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Washoe County still has about 7,000 mail ballots to process, and five races are razor-close

The Daily Reno teamFrom Saturday’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you're still waiting on a local race, here's where Washoe County stood at 9 a.m. Friday. The estimated about 7,000 mail ballots were left to process, with about 2,300 still under review. Counting those, the county figures roughly 95% of ballots are counted.

Five Washoe races are separated by fewer than 500 votes

Source: Reno Gazette Journal

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Value
Palomino Valley GID39 votes
Reno Ward 481 votes
Sparks mayor180 votes
Verdi TV District211 votes
County Commission 2451 votes
  • Mail ballots in signature verification: 100
  • Mail ballots being sorted and scanned: 6,900
  • Results post once daily at 6 p.m. at electionresults.washoecounty.gov
  • Washoe County Commission District 2: Marie Rodriguez leads by 451

The closest race inside the city of Reno is Ward 4, where challenger Eddie Gomez leads incumbent Meghan Ebert 5,588 to 5,507, just 81 votes. In the Sparks mayor's race, challenger Wendi Rawson leads incumbent Ed Lawson by 180. Results stay unofficial until county commissioners them, which must happen by Fri., Nov. 13.

Washoe County's canvass is due Nov. 13

  1. Nov. 6Voters had until 5 p.m. to provide extra documentation for their ballots.
  2. Nov. 9Deadline to resolve ballots whose signature or validity is in question.
  3. Nov. 13County commissioners must , or approve, the vote tally.

Sources: KRXI, KOLO 8 News Now, Reno Gazette Journal

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