Cook holds big lead in Ritzville mayoral race

Ritzville Mayor Gary Cook is on his way to being re-elected to a second term as Ritzville’s mayor on Tuesday night, currently receiving 77.78% of the vote against challenger David Ahrens. The race was the only contested matchup on the 2019 general election ballot in eastern Adams County.

As of 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 5, 225 votes have been counted in the mayoral race. Cook has received 175 of those votes, while Ahrens has received 50 votes. It is unclear exactly how many votes remain to be counted for the mayoral race.

Turnout in Adams County is currently at 17.51%, below the overall state turnout r...