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' Page A-18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at 73.3 continued from page A- 1 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. 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