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In a 3^rd Congressional District race that has eyes all over the country watching for final results, Southwest Washington Republican Joe Kent told The Dori Monson Show he鈥檚 happy he tracked his own ballot 鈥� because it almost didn鈥檛 get counted.

Kent 鈥� who, as of Aug. 8, holds a narrow 960-vote lead over six-term incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Battle Ground) 鈥� told Dori鈥檚 listeners that he was following his ballot status online when he learned that his vote had not initially been tallied.

鈥淚 was watching the site, which is where people should go to see if their ballot has been accepted, challenged, or rejected,鈥� Kent said. 鈥淭he key word is ‘accepted.鈥欌��

Kent discovered his submitted and received ballot had not been accepted. What happened? Dori asked.

鈥淭hey had a problem with my signature,鈥� Kent said. Like other voters, the candidate explained, he was allowed to file a new 鈥渙fficial signature鈥� at the Clark County Auditor鈥檚 office. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I did. They had a problem with my signature and we got it cleared up.

鈥淭hey did call me because they recognized that I was a candidate,鈥� Kent explained. Other voters can learn of their own ballot issues or abnormalities by using the same website 聽before Aug. 15, he added. 鈥淭his just makes the case we need to stop voting this way (and) go back to voting in person to make it a more transparent process.鈥�

Meanwhile, another ballot tally is expected Tuesday evening in Kent鈥檚 race against Herrera-Beutler. Media pundits have cast their primary campaign as one of Trump-backed Kent, a former Green Beret, against Herrera-Beutler, who voted in favor of the former president鈥檚 impeachment. The incumbent led by 257 votes last Friday, but dropped behind Kent by 960 votes on Monday when new ballots were tallied in Clark, Cowlitz, and Thurston counties.

Both candidates are waiting for the final count to determine who will face business owner Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washougal) in November.

Though the final primary outcome should be certified by Aug. 19, it鈥檚 possible it could face a mandatory recount before November鈥檚 general election. If the separation between the second and third candidates is less than half of 1 percent and less than 2,000 voters, it requires a machine recount. If Kent and Herrera-Beutler are closer than one quarter of 1 percent and 150 votes, a hand recount will be needed.

Listen to Dori Monson weekday afternoons from noon 鈥� 3 p.m. on 成人X站 Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the聽podcast here.