Ballot return rates in Hood River and Wasco counties were above 20 percent heading into the weekend.  Hood River County ended Friday with 23.14% of ballots returned, or 3,882.  Wasco County checked in at 21.45%, or 4,052.  Both are well below the return rates of 2020.  In Washington, the Secretary of State’s office says 16.68% of ballots have been sent to Skamania County election offices.  The Klickitat County rate is much lower at 7.34%.