Results for the Aug. 4 primary, featuring one race for the City Council and one for the School Board, are in. Both races had three candidates, with the top two vote earners from each moving on to the general election in November.

As of 8:15 p.m. on election night, incumbent Debbie Bertlin is leading the race for Position No. 7 on the Council with 59.28 percent of the votes, followed by Traci Granbois with 26.02 percent and Darren Gold with 14.26 percent. There were 18 write-in votes, contributing to a total 4,082 ballots cast out of 17,381 registered voters in Mercer Island.

For the School Board Position No. 3, Tracy Drinkwater leads by a solid margin, receiving 47.27 percent of the votes. Bill Hochberg is in second with 28.55 percent, followed by Adrienne Roehrich with 23.31 percent.

On Aug. 5, the results remained the same, with percentages adjusted slightly to account for ballots cast at the accessible voting centers. Bertlin earned 2,638 votes, or 59.47 percent. Granbois had 1,137 votes (25.63 percent), and Gold had 643 votes (14.5 percent). Drinkwater earned 2,071 votes (47.74 percent), followed by Hochberg with 1,250 votes (28.82 percent) and Roehrich with 1,010 votes (23.28 percent). .

Update: Results were certified on Aug. 18. About 32 percent of Islanders voted in the primary. Bertlin and Granbois are moving on to the general election for City Council Position No. 7 with 59.19 percent and 26.64 percent of the vote, respectively. Drinkwater and Hochberg will appear on the November ballot for School Board Position No. 3, receiving 47.73 percent and 29.07 percent of the vote.

For more certified results, click here.