Renton community and business leader Marcie Maxwell has been elected to the state House of Representatives in the 41st District, which includes a big chunk of northern and northeastern Renton.

Maxwell, a Renton Realtor and member of the Renton School Board, held a lead over her Republican opponent, Steve Litzow of Mercer Island, since the Nov. 4 general election, although it had narrowed considerably.

With the addition of votes over the weekend, Maxwell’s lead now stands at 32,504 to 31,759, a difference of 745 votes. In percentage terms that’s 50.51 percent to 49.35, well outside the spread where a recount was possible.

There were 94 write-in votes as of Monday evening.

In the early days after the election, Maxwell’s lead was holding fairly steady at 53 percent to 47 percent. Litzow is a member of the Mercer Island City Council.

The county elections office on Tuesday will release the final count and the Canvassing Board will certify the results.

About 87 percent of the 60,916 mail-in ballots issued to voters in the 41st District were returned.

A countywide voter turnout of 85 percent was predicted.

Mail-in ballots had to be postmarked no later than Tuesday, Election Day, in order to be counted.

The Maxwell-Litzow race is the last of the legislative races still undecided in Renton.

Maxwell, a Democrat, and Litzow, a Republican, are running for the House Position 1 open seat in the 41st District that went vacant when Fred Jarrett decided to run for the state Senate. Jarrett has won his Senate race.

If she wins a seat in the House, Maxwell has said she will resign her seat on the School Board to devote her energies to the 41st District. She has one year left in her second, four-year term on the School Board.

Election results

For daily election results in the Maxwell-Litzow race, go to rentonreporter.com. The latest county election results are available at kingcounty.gov/elections.