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Preliminary results suggest Tim Leavitt may have bested fourteen-year incumbent Royce Pollard, to win the Mayor's race in Vancouver. April Baer reports.

The Clark County elections bureau still must count several thousand ballots that were mailed in, or delivered to drop boxes, on election day.

But as of Tuesday night, unofficial results show Leavitt leading by about seven percent.

When Leavitt spoke to supporters Election night, he referred to the relatively close margin, and promised to win over Pollard supporters.

Tim Leavitt  "The work begins now. We’re not done, folks, this campaign was a piece of cake, compared with what we have to do over the next four years. And I need each and every one of you to be there."

Pollard did not concedeed the race Tuesdday night and said his campaign staff would check on updated numbers Wednesday.

Clark County elections say they’ll have the final count in the mayor’s race Wednesday afternoon.