Both Wasco and Hood River counties are reporting receiving over 3,000 ballots apiece with a week-and-a-half left in the election process.  Wasco County has had 3,035 ballots returned, a rate of 16.02%, which continues to trail the 30.52% of 2020.  Hood River County ended Thursday with 3,222 ballots returned, or 19.22%  Four years ago the return rate at this point was 37.17%.  The Washington State Elections Division reports as of the end of Thursday 16.67% of ballots had been returned in Skamania County, and 4.94% in Klickitat County.