PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has certified its 2025 general election results, officially closing out a busy ballot that reshaped several local boards while reaffirming others.

County voters overwhelmingly approved the charter amendment clarifying coroner duties, giving it 82 percent support in the final tally. The proposed levy lid lift for essential public services saw the opposite outcome, failing by a wide margin, with 59 percent of voters rejecting the tax increase.

At the Port of Port Angeles, both incumbents will remain in office. Colleen McAleer secured an 88-percent win in Commissioner District 1, while Steven Burke retained his District 2 seat with 85 percent of the vote.

Hospital District 2 saw some of the most closely watched contests of the cycle. Challenger Gerald B. Steph

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