POULSBO — Public defender Tina Robinson has defeated Russell Hauge in his bid for a sixth term as Kitsap County prosecuting attorney.

Updated election results posted Nov. 10 showed Robinson leading by 871 votes — 40,843 to 39,972.

Hauge said late Nov. 10 that he has talked to Robinson and “I have assured her that we will do everything possible to [ensure] a smooth transition.”

Nov. 10’s updated results confirmed the election of Edward E. Wolfe, a former assistant U.S. secretary of state, to the District 3 position on the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners. Wolfe, a Bremerton lawyer, received 41,073 votes to incumbent Linda Streissguth’s 39,792 — a margin of 1,281 votes.

As assistant U.S. secretary of state in the Reagan administration, Wolfe negotiated the Pacific Salmon Treaty, which embodies the commitment of the United States and Canada to prevent over-fishing and ensure that both countries receive benefits equal to the production of salmon originating in their waters.

The prosecuting attorney and county commission races were among the closest of Nov. 4 general election. Only the results in the race for 26th District state House, position 2, were closer: Michelle Caldier, Republican, was leading incumbent Larry Seaquist, Democrat, 24,717 to 24,112 — a margin of 605 votes, after trailing in earlier updates.

Robinson said she will spend her transition period talking to staff members and court administrators, and looking at her department’s structure. She also wants to look into and resolve any issues in the department’s Civil Division. The Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild declined to endorse Hauge earlier in the campaign, saying it had “no confidence” in the Civil Division and in Hauge’s management of civil law matters.

“I believe we have very good attorneys in the office and I do look forward to working with them,” Robinson said.

County Assessor-elect Phil Cook met on on Nov. 10 with the incumbent, Jim Avery, who is retiring. Cook’s opponent in the Nov. 4 general election, Paul Andrews, a county GIS data analyst, said he and Cook “talked on Friday” and he stands ready to help.

“I am very well connected in the office, I know a lot about the history, so there’s a conversation we’ll have when he’s ready to start absorbing that information,” Andrews said.

Of the campaign, Andrews said, “I definitely enjoyed the process. I do feel a calling to help people.”