Palacios leads tight Metro Council District 4 race

Two candidates competed for the open Metro Council District 4 seat in Tuesday's primary, with Miles Palacios taking a narrow lead over Alex Phan in initial results released at 8 p.m. Initial results showed Palacios at 51.16% (12,020 votes) and Phan at 47.86% (11,245 votes). Another 229 voters wrote in another name, 0.97% of the vote. The candidates were Alex Phan, a Washington County real estate broker who chaired the Clean Water Services Advisory Commission and served on Metro's supportive-housing workgroup; and Miles Palacios, a former Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District board director who is currently chief of staff to an Oregon state senator. Statewide and regional results, including Metro races, are at results.oregonvotes.gov. The latest Washington County results, including the schedule for additional ballot drops, are posted on the Washington County Elections Division current results page.