Salomon extends Shoreline Council lead to 28 votes; McClelland stays within range for hand recount

By Evan Smith

Shoreline City Council candidate Jesse Salomon extended his lead over opponent Robin McClelland to 28 votes Wednesday from the 22-vote lead he held Tuesday,

McClelland stayed within range for a mandatory hand recount.

State law requires a machine recount when two candidates are within 0.5 percent of their combined total after County officials certify results Nov. 29. Counties must do a hand recount when the candidates are within 0.25 percent of the two-candidate total.

Salomon had 7,113 votes Wednesday to 7,085 for McClelland.

With a combined total of 14,198 votes a difference of 70 votes or fewer would trigger a machine recount; a difference of 35 votes or fewer would require a hand recount.

Of the 17,209 ballots counted for the City of Shoreline, 2,966 left the position blank, and 45 contained write-in votes for the position.

The Wednesday count was part of a countywide voter turnout of 49.45 percent, compared to an expected final turnout of 52 percent.