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Updated ballot counts: 3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez keeps lead over Republican Joe Kent

Republican David Stuebe pulls ahead of Democrat Terri Niles in 17th District House race

By Erin Middlewood, Columbian Managing Editor for Content
Published: November 6, 2024, 8:05pm

Close races in Southwest Washington remained tight after elections officials released updated ballot counts Wednesday night.

  • U.S. Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D- Skamania, maintained a lead over Republican challenger Joe Kent in the 3rd Congressional District race. Perez had 51.65 percent (169,426 votes) to Kent’s 47.98 percent (157,383 votes) districtwide, according to the Washington Secretary of State’s 6:28 p.m. tally.
  • In the 17th District House Position 2 race, Republican David Stuebe pulled 115 votes ahead of Democrat Terri Niles. Stuebe had 50.02 percent (32,333 votes) to Niles’ 49.84 percent (32,218 votes).
  • In the 17th District Senate race, Republican Paul Harris was still ahead of Democrat Marla Keethler with 50.77 percent (33,076 votes) to her 49.11 percent (31,995 votes).
  • In the 18th District Senate race, Democrat Adrian Cortes kept his lead over Republican Brad Benton. He had 50.78 percent (33,458 votes) to Benton’s 49.04 percent (32,310 votes).
  • In the 18th District House Position 2 race, Republican John Ley had a 275-vote lead over Democrat John Zingale. Ley had 50.13 percent (32,911 votes) to Zingale’s 49.72 percent (32,636 votes).
  • In the Clark County councilor races, Wil Fuentes kept his lead, with 52.03 percent (15,857 votes) to Chuck Keplar’s 47.23 percent (14,395 votes). Joe Zimmerman had a 45-vote edge over Matt Little, with 49.72 percent (18,006 votes) to Little’s 49.59 percent (17,961 votes).
  • Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would pay for 80 new police officers, was still failing, with 48.93 percent approval (30,999 votes).

The Clark County Elections Office reported it had about 62,000 ballots left to count as of Wednesday night. The office expects to release the next set of election results at 5 p.m. Thursday.

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