The Oregon Secretary of State’s office just updated unofficial election results at 4:15 pm today, November 12th.
It’s nothing conclusive yet, but the new figures show that Charles Maughan’s lead over Andrew Struthers in the mayor’s race widened and that Jerry Ingersoll’s lead in Ward 7 narrowed.
These two contests are still up in the air due to the ranked-choice voting system.
(Photo: Jerry Ingersoll Ward 7, Charles Maughan Mayor)
Do the newly posted results include the ranked-choice voting? To be honest, we are not really sure. But it doesn’t look like it. The Secretary of State website still shows the term “1st choice” in the titles (screenshots below).
Benton County says it will release final election results by 5 pm Wednesday, November 25th, after the ballot challenge deadline.
The updated totals can include ballots dropped off at an official drop box in another county, as well as ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrived within seven days.
Here is a breakdown of the new totals for both respective contests.
In the Mayor’s race, Maughan added 1,001 votes to his election night total. Andrew Struthers gained 853 votes. These new numbers added 148 more votes to Maughan’s lead over Struthers.
In Ward 7, Ingersoll gained 135 votes, and Danielle Chambers gained 159 votes. Which makes it even tighter than before. Ingersoll’s lead shrank from 54 votes reported on election night to only 30 votes as of these updates.
Oregon Secretary of State Ward 7 totals can be found here. The Mayoral race can be found here.
This article was written by Jesse Grant, a contributor at The Corvallis Inquirer. Feel free to send us your stories or articles to publish at: editor@corvallisnow.com
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