Latest primary vote count shows leads increasing in some races, tightening in others
Published 1:30 am Friday, August 7, 2026
The latest 2026 primary election day’s vote count has solidified or increased some leads and tightened others.
The count, which took place at 5:04 p.m. Thursday, shows incumbent Joel McEntire (R) has drawn nearly even with his democratic challenger, Terry Carlson, in the State Representative Position 2 Legislative District 19 race. Daniel Crawford (R) is now virtually even with appointed incumbent prosecutor Jason Walker (D). Appointed incumbent County Treasurer Shawn Hill (D) has lost a bit of his lead over Republican challenger Wes Cormier.
As of the latest count, 10,216 votes, 20% of a possible 52,292 registered voters have been cast in Grays Harbor County. The next expected vote count is expected Friday, Aug. 7, at 4:30 p.m.
Incumbent County Assessor Dan Lindgren (R) now leads independent challenger Josh Nuxoll by almost 11 percentage points, Charlee Paull (R) has increased her lead over Brielle Joyce (D) for Auditor, to nearly 11 percentage points. Incumbent Sheriff Darrin Wallace leads Ed Welter by nearly 22 percentage points.
The top two candidates in each race will advance to November’s general election. Incumbent Clerk Kym Foster and Coroner George Kelley are running unopposed. District Court Andrea Vingo is also running unopposed and has already advanced to the general election, incumbent District Court Judge Megan Valentine and her challenger David Mistachkin have also advanced.
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Election night vote counts (top two vote-getters listed)
U.S. Representative – Congressional District 6 (multi-county contest)
Emily Randall (D) 61.23% 105,695
Teresa Fox (R) 24.29% 42,062
State Representative Pos. 1 – Legislative District 19 (multi-county contest)
Jim Walsh (R) 55.82% 20,617
Kevin Moynihan (D) 44.03% 16,264
State Representative Pos. 2 – Legislative District 19 (multi-county contest)
Terry Carlson (D) 42.88% 15,481
Joel McEntire (R) 42.29% 15,268
State Representative Pos. 1 – Legislative District 24 (multi-county contest)
Adam Bernbaum (D) 63.77% 23,388
Eric Pratt (R) 20.24% 7,422
State Representative Pos. 2 – Legislative District 24
Marcia Kelbon (no party preference) 35.30% 12,595
Kaylee Kuehn (D) 28.04% 10,004
County Commissioner #3
Stan Sturgeon (no party preference) 54.2% 1,989
JR Streifel (R) 30.6% 1,123
Assessor
Dan Lindgren (R) 55.03% 5,406
Josh Nuxoll (I) 44.81% 4,402
Auditor
Charlee Paull (R) 55.25% 5,508
Brielle Joyce (D) 44.62% 4,449
Prosecutor
Jason Walker (D) 50.37% 4,999
Daniel Crawford (R) 49.52% 4,915
Sheriff
Darrin Wallace (no party preference) 60.71% 5,721
Ed Welter (no party preference) 38.79% 3,655
Treasurer
Shawn Hill (D) 53.61% 5,321
Wes Cormier (R) 46.24% 4,590
Measures
South Beach Regional Fire Authority – Bonds Issue
Approved 59.85% 465
Rejected 40.15% 312
Fire District No. 7 – Ambulance Excess Levy, Copalis Beach
Yes 59.09% 143
No 40.91% 99
Fire Protection District No. 12 EMS Levy
Yes 28.57% 6
No 71.43% 15
