Another batch of ballots from last Tuesday’s general election has been counted, and things continue to look good for Chris Bryant in his Longview City Council Position 6 race. Bryant’s lead over Oliver Black grew by 54 votes and now stands at 188 — just over a 2% margin.

With just an estimated 50 ballots left to count in Cowltiz County it appears this race is settled. In Washington, a mandatory machine recount only occurs if the difference between the top two candidates is less than 2,000 votes and also less than one-half of one percent of the total votes cast for both candidates.

In Woodland, the City Council Position 1 race remains tight — JJ Burke leads Aaron Brown by just 17 votes.

In the Toutle School Board Director District 5 race, Shebanyah VanHoof has widened her lead over Heather Shoonover to 73 votes.

The next election update is scheduled for tomorrow at 5 p.m. Overall turnout is listed at 33.15%.