LFP has highest ballot return in King County - more than 18 percent by Friday afternoon

By Evan Smith

Lake Forest Park has the highest early ballot return in King County with more than 18 percent of ballots from voters in LFP returned by Friday afternoon.

Elections officials expected that about half the final number of ballots would be returned by Friday.

The 18.4 percent return in LFP through Friday was well ahead of the countywide rate of 15.8 percent.

LFP voters face primaries for mayor and for a position on the Northshore Fire District Board in addition to voting on the Countywide veterans and human services levy.

Lake Forest Park had the highest turnout of any jurisdiction in King County in last year’s primary, when voters rejected a levy-lid-lift proposal by a 78 percent to 22 percent margin.