Swartz wins Grant County commissioner race
Contributing Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years AGO
Carolann Swartz
EPHRATA - Incumbent Grant County Commissioner Carolann Swartz was re-elected last week, beating out opponent James Liebrecht to keep her current office.
Swartz and Liebrecht, a former Moses Lake city councilmember, were up for position 2 on the Grant County Board of Commissioners.
According to the Grant County Auditor's office, 21,605 ballots were counted Tuesday night.
Voter turnout in Grant County was 59 percent this election.
The first tabulation shows Swartz receiving 11,155 votes, which represents 62 percent of total votes cast in the commissioner contest. Liebrecht received 6,618 votes, or 36 percent.
Swartz came out on top based on last weeks count, earning 4,537 more votes than her opponent,
According to the count, 215 votes were write-ins, and more than 3,000 votes were not counted due to either an over vote or under vote.
The next ballot count will took place on November 7.
According to the Auditor's office, there was an estimated 3,000 ballots left to count.
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