Gig Harbor Election Results: Pierce County 2021 August Primary

GIG HARBOR, WA — The polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday for the 2021 August Primary Election in Washington.

This year's election contained a number of high profile races in Pierce County, determining who will make the cut to run for mayor in Tacoma, Buckley, Bonney Lake, and Eatonville, who will run to fill two Port of Tacoma Commissioner positions, and whittling down the field for nearly two dozen city council positions, including in Lakewood, Gig Harbor and Puyallup.

Voters have also been asked to weigh in on two proposed levies to support Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 16 and East Pierce Fire and Rescue, and six school districts — Puyallup, University Place, Dieringer, Clover Park, Peninsula, Bethel, and Eatonville — had candidates on the ballot.

Now that the polls have closed, the first ballot drop for the August 2021 Primary Election has been released, and will be updated over the coming days. According to state election data, less than 12 percent of the county's 566,000 registered voters had returned their ballots by Monday evening, but officials project voter turnout will hit around 25 percent by the time every ballot is counted.

In Washington, ballots are tabulated each day following the election, and percentages will continue to change in the days ahead. Results are final upon certification by the Secretary of State's office, due by Friday, Aug. 21.

2021 Primary Election Night Gig Harbor Results:

City of Gig Harbor, Council Position 1

City of Gig Harbor, Council Position 2

Peninsula School District Board of Directors, District 2

Patch will update with the latest results as they come in.

>> View the full Aug. 3, 2021 Primary results for Pierce County.