2015 General Election Results

Below are the results for the 2015 general election on election night. Projected winners will be in bold. Endorsed candidates/positions will have an (e) next to them.

Seattle

Seattle City Council

District 1: Lisa Herbold 46.48%, Shannon Braddock (e) 52.92%

District 2: Bruce Harrell 54.87%, Tammy Morales (e) 44.93%

District 3: Kshama Sawant (e) 52.56%, Pamela Banks 47.12%

District 4: Michael Maddux (e) 44.70%, Rob Johnson 54.80%

District 5: Debora Juarez (e) 63.08%, Sandy Brown 36.43%

District 6: Mike O’Brien (e) 58.80%, Catherine Weatbrook 40.93%

District 7: Sally Bagshaw (e) 79.85%, Deborah Zech-Artis 19.38%

District 8: Tim Burgess (e) 57.88%, Jon Grant 41.57%

District 9: Lorena Gonzalez (e) 75.97%, Bill Bradburd 23.54%

Measures

Prop 1 (Move Seattle): Yes (e) 56.53%, No 43.47%

I-122 (Honest Elections): Yes (e) 60.33%, No 39.67%

School Board

District 1: Michael Christphersen 33.65%, Scott Pinkham 65.87%

District 2: Laura Gramer 20.72%, Rick Burke 78.96%

District 3: Jill Geary 59.43%, Lauren McGuire 40.22%

District 6: Leslie Harris 74.51%, Marty McLaren 25.15%

Port of Seattle

Position 2: Courtney Gregoire 84.91%, Goodspaceguy 14.60%

Position 5: Fred Felleman 56.18%, Marion Yoshino 43.27%

King County

Prop 1 (Best Starts for Kids): Yes (e) 52.57%, No 47.43%

Charter Amendment (Law Enforcement Oversight): Yes 55.81%, No 44.19%

Assessor: Lloyd Hara 44.24%, John Wilson 55.41%

Director of Elections: Julie Wise 71.44%, Zack Hudgins 28.26%

Council, District 2: Larry Gossett 98.34%

Council, District 4: Jeanne Kohl-Welles 83.21%, Rufe Orr 16.44%

Council, District 6: Claudia Balducci 59.29%, Jane Hague 40.50%

Council, District 8: Joe McDermott 98.14%

Pierce County

Referendum 2015-1 (new County building): Yes 59.05%, No 40.95%

Tacoma Initiative 1 and 1B Question 1: Yes 58.68%, No 41.32%

Tacoma Initiative 1 vs 1B Question 2 ($15 minimum wage vs $12 minimum wage): 1 28.60%, 1B 71.40%

Tacoma Proposition 3 (tax for street improvements): Yes 49.50%, No 50.50% (too close to call)

Tacoma Proposition A (tax for transportation benefit district): Yes 57.30%, No 42.70%

Snohomish County

County Executive: Dave Somers 56.91%, John Lovick 41.86%

Community Transit Proposition 1: Yes 50.83%, No 49.17%

State

State Representative, 30th Legislative District: Teri Hickle (R) 54.52%, Carol Gergory (D) 45.48%

Initiative 1366 (Tim Eyman): Yes 57.89%, No 42.11%

Initiative 1401 (Endangered Animals): Yes 69.01%, No 30.99%