Bull leads Curtin by 22 votes

Machine recount likely

Matt Baide | Nov 25, 20210

Arla Shephard Bull leads Michael Curtin by 22 votes in the race for Mason School Board Director No. 5 in Monday’s tally.

In Mason County, Shephard Bull leads by 34 votes, 2,242 to 2,208, with 64 votes for write-in candidates. In Kitsap County, Curtin leads by 12 votes, 53 to 41, with one vote for a write-in candidate.

In the Nov. 10 tally, Shephard Bull led by 21 votes, 2,259 to 2,238.

On Nov. 2, Shephard Bull led by 66 votes, 1,836 to 1,770. There were 49 votes for write-in candidates for a total of 3,958 votes.

Shephard Bull was appointed as the District 5 North Mason School Board Director in November 2020. She’s the marketing coordinator for Mason Health and a former reporter for the Shelton-Mason County Journal and Belfair Herald.

Curtin is a retired Navy Corpsman and combat veteran. He runs a family farm.

Leanna K. Krotzer, running unopposed for North Mason School Board Director No. 2, received 3,274 votes for 95% of the votes. There were 169 votes for write-in candidates.