Washington County Commissioners Nafisa Fai, left, and Pam Treece are in a race for Washington County chair. Initial returns show Treece leading.
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Washington County Commissioner Pam Treece is leading fellow commissioner Nafisa Fai in the race for county chair, initial returns show.
As of 8 p.m., Treece carried 38% of the vote compared to 34% for Fai. Outside challenger Jenny Kamprath trails with 28% of the vote.
Democratic Commissioners Fai and Treece ran to replace outgoing Chair Kathryn Harrington and will likely face off again in a November runoff. Republican challenger Jenny Kamprath also ran.
In the lead-up to the election, candidates zeroed in on the expansion of the tech industry in Washington County and how the county dealt with last year’s surge of immigration enforcement.
Monteblanco leads District 2
In the race for the commission’s District 2 seat, former Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District Director Felicita Monteblanco held a firm lead of 52% over retired banker Stevan Kirkpatrick and Multnomah County prosecutor Blayne Soleymani-Pearson, who held 24% and 23.% of the vote, respectively.
The district covers north Beaverton, Raleigh Hills, Cedar Mill, Rock Creek, and Helvetia, and is currently represented by Treece.
Callaway leads District 4, runoff likely
Former Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway led the race for District 4 with 36% of the vote.
Former nurse Ayla Hofler, current Hillsboro City Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair, former Hillsboro Councilor Anthony Martin, county land use planner Paul Schaefer, and Habitat for Humanity board member Kimberly Culbertson each held less than 20% of the vote.
If the current results hold, the races for county chair and District 4 are headed for a November runoff.
The runoff is triggered if a single candidate does not earn more than 50% of the vote. In those cases, the names of the top two finishers in the May race will appear on the November ballot.
Six candidates ran to fill district 4, a seat covering western Washington County held for the last eight years by Jerry Willey.
