THURS. UPDATE: McClelland Continues to Lead Salomon; Incumbents Eggen, McConnell Win Reelection

Former Shoreline Planning Commissioner Robin McClelland holds an edge over public defender Jesse Salomon as of Thursday afternoon, while incumbents Doris McConnell and Chris Eggen have big leads in the Shoreline City Council races. 

In the race to replace Terry Scott in Position 6, McClelland lost more than a percentage-point of her lead Thurs. but she is still ahead by more than three points, with 51.62 percent (5,330 votes) to 48.08 percent (4,965 votes) for Salomon.

"I'm thrilled to be ahead, and I've been told its a lead that's reliable," McClelland said, Tuesday night. 

The McClelland-Salomon race was the most expensive of all the Shoreline Council races with, Salomon spending more than $30,0000 and McClelland spending more than $19,000.

McClelland responded with robocalls to a mailer sent out by Salomon late in the campaign, attacking her for comments she made regarding Point Wells while on the Planning Commission. She said people thanked her for clarifying. 

"I'm thrilled," she said. "I think that I've got the experience and maturity and the credentials to be an effective council person, an elected officlal. I've been committed to public service my entire life."

Salomon said Wednesday night he faced an "uphill battle," to win but that he was going to wait and see how the next 5,000 or so votes turned out.

In the Position 2 race, Eggen, a retired electrical engineer, held a nearly 40-point lead over business consultant William Hubbell, on Wednesday by 69.76 percent (7,251 votes) to 29.93 percent (3,111 votes)

Position 4 incumbent Doris McConnell, a real estate investor, saw her lead hold steady with 62.18 percent of the vote (6,508 votes) to environmental activist and blogger Janet Way's 37.46 percent (3,921 votes).

"I'm very happy that the voters want me back," McConnell said. "I'm for moving forward and I work well with everybody."

The Council needs leadership that will be ready for the next economic boom, she said.

On Point Wells, McConnell said, "I'm going to fight tooth-and-nail so that's a smaller development than planned."

Ballots from 12,229 voters out of 33,429 registered voters in Shoreline have been counted or 36.58 percent. About 52 percent of King County voters were expected to actually vote. 

For updated results, check Patch or the King County Elections Web site daily.