With only a small number of ballots remaining to be counted in the Nov. 4 election, clear leads have emerged in both the fire-services and health-care board contests — signaling near-certain outcomes in the island’s key commissioner races.

On Vashon Island, 5,058 ballots have been counted so far out of 9,321 registered voters. According to the King County Elections Office, about 187 ballots remain to be counted. As of late Monday, the office had received 5,245 completed ballots from Vashon voters, with 5,058 already tallied.

Contested local races

In the race for the fire commissioner seat, current Commissioner Amy Drayer will retain her seat, with a decisive lead of 70.77% of the vote to Daniel Luechtefeld’s 28.86%.

The latest results from King County Elections, posted Monday afternoon, showed appointed commissioner and clinical psychologist Rebecca Chavez leading naturopathic physician Kelly Wright, by 132 votes — 51.23% to 48.35% — in the contest for Position 4.

Chavez, appointed to the board in April to fill a vacant seat, has led narrowly throughout the counting, with her lead slipping from 95 votes on Tuesday night to 77 votes on Thursday before rebounding to 132 votes on Monday.

The race between Chavez and Wright highlighted differing visions for the district. Wright, who opposed its formation six years ago, has continued to criticize some of its programs and policies, while Chavez has voiced strong support for the district’s work and has said she hopes to expand its efforts, particularly in behavioral health.

With only 187 ballots left to count, Chavez is all but certain to be elected to the position.

In the Position 3 race, retired pharmacist and health-care executive Collin Hennessey led health educator Celia Cugudda on election night, but Cugudda overtook him in subsequent counts. After Monday’s ballot drop, she widened her lead from 32 to 135 votes and now holds 51.27% to 48.21%. With few ballots left to count, Cugudda is all but certain to be elected to the Position 3 seat.

Roughly 10 percent of voters who returned ballots so far skipped both of the Health Care District contests.

County, state contests

In Legislative District 34 — which includes West Seattle, Vashon Island, White Center, Burien and several South Seattle neighborhoods — 55,090 votes have been counted so far out of 108,994 registered voters.

Emily Alvarado leads for state senator in District 34 with 97.79% of the vote. Brianna K. Thomas leads for representative, position 1, with 97.84%. Both ran uncontested races.

Countywide, the race for King County Executive has now been decided. With updated returns showing a clear outcome, King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci conceded Friday, congratulating Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay on his victory.

“I want to congratulate my colleague, Executive-Elect Zahilay, on the victory and thank him for a spirited contest of ideas about how to lead King County through these tumultuous times,” Balducci said in a statement. “He has my full support, and I look forward to continuing working with him going forward. Throughout this campaign, we heard frequently that voters thought highly of both candidates. This puts us in a rare position in politics today to end an election campaign unified rather than divided and well-aligned to work in tandem for the best interest for all of King County going forward.”

Zahilay, who led with 53.82% of the vote in Monday’s count, will succeed Dow Constantine as the next King County Executive.

“I am deeply grateful to have been chosen by the people of King County,” Zahilay said in a statement. “This is the place that raised me, supported my family and made my story possible.”

Zahilay said as Executive, he will focus on the “most pressing challenges” facing King County — including “expanding affordable housing and reducing homelessness, improving public and community safety, strengthening our mental health and addiction recovery systems, and ensuring that our transportation and infrastructure investments keep our region moving.”

King County Proposition 1, which would renew the Medic One emergency medical services levy, is passing with 80.67% of the vote. The measure would replace an expiring levy beginning in 2026 to continue funding the countywide emergency medical response system. On Vashon, the levy provides some funding to Vashon Island Fire & Rescue for both basic and advanced life support operations as well as VIFR’s Mobile Integrated Health program.

State Senate Joint Resolution 8201 is also passing with 71.03%. The constitutional amendment would allow money in Washington’s long-term care fund — which provides benefits for eligible seniors and people with disabilities — to be invested as authorized by law.

Uncontested local races

For Vashon Island School District, position 2, Jessica Adams leads with majority of the vote, with the remaining percentage going to write-ins.

In the Vashon Sewer District, commissioner position 2 candidate Marta Medcalf and position 3 candidate Chris DeGarmo both lead over write-ins.

For the Vashon-Maury Island Park & Recreation District, Sarah George (position 2) and Abby Leigh Antonelis (position 4) also lead over write-ins.

For Public Hospital District commissioner position 5, Tom Langland leads in the uncontested race.

In the King County Airport District, Kaye Pierson (position 1), Truman O’Brien (position 2) and Lauren Chase (position 3) all lead over write-ins.