ELECTION NIGHT: Mayor Vance behind in initial Sammamish Council results

Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Sammamish Mayor Tom Vance was behind opponent Tom Hornish in initial results for the Sammamish City Council race, released Tuesday night.

Hornish had a 54.97 percent lead on the incumbent Vance in a race that’s seen 5,028 votes counted so far.

The results were representative for a race that saw a tight alliance between Hornish and two other candidates for the council. Incumbent councilor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo and Christie Malchow were both ahead in their respective races Tuesday night.

Valderrama-Aramayo held a commanding 82.71 percent lead on Hank Klein in a race that saw 4,906 votes counted so far. The results were somewhat surprising for a contest in which one candidate — Klein — announced he had chosen not to actively run for the position shortly after filing for candidacy.

Malchow held a 59.22 percent lead on former councilor and mayor Mark Cross in a race that’s seen 5,110 votes counted so far. Malchow is a newcomer pol in the race against Cross, though the position was an open season race after councilor Nancy Whitten declined to run for re-election.

King County Elections will continue to update results in all area races until results are certified Nov. 24.