Incumbent Kostick Still Behind Kelly in PUD Race; Separated by 618 Votes

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Lewis County Public Utility District’s 14-year incumbent, Commissioner Ben Kostick is still trailing with 48.4 percent of the vote behind challenger Micheal Kelly’s 50.4 percent, after the second count of the votes on Wednesday.

“I believe that with the 589 votes that I have in the lead, will carry me through,” Kelly said. “I really feel honored to have this opportunity. I really look forward to making positive changes down there at the PUD — that’s my number one priority.”

Although the percentages remain the same, the number of votes Kostick is behind increased to 618.



“I think there’s still plenty of votes to be counted … we’ll just have to wait and see. I’ll be hanging on every ballot count. I’m not going to give up yet,” Kostick said  on Tuesday night.

The Lewis County Elections office will release a new count after receiving 500 or more ballots.