LFP continues to have highest ballot return rate in King County – now more than 20 percent

By Evan Smith

Lake Forest Park continued to have the highest ballot return rate in King County in figures released late Friday, with the return rate passing 20 percent of ballots from voters in LFP.

Elections officials expected that about half the final number of ballots would be returned by Friday.

The 20.5 percent return in LFP through late Friday was well ahead of the countywide rate of 17 percent.

LFP voters face primaries for mayor and for a position on the Northshore Fire District Board in addition to voting on the Countywide veterans and human services levy.

Lake Forest Park had the highest turnout of any jurisdiction in King County in last year’s primary, when voters rejected a levy-lid-lift proposal by a 78 percent to 22 percent margin.