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It was also a successful
night for Dan Griffey and Drew
MacEwen, the two Republicans
representing the 35th District
in the state Legislature. In the
first count, MacEwen received
11,885 votes (55.7 percent), and
Democratic opponent Craig
Patti 9,452 votes (44.3 percent)
in Mason County. District-wide,
MacEwen led with 25,256 votes
to Patti's 21,352.
Griffey, a firefighter who
lives in Allyn, had 12,032 voles
(55.74 percent) compared with
his Democratic opponent, Irene
Bowling, at 9,552 votes (44.26
percent) in Mason County. Dis-
trict-wide, Griffey had amassed
25,640 votes compared to Bowl-
ing s 21,408.
In the race for the Mason
County Commission, Randy
Neatherlin -- who prefers no
party affiliation -- had 11,093
votes (55.17 percent) on the
first ballot, while his Indepen-
dent opponent Kelley McIntosh
had received 9,013 votes (44.83
percent). In the open position to
replace retiring Commissioner
Tim Sheldon, Republican Kevin
Shutty had 11,232 votes (53.46
percent) compared to Democrat
Roslynne Reed with 9,746 votes.
On the first ballot, Mason
County residents were over-
whelmingly rejecting the initia-
tive to form a county metropoli-
tan park district, with 12,396
voters voting against the dis-
trict and 6,516 voting yes.
The second count was sched-
uled to be released at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, after the Journal
went to print.
The canvassing board is
scheduled to canvass referred
ballots at 2 p.m. Nov. 28, and
release the final ballot count
at 4 p.m. that day. The county
canvassing beard is set to cer-
tify the election results at 2 p.m.
Nov. 29.
The Mason County AuditolZs
Office tallied 22,992 ballots on
the first count, taking voter par-
ticipation up to 73.3 percent at
that point, said county auditor
Karen Herr. Herr said she pre-
dicts voter turnout will reach 87
percent in Mason County.
Employees picked up about
5,000 ballots at polling sites
throughout the county on Tues-
day, and many Of them will be
counted on Wednesday, Herr
said.
"It's been a steady stream all
day," she said.
Herr has worked on election
nights for 25 years, and this was
Journal photo by Michael Heinbach
State House of Representatives incumbent Drew MacEwen and Mason County
commissioner elect Kevin Shutty react to election results Tuesday night at Smoking Mo's
restaurant in downtown Shelton.
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
Twenty-five minutes before the polls closed at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Shelton resident Jennifer Leonard casts her votes
and drops them into the ballot box at the Mason County
Auditor's Office. She was inspired bya phone call from her
son. "My son told me to get my butt down here," she said.
her third presidential election
as county auditor.
"The voters: have been highly
spirited, very passionate," she
said. "There's not a lot of people
who were indecisive -- they
were always willing to share
(their opinions)."
In the first tally on Tuesday
night, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray
had received 11,796 votes in
Mason County and her Repub-
lican challenger Chris Vance
had 10,671. In the race for state
governor, Republican challeng-
er Bill Bryant -- who spent his
childhood on Hood Canal --had
received 11,947 votes compared
to 10,477 votes for incumbent
Jay Inslee.
Local Republican candidates
were mostly all smiles as re-
turns came in Tuesday night
at Smoking Mo's restaurant in
Shelton.
Shortly before 8 p.m., Shutty
and MacEwen briefly removed
themselves from the crowded
downstairs area to the busi-
ness's upstairs, where the can-
didates and their family mem-
bers watched the returns away
from the crowd.
Less than a half hour later,
nervous anticipation gave way
to smiles, cheers of elation and
hugs as beth Shutty and MacE-
wen were declared winners in
their respective races. The two
made their way back to the
restaurant's main dining area
amid a fanfare fit for victors.
The 31-year-old Shutty
earned the District 2 seat at
the county level being vacated
by 12-year commissioner Tim
Sheldon.
"It's very humbling that the
people would put their trust in
me to lead this county forward,"
Shutty told the Journal. "And I
believe they did that because I
ran a positive campaign. I talk-
ed about the issues that really
resonate with the people here.
It's about creating opportunity
for everyone here in Mason
County. I'm just very humbled
to know that the people agree
with me and I just look forward
to getting to work on their be-
half."
MacEwen was elected to his
third two-year term in Olym-
pia, representing a legislative
district that includes all of Ma-
son County as well as portions
of Kitsap and Thurston coun-
ties.
Getting elected might have
been a little more "rewarding
the third time around for MacE-
wen, who credited the win to his
service at the state Capitol.
"I think the biggest thing
that appealed to the voters is
my record over the last four
years, working with all groups
of people, whether it be ones
who traditionally are behind me
or those who aren't," MacEwen
said. "rve always looked for a
solution and I'm going to contin-
ue to do that. It's very humbling
to be elected once again and I
look forward to getting back at
it in January."
Later in the evening, Griffey
joined the festivities to celebrate
his re-election to the state rep-
resentative Position 1 seat he's
held since taking office in Janu-
ary 2015.
But the evening's shining
star was Shutty, a public infor-
mation officer for the State of
Washington's House of Repre-
sentatives, first-time local can-
didate and resident of Mason
County for about five years.
After MacEwen gave a brief
victory speech, he yielded the
floor to Shutty, who thanked his
family and supporters for help-
ing him earn his victory.
"I think my message of work-
ing for everybody to bring the
county forward resonated with
the people," Shutty said. "The
people of Mason County, they
value hard work dedication.
They value transparency and
accountability and those are the
things I talked about during my
campaign. I think that's what
really resonated with people."
Neatherlin said Wednesday
morning that he was nervous
as he watched the results come
back Tuesday night at 2 Mar-
garitas in Allyn.
"As soon as it came up, ev-
eryone started screaming," he
said. "Honestly, I went down
to one knee and thanked God
for the opportunity to have the
strength to do good things for
my community."
In a phone interview
Wednesday, Reed, a Skokomish
tribal member who has served
on many boards and organiza-
tions, said she plans to stay ac-
tive in her community.
"I've always been a civic-
minded person, so I tried to do
what I thought was right, which
is running for office," she said.
McIntosh said in a phone
interview Wednesday that she
appreciated all of the support
through her campaign.
"I can't say I have a reac-
tion right now, other than, you
know, it is what it is," she said.
"I think we did the campaign --
all my friends and family and
supporters -- I think we did the
very best we could, and I am
very, very appreciative to every-
one who helped."
Patti said he was disappoint-
ed that his race was not closer,
adding that he was disappoint-
ed with the low voter turnout.
Patti said he plans to spend
more time with his family now
that the campaign is over.
"I'm proud of the campaign
we ran; I think it was a positive
campaign and we focused on
the issues," he said. "I have no
regrets."
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