Blankenship leads Marshall in Adams County Commission race
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 5 months AGO
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | August 4, 2020 10:06 PM
RITZVILLE — Challenger Dan Blankenship has a substantial lead over incumbent John Marshall in the race for Adams County commissioner in early results from the primary election Aug. 4.
Jay Weise, Othello, is leading Ken Johnson, also of Othello, in the race for the open commission seat. Incumbent commissioner Roger Hartwig did not seek reelection.
In unofficial results released Tuesday night, Blankenship, of Ritzville, had 509 votes to 204 votes for Marshall, also of Ritzville. The third candidate in the race, Ritzville resident Glen Stockwell, had 153 votes.
Marshall is running for his third term on the commission. The two candidates who receive the most votes will advance to the general election in November.
Weise, currently the Adams County emergency management director, had 200 votes to 86 for Johnson, owner of Johnson’s Glass in Othello.
In the race for Washington Senate, Ninth District incumbent Mark Schoesler has a comfortable lead over challenger Jenn Goulet, both in Adams County and in the Ninth District.
Schoesler, Ritzville, has 1,182 votes in Adams County to 276 votes for Goulet, Pasco. Districtwide, Schoesler had 14,937 votes to 7,276 votes for Goulet.
Incumbent Mary Dye has a substantial lead over challenger Brett Borden in the race for the Ninth District, Position No. 1 seat in the Washington House of Representatives. Dye was leading in Adams County and in the district. In Adams County Dye, a Republican from Pomeroy, had 1,220 votes to 172 votes for Borden, Pullman, running as the Libertarian candidate. Districtwide, Dye had 16,381 votes to 4,511 votes for Borden.
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