Hospital Levy Count Clears 60%

DAYTON - Columbia and Walla Walla Counties counted their remaining general election ballots Monday, and those results appeared to push the hospital levy measure vote over the needed 60% approval threshold to pass. With all of the votes counted in both counties, 60.08% of the total votes were in favor. If the final count holds, the levy will pass by two votes.

The preliminary ballot count after Nov. 7 showed 59.99% in favor, one vote shy of the 60% needed to pass.

On Monday, Columbia County Auditor's Office counted its final 17 ballots, with 13 in favor and four against. The Walla Walla County Auditor counted 11 additional ballots within in the Columbia County Hospital District, with six in favor and five opposed.

No additional votes were left to be counted in either county, and the final results in both counties were to be certified Tuesday morning, after The Times went to press.

Hospital Levy Vote - Final Count:

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