Benjamin solidly ahead in Pullman mayor vote; Fejeran leads in council race

Francis Benjamin looks to be Pullman’s next mayor following an update of vote totals from the Nov. 7 election posted online by the Whitman Count Auditor.

Benjamin is ahead with 2,418 votes in the Nov. 7 election, compared to Debra McNeil’s 2,170 votes.

Eric Fejeran is still ahead for the Pullman City Council Ward 6 seat, with 2,228 votes to 1,946 for Holly Greystone.

Tim Sievers is ahead of April Borden for Palouse mayor, 311 votes to 144.

Richard Dean Marty will be Endicott’s mayor with 78 votes to 15 for Nate Pierson.

Nick Nicora is leading with 51 votes to 45 for Megan Webster in the race for Endicott Town Council seat 3.

Mandi Prince is ahead in the race for the Tekoa council seat 1, with 146 votes compared to 131 for Todd Jensen.

The apparent results in most rural Whitman County races weren’t affected by Monday’s update, other than a couple of propositions.

Farmington’s street maintenance levy of $18,000 is winning with 32 approving votes to 30 rejecting votes. Property owners would pay an extra $298 per $100,000 in assessed home value.

Whitman County has 22,562 registered voters; the voter turnout was around 41%. About 9,433 ballots have been counted as of Monday, with an estimated 565 left to count.

The Whitman County auditor will provide an update at 8 p.m. Wednesday.