Kyle Curtis, LaDon Linde in lead for return to Yakima County commissioner seats
Incumbents Kyle Curtis and LaDon Linde were leading their races for Yakima County commissioner on Tuesday.
Curtis was in front of challenger Susan Soto Palmer 6,013 votes to 4,091 in District 2, which includes East Yakima, parts of Terrace Heights and Union Gap.
Linde led Elpidia Saavedra, the mayor of Toppenish, 4,936 votes to 2,179 in District 3, which covers much of the Lower Valley.
The results are unofficial, and the Yakima County Auditor’s Office will continue to count ballots in the days ahead. As of Tuesday night, local elections officials had counted 42,444 ballots, with more than 30,000 on hand left to count. In Washington, ballots can be counted if they are postmarked on or before Nov. 5, and more ballots will continue to arrive by mail in the days ahead.