Torres leads Perales by 101 votes in Pasco City Council race

PASCO — Leo A. Perales closed the gap between him and Nikki Torres after two days of ballot counting in the Aug. 3 primary election race for City Council.

After Wednesday's count, the margin stood at 101 votes.

The tally, so far, shows Torres with 900 votes and Perales with 799, or 39.51% and 35.07%, respectively.

In third place, Irving L. Brown Sr. has collected 451 votes, or 19.8%.

With 118 votes, Steven X. Martinez is a distant fourth with 5.18%.

Only the Top 2 vote-getters advance to the general election.

Franklin County Elections Department officials have counted 8,130 ballots, so far. The county has 39,111 registered voters.

Late-arriving ballots will be counted thoughout the certification window.Cit

Author Bio

Roger Harnack, Publisher

Roger Harnack is the co-owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. Having grown up Benton City, Roger is an award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher. He's one of only two editorial/commentary writers from Washington state to ever receive the international Golden Quill. Roger is dedicated to the preservation of local media, and the voice it retains for Eastern Washington.

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 5092356184
• Twitter: @RogerHarnack