Winning candidates, clockwise from upper left: new Orcas Fire commissioner Clyde Duke and incumbents Perry Pugh, Lauren Stephens, and Christa Campbell. -
Winning candidates, clockwise from upper left: new Orcas Fire commissioner Clyde Duke and incumbents Perry Pugh, Lauren Stephens, and Christa Campbell.

Local incumbents are all reelected


June 17, 2008 · Updated 3:50 PM 

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Every incumbent on Lopez and Orcas who was on the ballot Nov. 4 was reelected, as was Clyde Duke, who was chosen to serve on the Orcas Fire Commission in a race between challengers.

The results below were as of last Friday, Nov. 7. Only a few ballots remained to be counted as of Monday, Nov. 10, according to the San Juan County Elections Department. These ballots won’t change any of the results, county Elections Supervisor Dan Gillespie said.

Orcas Fire commissioner: Clyde Duke 977 (60.05 percent), Judith Leraas Cook, 647 (39.77 percent). (Incumbent John Erly was knocked out of the race in the September primary election.)

Orcas Port commissioner: Incumbent Al Edwards 799 (56.55 percent), Ed LeCocq, 579 (40.98 percent).

Eastsound Sewer commissioner: Incumbent Perry Pugh 184 (53.03 percent), Joseph Schons, 162 (46.69 percent).

Lopez School Board: Incumbent Christa Campbell 564 (57.26 percent), Helen Cosgrove 417 (42.34 percent).

Lopez School Board: Incumbent Lauren Stephens 514 (51.66 percent), Jim Brady 473 (47.54 percent).

Lopez Port commissioner: Incumbent Larry Hendel 712 (72.95 percent), Kim Smith 262 (26.84 percent).

Fisherman Bay Sewer Commissioner Jim Smith was reelected with 41 votes, but even though he had no opponent on the ballot, he faced a write-in campaign on behalf of Brian Kvistad, who got 28 votes.

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