Unofficial returns from Tuesday night’s tallies in the general election.
More ballots in the all-mail election will be counted later this week.
FEDERAL
U.S. Senate
Statewide
Patty Murray (D) 722,396 50.49%
Dino Rossi (R) 708,391 49.51%
Clallam County
Patty Murray (D) 8,451 45.78%
Dino Rossi (R) 10,011 54.22%
Jefferson County
Patty Murray (D) 8,295 61.46%
Dino Rossi (R) 5,130 38.01%
U.S. Congress,
6th District
District-wide
Doug Cloud (R) 67,566 42.99%
Norm Dicks (D) 89,612 57.01%
Clallam County
Doug Cloud (R) 10,233 55.28%
Norm Dicks (D) 8,277 44.72%
Jefferson County
Doug Cloud (R) 4,913 36.63%
Norm Dicks (D) 8,468 63.13%
STATE LEGISLATURE
24th District
Representative, Position 1
District-wide
Dan Gase (R) 17,567 44.29%
Kevin Van De Wege (D) 22,096 55.71%
Clallam County
Dan Gase (R) 9,473 51.42%
Kevin Van De Wege (D) 8,951 48.58%
Jefferson County
Dan Gase (R) 4,700 35.28%
Kevin Van De Wege (D) 8,599 64.55%
Representative, Position 2
District-wide
Steve Tharinger (D) 20,401 51.85%
Jim McEntire (R) 18,948 48.15%
Clallam County
Steve Tharinger (D) 8,546 46.61%
Jim McEntire (R) 9,788 53.39%
Jefferson County
Steve Tharinger (D) 7,850 59.66%
Jim McEntire (R) 5,287 40.18%
STATE SUPREME COURT
Position 1
Statewide
Jim Johnson 926,266 100%
Clallam County
Jim Johnson 11,996 100%
Jefferson County
Jim Johnson 8,554 100%
Position 5
Statewide
Barbara Madsen 904,120 100%
Clallam County
Barbara Madsen 11,623 100%
Jefferson County
Barbara Madsen 8,397 100%
Position 6
Statewide
Charlie Wiggins 540,098 48.09%
Richard Sanders 564,391 51.10%
Clallam County
Charlie Wiggins 7,744 52.53%
Richard Sanders 6,999 47.47%
Jefferson County
Charlie Wiggins 6,490 59.44%
Richard Sanders 4,377 40.09%
STATE BALLOT MEASURE
Initiative 1053
(Two-thirds requirement on state Legislature)
Statewide
Yes 895,772 65.62%
No 469,300 34.38%
Clallam County
Yes 12,929 70.38%
No 5,440 29.62%
Jefferson County
Yes 7,453 55.84%
No 5,895 44.16%
Initiative 1082
(Allows employers to buy private industrial [workers’ comp] insurance)
Statewide
Yes 561,375 41.84%
No 780,377 58.16%
Clallam County
Yes 8,390 46.76%
No 9,551 53.24%
Jefferson County
Yes 4,765 36.47%
No 8,299 63.53%
Initiative 1098
(Establishes a state income tax on higher-income taxpayers)
Statewide
Yes 479,659 34.57%
No 907,646 65.43%
Clallam County
Yes 6,445 34.66%
No 12,149 65.34%
Jefferson County
Yes 6,219 45.90%
No 7,329 54.10%
Initiative 1100
(Privatizes hard-liquor sales)
Statewide
Yes 667,619 48.07%
No 721,127 51.93%
Clallam County
Yes 9,741 52.47%
No 8,825 47.53%
Jefferson County
Yes 6,273 46.32%
No 7,270 53.68%
Initiative 1105
(Privatizes sale of hard liquor; changes laws on liquor distribution)
Statewide
Yes 508,258 36.75%
No 874,736 63.25%
Clallam County
Yes 7,826 42.42%
No 10,621 57.58%
Jefferson County
Yes 4,729 35.28%
No 8,676 64.72%
Initiative 1107
(Ends Legislature-imposed tax on candy, some beverages)
Statewide
Yes 871,678 62.78%
No 516,765 37.22%
Clallam County
Yes 12,489 67.31%
No 6,066 32.69%
Jefferson County
Yes 6,991 51.66%
No 6,541 48.34%
State Referendum Bill 52
(Bonds for energy efficiency in schools)
Statewide
Approved 587,573 43.11%
Rejected 775,386 56.89%
Clallam County
Approved 7,469 40.99%
Rejected 10,753 59.01%
Jefferson County
Approved 7,224 54.13%
Rejected 6,122 45.87%
State Senate Joint Resolution 8225
(Raises state debt limit)
Statewide
Approved 648,235 51.13%
Rejected 619,543 48.87%
Clallam County
Approved 8,350 49.17%
Rejected 8,632 50.83%
Jefferson County
Approved 7,020 56.67%
Rejected 5,368 43.33%
State Engrossed Substitute House Joint Resolution 4220
(Constitutional amendment allowing judges to deny bail on major felony suspects)
Statewide
Approved 1,164,682 85.53%
Rejected 197,110 14.47%
Clallam County
Approved 15,309 86.76%
Rejected 2,336 13.24%
Jefferson County
Approved 11,052 83.13%
Rejected 2,243 16.87%
CLALLAM COUNTY
County Commissioner,
District 3
Mike Doherty (D) 8,874 49.51%
Robin Poole (R) 9,050 50.49%
Assessor
Pamela Rushton 12,582 100%
Auditor
Patty Rosand 12,541 100%
Director of Community Development
John Miller 7,573 46.79%
Sheila Roark Miller 8,613 53.21%
Prosecuting Attorney
Larry Freedman (D) 8,508 47.26%
Deb Kelly (R) 9,494 52.74%
Sheriff
William Benedict 13,315 100%
Treasurer
Judith A. Scott 7,916 49.43%
Selinda Barkhuis 8,098 50.57%
District Court 1 Judge
Rick Porter 11,453 100%
District Court 2 Judge
Erik Rohrer 986 100%
Clallam Public Utility District
Commissioner, District No. 1
Will Purser 9,195 100%
Clallam County Fire Protection District 6
(Property tax levy rate “lid lift”)
Yes 55 48.67%
No 58 51.33%
JEFFERSON COUNTY
County Commissioner,
District 3
John Austin (D) 7,465 56.66%
Jim Boyer (R) 5,665 43.00%
Assessor
Jack Westerman III (D) 9,961 100%
Auditor
Donna M. Eldridge (R) 9,392 100%
Clerk
Ruth Gordon (D) 9,741 100%
Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner
Scott Rosekrans (D) 7,765 62.15%
Paul Richmond (NP*) 4,701 37.63%
Sheriff
Tony Hernandez (D) 10,233 100%
Treasurer
Judi Morris (R) 9,083 100%
District Court Judge
Jill Landes 6,195 53.79%
John Wood 5,278 45.83%
Public Utility District
Barney Burke 8,746 100%
Jefferson County
Proposition No. 1
(Local Sales and Use Tax Increase of 0.3%)
Approved 7,090 55.61%
Rejected 5,659 44.39%
* (NP) denotes no party preference
