West, Glover, elected to Peninsula School Board; Wimberly leads incumbent Harbaugh

Developing results for three Peninsula School Board positions showed two clear winners and an incumbent in trouble.

Chuck West had a commanding lead over Claudia (Sami) Jensen, 12,143 to 8,250 votes, and Lori Glover, running unopposed, was a shoo-in with 16,709 votes

Natalie Wimberly was maintaining a very slim, but slowly widening lead over Leslie Harbaugh, the incumbent, 10,230 to 9,927 votes, for District No. 4. The percentages were 50.5 to 49. The candidates were separated by 303 votes.

The latest numbers were released by the Pierce County Election Bureau at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. Further updates are due each weekday until the election is certified Nov. 25.

“I still feel a little apprehensive,” said West on election night, despite his strong numbers. “It looks like I have a pretty good lead but it still means there is a lot of work ahead, especially if I do win. This is just the beginning.”

“We are really excited about the initial results coming in and are cautiously optimistic,” said Wimberly. “We ran a really solid campaign and am proud of what we all accomplished together.”

Harbaugh was trailing by only 182 votes Thursday and held out hope. But since then, Wimberley’s lead has widened.

Turnout was good, at about 49 percent.

This story was originally published November 5, 2019 at 12:00 AM.