Two candidates for Tacoma School Board remain just inches apart following a count of additional ballots from Tuesday’s primary election.
On Wednesday, the Pierce County Auditor’s Office reported that in the race for Position 5, challenger Kim Washington remained ahead of incumbent Kim Golding by 45 votes.
Karen Vialle, a former Tacoma mayor and current substitute teacher in Tacoma, was the leader in that four-way race, with more than 51 percent of the votes cast.
Washington, an administrator at Clover Park Technical College, has 20.11 percent and Golding, a respiratory therapist running for her second six-year term on the board, has 19.92 percent.
The top two vote-getters will move on to the general election in November. More ballots will be counted Thursday afternoon. The auditor’s office estimates that about 600 ballots remain to be counted countywide, based on the number of ballots mailed out to voters.
Ballots must be postmarked no later than the Aug. 16 election day. Election results are scheduled to be certified Aug. 31.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION | Register here
We welcome comments. Please keep them civil, short and to the point. ALL CAPS, spam, obscene, profane, abusive and off topic comments will be deleted. Repeat offenders will be blocked. Thanks for taking part — and abiding by these simple rules. A thorough explanation of rules of conduct can be found in our Terms of Service. If you have any questions, including why your comment may not be showing immediately after you submit it, be sure to visit the commenting FAQ.