Below are the results for the 2017 General Election for Washington State as of November 7th. The results are still early with some races having only about half of the votes counted so far. Endorsed candidates and positions on measures will have an (e) next to them. Incumbents will be noted as such. Top candidate leading will be bolded. Measures passing or failing will also be bolded.
Measures
King County
King County Proposition 1 (Veterans and Human Services Levy): Yes (e) 66.06%, No 33.94%
East Bellevue Community Municipal Corporation Continuation: Yes 79.62%, No 20.38%
Houghton Community Municipal Corporation Continuation: Yes 76.12%, No 23.88%
Pierce County
University Place Proposition Fireworks Sale, Possession, and Discharge Ban: Yes 67.52%, 32.48%
Snohomish County
Mukilteo Transportation Benefit District: Yes 52.68%, No 47.32
City of Snohomish Advisory Proposition on Allowing Marijuana Businesses: Yes 29.71%, No 70.29%
Candidates
State
45th Legislative District (State Senator): Manka Dhingra (D) 55.42%, Jinyoung Lee Englund (R) 44.58%
Court of Appeals Division 1 Position 1: Michael Spearman (Incumbent) 74.51%, Nathan Choi 25.49%
King County
Executive: Dow Constantine (D, Incumbent) 75.4%, Bill Hirt (R) 24.6%
Snohomish County
County Council District 5: Sam Low (R, Incumbent) 57.60%, Kristin Kelly (D) 42.08%
City of Seattle
Mayor: Cary Moon (e) 39.38%, Jenny Durkan 60.62%
City Council Position 8: Teresa Mosqueda (e) 61.51%, Jon Grant 38.49%
City Council Position 9: M. Lorena González (Incumbent) (e) 67.68%, Pat Murakami 32.32%
City Attorney: Pete Holmes (Incumbent) 72.81%, Scott Lindsay 27.19%
Port of Seattle Commission
Position 1: Ryan Calkins (e) 48.52%, John Creighton (Incumbent) 51.48%
Position 3: Ahmed Abdi 33.21%, Stephanie Bowman (Incumbent) 66.79%
Position 4: Preeti Shridhar (e) 37.12%, Peter Steinbrueck 62.88%
One race to watch: Ryan Calkins is down 3 points for Port Pos. 1 but might be within striking distance with a progressive finishing kick. pic.twitter.com/ypXyFEKkhp
— The Urbanist (@UrbanistOrg) November 8, 2017
Seattle Public Schools
Director District 4: Herbert J. Camet, Jr. 14.03%, Eden Mack 85.97%
Director District 5: Omar Vasquez 38.83%, Zachary Pullin DeWolf 61.17%
Director District 7: Chelsea Byers 34.89%, Betty Patu (Incumbent) 64.11%
City of Bremerton
Mayor: Patty Lent (Incumbent) 46.2%, Greg Wheeler 53.6%
City of Bellevue
City Council Position 2: Conrad Lee (Incumbent) 69.46%, Randy Grein 30.54%
City Council Position 4: Jared Nieuwenhuis 54%, Karol Brown 46%
City Council Position 5: Janice Zahn 59.37%, Phillip Yin 40.63%
City Council Position 5: Lynne Robinson (Incumbent) 55.31%, Steven Fricke 44.29%
City of Everett
Mayor: Cassie Franklin 44.28%, Judy Tuohy 44.83%, Write-In 10.89%
City Council Position 1: Leland (Lee) Dart 32.81%, Paul Roberts (Incumbent) 66.47%
City Council Position 2: Alex Lark 44.81%, Jeff Moore 54.60%
City Council Position 3: Jennifer Hesse 32.69%, Scott Murphy (Incumbent) 66.80%
City of Issaquah
Mayor: Mary Lou Pauly 65.24%, Paul Winterstein 34.76%
City of Kent
Mayor: Jim Berrios 47.43%, Dana Ralph 52.57%
City of Kirkland
City Council Position 7: Uzma Butte 25.32%, Jon Pascal (Incumbent) 74.68%
City of Tacoma
Mayor: Victoria Woodards 51.98%, Jim Merritt 48.02%
Image courtesy of Washington Secretary of State’s website.
Ben Crowther
Ben is a Seattle area native, living with his husband downtown since 2013. He started in queer grassroots organizing in 2009 and quickly developed a love for all things political and wonky. When he’s not reading news articles, he can be found excitedly pointing out new buses or prime plots for redevelopment to his uninterested friends who really just want to get to dinner. Ben served as The Urbanist's Policy and Legislative Affairs Director from 2015 to 2018 and primarily writes about political issues.