Eight candidates running unopposed for local office in Thurston County were on track to secure their sought-after elected positions as of election night.
Three of those candidates, Tillie Naputi-Pullar for Thurston County Auditor and Chrisy Peters for Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney and Paul Wohl for Thurston County District Court Judge Position 3, are seeking their first terms.
The Thurston County Elections Division had counted 96.06% of the vote, 47,595 votes, for Naputi-Pullar against 1,951, 3.94%, write-in votes as of 8:22 p.m. on election night.
Incumbent Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall did not file for re-election and has endorsed Naputi-Pullar as her replacement.
Naputi-Pullar currently serves as the elections administrator for the Thurston County Auditor’s Office, a position she has held for over 20 years.
Peters had 47,384 votes, 96.49%, in her favor against 1,724 write-in votes, 3.51%, as of 8:22 p.m. on election night.
Incumbent Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim did not file for re-election and has endorsed Peters as his replacement.
Peters has spent three decades as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Thurston County, including 16 years as the department’s chief of staff.
Wohl had 45,648 votes, 98.06%, in his favor against 901 write-in votes, 1,94% as of 8:22 p.m. on election night.
Incumbent Judge Brett Buckley did not file for re-election and has endorsed Wohl as his replacement.
Wohl has served as a Thurston County District Court commissioner for the last 12 years.
Thurston County officials running unopposed for re-election are District 3 Commissioner Tye Menser, Coroner Gary Warnock, Treasurer Jeff Gadman and District Court Judges Kalo Wilcox and Sam Meyer.
The Thurston County Elections Division had counted 47,139 votes, 95.85%, for Menser against 2,041 votes, 4.15%, for write-in candidates as of 8:22 p.m. on election night.
Menser was first elected to the Thurston County Board of Commissioners in 2019.
As of election night, Warnock had 49,347 votes, 97.30%, counted in his favor, while 1,368 votes, 2.70%, went to write-in candidates.
Warnock was first elected Thurston County Coroner in 2007.
The Thurston County Elections Division had counted 46,925 votes, 96.62%, for Gadman, against 1,641 votes, 3.38%, for write-in candidates as of 8:22 p.m. on election night.
Gadman was first elected Thurston County Treasurer in 2017.
Kalo Wilcox, running for Thurston County District Court Position 1, had 45,999 votes, 97.96%, counted in her favor as of 8 p.m. on election night. A total of 956 votes, 2.04%, went to write-in candidates.
Wilcox has been a Thurston County District Court judge for the last 16 years.
Sam Meyer, running for Thurston County District Court Position 2, had 45,887 votes counted in his favor, 97.97%, as of 8:22 p.m. on election night, against 954 votes, 2.03%, for write-in candidates.
Meyer has been a Thurston County District Court judge for the last 18 years.
