Former state Rep. Jim Moeller has conceded the race for Clark County Council District 1 position and endorsed fellow Democrat Temple Lentz in the November general election.
“In every campaign, I have always said, ‘It’s all about us,’ ” Moeller said in a statement. “Temple is one of us, she fights for us and she’s going to be an excellent member of the Clark County Council working on our behalf.”
The most recent count of votes cast in Tuesday’s primary election showed Moeller with 31.7 percent of the vote. With 98,804 ballots counted and only 2,200 left to count, Moeller has almost no way to catch up with Republican Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart, who was in second place with 32.2 percent, or Lentz, who led with 33.6 percent of the vote.
In Washington, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. The election won’t be certified until Aug. 21, but it appears all but certain that Lentz will be squaring off with Stewart in the general.
