The primary election pared large fields to just two candidates. Those finalists will square off in the Nov. 8 general election.
In a five-way race for mayor in Buckley, incumbent John Blanusa garnered 34.31 percent of the vote, finishing second. He trailed current City Councilwoman Pat Johnson, who finished with 39.74 percent. Mark McNally and Bev Schneider each received about 10 percent support and Randy Reed finished with 5 percent.
In the race for the District 5 seat on the Enumclaw School Board, incumbent Andy Willner finished third among four candidates. Moving ahead were Chris Van Hoof, with almost 40 percent of the vote, and Kathleen Michael, nearly 23 percent. Willner finished with 22 percent and Gail Olver had 15 percent of the vote.
In another race that impacts Enumclaw-area residents, Reagan Dunn outpolled Steve Hammond to earn the Republican nod for the District 9 seat on the Metropolitan King County Council. Both are current council members, but - due to redistricting and a reduction of the council from 13 members to nine - they now live in the same district.
One more race that was unkind to an incumbent was in Bonney Lake, where Mayor Bob Young finished third in his bid for re-election. Taking the top spots were current councilmen Neil Johnson (41.54 percent) and Jim Rackley (24.49 percent).
Election results are unofficial until validated by the county.
