Tuesday, Election Officials in the Mason County Auditor’s Office counted 1,427 ballots from the November 3rd General Election. The only notable changes are still in Shelton’s Transportation Improvements Sale Tax measure which is failing by a slightly larger margin and in the 35th District Senator race where the incumbent builds on his lead.
The City of Shelton’s Sales and Use Tax for Transportation Improvements (Transportation Benefits District), is failing now by 77 votes. The measure has 51.34% rejecting the TBD. That’s 1,473 voting “No” and 1,396 voting “Yes”.
In the 35th Legislative District State Senator race, incumbent Republican Drew MacEwen has increased his lead on Democrat Carolina Majia. MacEwen now has a 585-vote lead on Majia. Thursday’s results show 38,968 (50.31%) voting for MacEwen and 38,383 (49.56%) voting for Majia with 98 write-ins (0.13%).
There were no significant changes in the remaining races although the differences have generally gotten smaller.
In the race for Mason County Commissioner District 3, Democrat Miguel Gutierrez remains ahead of Republican George Blush. Gutierrez now has 48.73% (14,419 votes). Blush now has 44.84% (13,268 votes). And there are now 1,905 write-ins or 6.44%. The bulk of the write-ins are assumed to be for Jackie Jewett.
In the race for Mason County Auditor, Democrat Tamra “Tam” Ingwaldson still leads incumbent Republican Steve Duenkel. Ingwaldson now has 51.34% of the vote (15,299 votes) while Duenkel now has 48.49% (14,451 votes) with 52 write-ins (0.17%).
In the race for Mason County Clerk, Tammy Clark maintains her lead on incumbent Charles Rhodes, now 56.05% to 41.71%. Clark now has 14,565 votes to Rhodes’ 10,565 votes with 565 write-ins which account for 2.23% of the vote.
In the Mason County Treasurer race, Brittany Pearson leads Randy Lewis 53.74% to 46.17%. Pearson now has 15,968 votes to Lewis’ 13,718 votes with 28 write-ins (0.09%).
For Mason PUD 3 Commissioner District 2, Randy Neatherlin continues to lead Mick Sprouffske. Neatherlin has 50.47% (12,604 votes) to 48.65% (12,151 votes) with 220 write-ins (0.88%).
The Southside School District’s Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy continues to pass now with 60.55% approval. That’s 637 voting “Yes” and 415 voting “No”.
The Pioneer School District’s Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy is still passing with 57.57% approval. That’s 3,223 voting “Yes” and 2,375 voting “No”.
Timberland Regional Library District’s Regular Property Tax Levy Lid Lift for Library Services, Operations and Maintenance is still passing now with 56.74% approval across the five counties: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston. That’s 128,185 voting “Yes” and 97,750 voting “No”. When you look at individual county results, voters in Lewis County rejected the measure with 54.66% “No”.
Andrea Heisel, Timberland Regional Library Interim Executive Director, released a statement Monday thanking voters for their support:
“On behalf of Timberland Regional Library, thank you to everyone who participated in this important election.
“With the approval of the library levy, TRL will be able to restore open, staffed hours across our five counties, increase our new materials purchasing and reduce wait times, and work with communities to maintain and update our buildings.
“During this time, we have engaged with our communities in deep and meaningful ways and we will continue this work forward. You have shown us how much you value your local Timberland Library branch and we are excited to build this next version alongside our communities across the five counties. We will continue listening to our communities, adapting to their evolving needs, and being responsible stewards of every public dollar entrusted to us.?
“Your library, your future, your choice. We look forward to helping you find your next great read, learn a new skill, or discover something new. See you at the library!”
For 35th Legislative District State Representative Position 1, incumbent Republican Dan Griffey’s lead Democrat Jim Pierson is now 52.47% to 47.4%. That’s 39,692 voting for Griffey and 35,858 voting for Pierson with 104 write-ins (0.14%).
Incumbent Republican Travis Couture leads Democrat Maria Littlesun for 35th Legislative District State Representative Position 2, 52.23% to 47.64%. Couture now has 39,508 votes to Littlesun’s 36,037 votes with 97 write-ins (0.13%).
In the race for 6th Congressional District U.S. Representative, incumbent Democrat Emily Randall continues to lead Republican challenger Teresa Fox, now 62.78% (218,338 votes) to 37% (128,674 votes) with 775 write-ins (0.22%)
State Measures:
Initiative 645 – repealing the millionaires tax:
57.96% voting “No”
Initiative 001 – repealing amendments to certain rights of parents:
52.4% voting “No”
Initiative 638 – prohibiting biological males from girls’ sports:
55.99% voting “Yes”
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court – Justice Position #01:
Colleen Melody leads Scott Edwards 59.9% to 39.84% with 0.25% write-ins
Supreme Court – Justice Position #03:
Jaime Michelle Hawk leads David Stevens 57.69% to 41.99% with 0.32% write-ins
Supreme Court – Justice Position #04:
Sean O’Donnell leads Ian Birk 50.52% to 49.1% with 0.37% write-ins
Supreme Court – Justice Position #05:
Theo Angelis leads Dave Larson 55.65% to 44.05% with 0.3% write-ins
Supreme Court – Justice Position #07:
Debra Stephens leads Todd Bloom 63.439% to 36.33% with 0.28% write-ins
Election officials in the Mason County Auditor’s Office counted 30,613 ballots from the November 3rd election. There are an estimated 200 ballots left to be counted in the County, over 52,000 in the State. Additional results are expected around 6 PM Friday, November 13, 2026.