Handy continues to lead Kinzer in commission race

COLFAX - Whitman County Commission challenger Tom Handy is leading incumbent Dean Kinzer in a race that has yet to be decided.

As of 4:55 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 9,153 votes (50.25%) were tallied for Handy and 8,966 (49.23%) for Kinzer.

The next count is scheduled for Wednesday; an estimated 700 ballots remain, which are almost all duplicates, according to Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison.

Duplicate ballots are those that a person marked a vote that they crossed out and changed to a different vote, she said.

These ballots must be duplicated in full in order to go through the system to be cou...