Grant County Election results
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Ephrata Mayor-Elect Steve Oliver won his race by 118 votes. He received 937 votes in total.
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EPHRATA — The Grant County Election results were certified Tuesday with around 16,000 voters having filed ballots.
Ephrata
Columbia Basin Hospital bond:
Yes – 1,268 (43.35%)
No – 1,657 (56.65%)
Columbia Basin Hospital Commissioner 2
Pamela McLaren – 1,892
Danny Bohnet – 675
Mayor:
Bruce Reim – 819
Steve Oliver – 937
Council position 1:
James Mathis – 1,189
Council position 2:
Kathleen M. Harris – 1,203
Council position 3:
Matt Moore – 1,309
Council position 4:
Phil Borck – 1,281
School board position 3:
Casey Devine – 2,040
School board position 4:
Jim Adams – 1,940
School board position 5:
Matthew Truscott – 1,929
Moses Lake
Council position 1:
Deanna Martinez – 1,547
Jeremy Davis – 2,166
Council position 2:
Dustin Swartz – 2,595
Council position 4:
Mark Fancher – 2,703
Council position 5:
Jim Perez – 1,051
Joel Graves – 2,613
School board position 2:
Paul R. Hill – 5,229
School board position 4:
Lila Baker – 2,117
Mike Nordsten – 4,598
Quincy
Mayor:
Manny Rodriguez – 354
Paul Worley – 626
Council position 2
Jeff Spence – 525
Rob Madera – 455
Council position 4:
Andrew Royer – 642
Rey Esparza – 341
Council position 5:
Dave Dormier – 566
Pete Shelton – 369
School board position 1:
Kacey Kiehn – 1,567
School board position 2:
Chad Lower – 1,446
Mattawa
Mattawa Community Medical Clinic levy lid lift:
Yes – 195 (34.64%)
No – 368 (65.36%)
Council position 3
Silvia Barajas – 52
Council position 4:
Antonio Acosta – 40
Council position 7:
Wendy Lopez – 45
School board position 2:
Nick Trejo – 362
School board position 5:
Elia Mendoza – 191
Luke Jenne – 318
Warden
Council position 2
Agapito “Speedy” Gonzalez – 150
Council position 3:
Omar Pruneda – 146
School board position 1:
Shane Cox – 388
School board position 2:
Tiffany Hymas – 377
School board position 4
Bryce Cox – 380
School board position 5:
Ryan Arredondo – 72
Shawn Clausen – 356
Soap Lake
Mayor:
Peter Sharp – 206
Write-in candidate – 186
Note: Karen Woodhouse had run as a write-in candidate, but not all write-in votes were necessarily cast for her. Further details will be provided as the ballots are reviewed.
Council position 3:
Andrew Arnold – 287
Council position 4:
Kayleen Bryson – 328
School board position 2:
Donald Clark – 579
School board position 5:
Rebecca Leavell – 410
Mark Novik – 314
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