A $49.3 million Sequim school construction bond saw ballot totals rise to 59.55 percent, just short of the 60 percent “super majority” it needs to be approved.

In the second count for the Nov. 3 General Election released Friday, Nov. 6, a surge of votes in the Sequim School District has pushed the bond issue to about 55 votes short of approval.

As of Friday at 4:30 p.m., the school bond proposition had 7,139 yes votes (59.55 percent) to 4,849 no votes.

Clallam County election officials say there aren’t any ballots left to count, however.

The next count is set for Nov. 24, the date to certify the election.

Sequim, Clallam County races

Clallam County commissioner challenger Mark Ozias bolstered his numbers and looks to have defeated incumbent Jm McEntire with 53 percent of the ballots cast as of Friday afternoon (11,474 to 10,092).

City council races remain unchanged, with Pam Leonard-Ray and John Miller winning their respective races, as did Sequim mayor Candace Pratt, all with 56 percent-plus ballot counts.

Sequim School District’s board of directors will have three new faces by the end of the new year, with Heather Short and Jim Stoffer winning their races and Robin Henrikson unseating incumbent Heather Jeffers in the third race.

G. Michael Gawley retains his Fire District 3 commissioner seat with a hearty (59 percent) victory over challenger Sean Ryan.

Bill Jeffers unseats incumbent Gil Goodman for Clallam County Parks and Recreation District 1(SARC) commissioner.

See election results here.