council.
Clark County’s Elections office is still counting ballots, but the vast majority have been tallied, so far giving Democrat Hillary Clinton a slight edge over Republican President-elect Donald Trump, 45.5 percent to 44.7 percent as of Friday morning.
Maps below and on Page A2 in today’s edition of The Columbian show how the county’s precincts voted and how each of the state’s 39 counties voted (with data from the Washington State Secretary of State’s office) as of results reported Friday morning. Clark County and the state mirror the rest of the country with pockets of urban blues surrounded by suburban pinks and rural reds.
In the county, Vancouver, Camas, Ridgefield and Woodland were strong or leaning Democrat, while the rest of the county leaned or was staunchly Republican.
Read the full story: Here’s how Clark County voted in presidential race.
Veterans don’t quit serving when they leave the military; they often find new missions.
That was just one of the messages when the community gathered for Friday’s Veterans Day observance.
In addition to thanking Clark County’s veterans, the event also offered some emotional insights into life as a family member of someone who has served — or is serving — in the armed forces.
And those identities often overlap. One of the few World War II veterans in the assembly hall drew a lot of “thank you” handshakes after the event, but that’s not why he attended; the 94-year-old was there to honor his brother, who was killed in 1942.
Clark County manager Mark McCauley, the keynote speaker, spent 20 years in the Army, with a final posting that brought his family to this area. Mark and Elizabeth McCauley’s three children have benefited from being part of a military family, he said. In addition to seeing the nation and the world, “They have seen sacrifice and dedication in action.”
Read the full story: Veterans Day observance honors ‘sacrifice and dedication.’
