Incumbent Fred Chang is beating challenger Amy Igloi-Matsuno, despite her heavy investment in the campaign. Igloi-Matsuno spent $18,662 to Chang’s $9,212, for a total of more than $27,000. I’d say it’s safe to say that’s a record for campaign spending in a Port Orchard council race. In unofficial results, Chang had 54.57 percent of votes counted to Igloi-Matsuno’s 45.10 percent.
Kitsap County Elections Manager Dolores Gilmore on Tuesday evening reported that 35.77 percent of votes in the City of Port Orchard have been counted so far. There are 5,082 registered voters in the city. The county auditor’s office is expecting a 50 percent turnout, Gilmore said.
In the race for city council position 2, incumbent Carolyn
Powers, seeking a sixth term on the council, held a sliver of a
lead over challenger Cindy Lucarelli.
Powers had 50.35 percent of the vote to Lucarelli’s 49.01
percent.
“I don’t think I have any choice but to wait and see what comes
tomorrow,” said Powers, who has served on the council since
1988.
Lucarelli, who was defeated in 2007 in a race against veteran
councilman John Clauson, was optimistic about the results.
“I’d like to have it the other way around but, hay, that’s pretty
close, and there were a lot of ballots that were mailed in late.
I’m hoping it gets turned around,” she said.
The auditor’s office will post revised counts daily at 5
p.m.
“By Friday, we should have the majority of the ballots to be
counted,” Gilmore said.
