As of press time, 1,700 ballots were left to be counted. According to the San Juan County Elections Office staff of 14,725 registered voters and ballots sent, 48% of those ballots were returned. The results are as follows:

Fire Protection District No. 2 (Orcas) Proposition No. 1 – Restoring Regular Property Tax Levy failed by 74.88% (1,055) to 25.12% (354).

Lopez had two levies on the ballot. One failed while the other passed: San Juan County Public Hospital District #2 (Lopez) Proposition No. 1 – Restoring Regular Property Tax Levy passed by 64.12% (583) to 35.79 % (325) and Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District Proposition No. 1 — Excess Property Tax Levy for 2024 passed 83.77% (774) to 16.23% (150)

Fire District 2 (Orcas Island)

Commissioner 1

Kate Hansen received 53.69% (756)

Toni Knudson received 48.31% (652)

Commissioner 2

Brian Ehrmantraut received 82.56% (1,098)

Alan Stameisen received 17.44% (232)

Commissioner 3

Randall Gaylord received 74.71% (1,016)

Nicholas Ion Negulescu received 25.29% (344)

Port of Orcas

Commissioner 3

Mia Kartiganer received 51.32% (698)

Rick Fant received 48.68% (662)

Lopez Island School District School Board

Director 3

Sarah Murphy received 85.4% (772)

David Kessler received 14.6% (132)

Many of the races were uncontested. The results are: DN Kinsey, David Lowry, Michael Stolmeier and Eric Allan Sturtz are Eastsound Sewer and Water District commissioners; Chelsie Guilford and Mark Salierno are San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 Hospital Commissioners; and Dennis Dahl and Aysa Eberle are Orcas Park and Rec Commissioners.

To see the full results visit https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20231107/sanjuan/.