A handful of primary races were decided in Tuesday night’s election results across Clallam and Jefferson counties.

In Clallam County races, Penney Sanders and Laurie Force advanced to November’s general election for Olympic Medical Center commissioner, position 7. Sanders was the leading vote-getter with 5,023 votes (55.3 percent), while Force had 2,917 votes (32.1 percent). A third challenger, Mic Sager, had 1,050 votes (11.6 percent).

“I’m grateful,” Force said. “I decided to run because of the issues that are facing the board and my concerns over the hospital and the future of the hospital. My campaign has been very brief so far, and I’m very grateful that I made it this far. I’ll continue reaching out to the public.”

For Port Angeles City Council, incumbent LaTrisha Suggs and challe

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