It’s looking like Ken DeWitt will stay put on the parks board for Bainbridge Island.

DeWitt, a District 2 commissioner who has been on the board for the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District for 15 years, was easily winning reelection against challenger John Grinter on Election Night.

DeWitt had 52 percent of the vote in the initial vote count, while Grinter had 46 percent.

The vote tally Tuesday night was DeWitt with 2,411 votes to Grinter’s 2,134.

It was the second attempt at a board seat by Grinter, who ran for a park board position without success in 2001. Grinter is a well-known advocate for improved and connected pathways across Bainbridge and is currently a volunteer on the city of Bainbridge Island’s Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee.

Grinter vowed to improve the island’s trail system if elected, but also promised to consider other park improvements that included a pump track for bicyclists, a disc golf course, a spray pool, off-leash dog trails and a “senior citizen playground” in Winslow.

DeWitt said he was interested in continuing the planning process for the district’s newest jewel, the 22.97-acre Sakai property on Madison Avenue that was purchased with voter approval earlier this year.

The Sakai property will eventually be developed as a “central park” for Bainbridge.