2015 August Primary Early Results

[Updated August 5th]

Results for the 2015 Primary are rolling in. The top two in each race will move on to the general election in November. Key races are up for grabs across the region, but closer to Seattle, here’s what we’re watching:

KEY:
Italicized – Endorsed
(I) – Incumbent
(D) – Democrat
(R) – Republican

Seattle City Council

• Position 1 (West Seattle, South Park)
  • Shannon Braddock 28.23%
  • Lisa Herbold 28.59%
  • Phillip Tavel 19.03%
  • Brianna Thomas 10.87%
  • Chas Redmond 7.20%

• Position 2 (Rainier Valley, Columbia City)
  • Bruce Harrell (I) 61.91%
  • Tammy Morales 24.63%
  • Josh Farris 12.98%

• Position 3 (Capitol Hill, Central District)
  • Kshama Sawant (I) 50.47%
  • Pamela Banks 34.96%
  • Rod Hearne 10.21%
  • Morgan Beach 2.13%

• Position 4 (U-District, Eastlake, Wallingford)
  • Rob Johnson 33.66%
  • Michael Maddux 23.13%
  • Jean Godden (I) 20.87%
  • Tony Provine 13.68%
  • Abel Pacheco 8.41%

• Position 5 (Northgate, Haller Lake)
  • Debora Juarez 38.87%
  • Sandy Brown 20.38%
  • Halei Watkins 13.92%
  • Kris Lethin 7.73%
  • David Toledo 6.01%
  • Mercedez Elizalde 5.76%
  • Debadutta Dash 5.60%

• Position 6 (Fremont, Ballard)
  • Mike O’Brien (I) 58.57%
  • Catherine Weatbrook 22.27%

• Position 7 (Downtown, Queen Anne)
  • Sally Bagshaw (I) 76.55%
  • Deborah Zech-Artis 13.35%
  • Gus Hartmann 9.42%

• Position 8 (Citywide)
  • Tim Burgess (I) 47.56%
  • Jon Grant 29.12%
  • John Roderick 15.76%
  • John Persak 7.03%

• Position 9 (Citywide)
  • Lorena Gonzalez 64.23%
  • Bill Bradburd 15.12%
  • Alon Bassok 9.20%

We only endorsed in the Seattle City Council races; 7 of our candidates appear to have advanced to the General Election.

Port of Seattle

• Commissioner Position 2
  • Courtney Gregoire (I) 82.46%
  • Goodspaceguy 9.21%
  • John Naubert 7.78%

• Commissioner Position 5
  • Fred Felleman 22.61%
  • Morion Yoshino 18.49%
  • Richard Pope 16.13%
  • Ken Rogers 11.77%
  • Darrell Bryan 10.73%
  • Herb Krohn 8.02%
  • Normal Sigler 7.05%
  • Mark Hennon 2.80%
  • Daniel Reandeau 2.08%

Seattle Public Schools

• Director District 3
  • Lauren McGuire 47.24%
  • Jill Geary 45.77%
  • Stephen Clayton 5.41%

• Director District 6
  • Leslie Harris 46.74%
  • Marty McLaren (I) 38.69%
  • Nick Esparza 14.09%

Elsewhere across the region…

State

• Legislative District 30
  • Teri Hickel (R) 51%
  • Carol Gregory (I) (D) 49%

Snohomish County

• County Executive
  • John Lovick (I) (D) 32.36%
  • Dave Somers (D) 32.37%
  • Robert Sutherland (R) 26.20%
  • James Robert Deal 5.27%
  • Norm Nunnally 2.87%

Pierce County

• Advisory Vote No. 1 (Construction of a new Pierce County Government building in Tacoma)
  • Yes 43.76%
  • No 56.24%

City of Redmond

• Proposition 1 (Public Safety and Transportation Levy)
  • Yes 46.94%
  • No 53.06%

• Proposition 2 (Parks Levy)
  • Yes 45.89%
  • No 54.11%

In Washington’s all vote-by-mail elections, votes will continue be tallied over the next few weeks. But in the closest races, we should have an idea of who will prevail in the Top 2 over the coming days.

For more coverage in King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Thurston County, and Kitsap County, visit the county election websites for individual measures and races.