Nearly 17 percent of ballots had been returned by Tuesday in Jefferson County for the Aug. 16 primary election.
Out of 21,819 ballots mailed out last Wednesday, 3,705 — or 16.9 percent — have been returned, said Betty Johnson, voter registration coordinator, on Tuesday.
The number does not include replacement ballots.
A total of 73 ballots were undeliverable.
In Clallam County, 2,058 ballots, or 10.7 percent, of 19,102 ballots mailed had been returned.
Jefferson County voters are deciding an $8.4 million bond issue for the expansion and renovation of the Jefferson County Library.
They also are voting in a race for the Port Townsend City Council seat now held by Laurie Medlicott, who is not running for re-election.
The ballot has four names, but only two — Jack Range and Deborah Stinson — are viable candidates.
Both Paul Richmond and Pamela Adams withdrew from the race after the deadline had passed to remove their names from the ballot.
Richmond said he could not devote the necessary time to a campaign, and Adams discovered she did not meet residency requirements and could not serve.
In the city of Port Townsend, 839 ballots, or 12.3 percent, had been returned out of 6,836 mailed — a number that includes replacement ballots.
In the library district, 2,866 ballots, or 19.1 percent, had been returned out of 15,019 mailed.
