Blake still ahead in Banks as Fai widens county chair lead

Megan Blake's lead over City Councilor Pearcia Bogroff in the race for Banks City Council Position 5 grew to 21 votes in Washington County's unofficial 4 p.m. Friday results, and Commissioner Nafisa Fai's lead over Commissioner Pam Treece in the race for county chair widened to 460 votes, too wide for an automatic recount if it holds through the certified count. Blake had 369 votes (50.83%) to Pearcia Bogroff's 348 (47.93%), with 9 write-in votes. Since Tuesday, when Blake led by 20, Blake gained three votes and Pearcia Bogroff two. Pearcia Bogroff led by 30 votes in the first results on election night and by four at midnight. The two were tied at 227 votes each in the Nov. 4 count, and Blake led by 18 in the Nov. 6 count. Under state law, a recount would be automatic only if the certified count shows a tie or a margin of no more than one-fifth of 1% of the votes for the two candidates. In a race this size, that means a tie or a one-vote margin.

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