County Election wrap-up adds 42 votes, results unchanged

A final count of the Aug. 16 primary election added 42 votes to the count with results from early counts. Tom Kammerzell of Colfax kept a close lead over Al Sorenson of Pullman in the district three port seat. Kammerzell finished with a 17-vote lead, 904 for Kammerzell and 887 for Sorenson. The other final counts in the four-man race included Alan Morgan 548 and Jeff Phelps 357.

G. Todd Vanek maintained a wider edge over Carol Stueckle in the Colfax mayoral race. Vanek finished with 290 votes, and Stueckle finished with 232. Other final counts were 183 for Tom Huntwork and 111 write-ins, a gai...