Okanogan County Commissioner incumbents Hover, Branch lead opponents

OKANOGAN – Incumbents lead the early count in both races for Okanogan County Commissioner based initial vote counts released late Tuesday, Nov. 3, from the Auditor’s office.
First term incumbent Chris Branch, who states no party preference, leads his Republican challenger Shauna Beeman of Omak in the contest for County Commissioner District 1, by nearly 20 percentage points, 59.20 percent to 40.20 percent with 11,543 votes counted.
Republican Andy Hover of Winthrop, the other first term incumbent seeking re-election for County Commissioner District 2, leads his Democratic opponent, Katie Haven, by more than 10 percentage points, 55.43 percent to 44.57 percent with 11,845 votes counted.
Early results show that Okanogan County voters preferred President Donald Trump over challenger Joe Biden, 51 percent to 46 percent. Likewise, Okanogan voters supported Republican Loren Culp over incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee 56 percent to 43 percent.
Certified Elections Administrator Jamie Groomes said the next unofficial count will be released at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6.
Okanogan County Unofficial Results