Snohomish County general-election results

Statewide

(Vote totals are as of Monday)

Ballot measures

Initiative 960

Tax and fee increases imposed by state government.

(Would require two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval for tax increases, legislative approval of fee increases, certain published information on tax-increasing bills, and advisory votes on taxes enacted without voter approval.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	83,507 (54%)
No	71,509 (46%)

Statewide vote

Yes	709,906 (52%)
No	666,594 (48%)

Referendum 67

Concerns insurance fair conduct related to claims for coverage or benefits.

(Would make it unlawful for insurers to unreasonably deny certain coverage claims, and permit treble damage plus attorney fees for that and other violations. Some health-insurance carriers would be exempt.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	92,223 (59%)
No	63,843 (41%)

Statewide vote

Yes	782,112 (56%)
No	603,830 (44%)

Senate Joint Resolution 8206

Proposed constitutional amendment on establishment of budget-stabilization account.

(Would require the legislature to transfer 1 percent of general state revenues to a budgetstabilization account each year and prohibit expenditures from the account except as set forth in the amendment.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	104,180 (69%)
No	46,521 (31%)

Statewide vote

Yes	908,593 (68%)
No	429,918 (32%)

Senate Joint Resolution 8212

Proposed constitutional amendment on inmate labor.

(Would authorize state-operated inmate labor programs and programs in which inmate labor is used by private entities through state contracts, and prohibit privately operated programs from unfairly competing with Washington businesses.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	90,957 (60%)
No	59,673 (40%)

Statewide vote

Yes	808,715 (61%)
No	526,708 (39%)

House Joint Resolution 4204

Proposed constitutional amendment on school-district tax levies.

(Would provide for approval of school district excess property-tax levies by simple-majority vote of participating voters, and would eliminate supermajority approval requirements based on voter turnout in previous elections.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	79,905 (51%)
No	76,008 (49%)

Statewide vote

Yes	690,580 (49.9%)
No	693,200 (50.1%)

House Joint Resolution 4215

Proposed constitutional amendment on investment of higher-education permanent funds.

(Would authorize the investment of money in higher-education permanent funds as permitted by law, and would permit investment in stocks or bonds issued by any company, if authorized by law.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	78,835 (54%)
No	67,850 (46%)

Statewide vote

Yes	714,078 (54%)
No	607,616 (46%)

Snohomish, King, Pierce counties

Sound Transit and RTID

Proposition 1

Regional roads and transit system

(To pass, Proposition 1 must win in the tri-county Sound Transit area and in the Snohomish, King and Pierce tri-county transit area plus the outlying Snohomish County areas.)

Snohomish County vote

Yes	53,973 (42%)
No	73,102 (58%)

Tri-county vote

Yes	228,298 (44%)
No	293,984 (56%)

Countywide

County Executive

Aaron Reardon, D

97,334 (65%)

Jack Turk, R

51,913 (35%)

County Council District 2

William E. Cooper, R

7,760 (32%)

Brian Sullivan, D

16,659 (68%)

County Council District 3

Mike Cooper, D

17,984 (59%)

Renee Radcliff Sinclair, R

12,266 (40%)

County Assessor

Cindy Portmann

118,459 (99%)

County Auditor

Carolyn Diepenbrock

117,977 (99%)

County Clerk

Bob Dantini

61,820 (44%)

Sonya Kraski

78,178 (56%)

County Sheriff

Tom Greene

70,158 (49%)

John Lovick

73,757 (51%)

County Treasurer

Jerry Lindsey

64,210 (47%)

Kirke P. Sievers

70,694 (52%)

Cities

Arlington

Mayor

Margaret H. Larson

3,103 (98%)

Council Position 3

Scott Solla

1,640 (50%)

Barbara Tolbert

1,610 (49%)

Council Position 4

Blair Anderson

1,118 (35%)

Signe A. (Sally) Lien

2,089 (65%)

Council Position 5

Marilyn Oertle

2,916 (99%)

Council Position 6

Richard A. Butner

2,920 (99%)

Council-at-large

Virginia Hatch

1,477 (45%)

Graham F. Smith

1,761 (54%)

Bothell

(Snohomish County vote)

Council Position 2

Tris Samberg

2,820 (99%)

Council Position 4

Bill Evans

2,830 (99%)

Council Position 6

Mark Lamb

2,851 (98%)

Brier

Council Position 4

Kerin Steele

1,524 (98%)

Council Position 5

Dale Kaemingk

1,510 (99%)

Council Position 6

Catherine R. Corpron Smith

1,518 (98%)

Council-at-large

Ona Gem

1,392 (97%)

Darrington

Mayor

Joyce A. Jones

245 (86%)

Council Position 3

Frankie Nations

267 (99%)

Council Position 4

Daniel O. Rankin

258 (98%)

Council Position 5

Kerry Frable

272 (99.6%)

Edmonds

Mayor

Gary Haakenson

8,481 (63%)

Mauri Moore

4,851 (36%)

Council Position 4

Peggy Pritchard Olson

10,104 (98%)

Council Position 5

Adrienne Fraley-Monillas

5,704 (46%)

D.J. Wilson

6,663 (54%)

Council Position 6

Steve Bernheim

6,292 (52%)

Richard L. Marin

5,742 (48%)

Council Position 7

Dave Orvis

6,305 (51%)

Strom Peterson

6,137 (49%)

Everett

Council Position 4

Ron Gipson

9,433 (57%)

Charlene N. Rawson

7,182 (43%)

Council Position 5

Shawna Forde

5,556 (35%)

Drew Nielsen

10,250 (65%)

Council Position 6

Brenda Stonecipher

13,989 (98%)

Council Position 7

Shannon Affholter

9,961 (60%)

David Simpson

6,502 (39%)

Gold Bar

Council Position 4

Susan Forbes

166 (44%)

Jay Prueher

206 (55%)

Council Position 5

Joe C. Beavers

236 (66%)

Cheryl Crumpler

116 (32%)

Granite Falls

Council Position 2

Elizabeth J. Adams

458 (97%)

Council Position 4

Robyn Loucks

321 (60%)

Jeff Noble

216 (40%)

Council Position 5

Matt Hartman

477 (97%)

Index

Council Position 2

Bob Hubbard

46 (96%)

Council Position 4

Sean Horst

50 (96%)

Council Position 5

Patrick Woods

49 (96%)

Lake Stevens

Mayor

Jeff Craig

1,100 (37%)

Vern Little

1,824 (62%)

Council Position 3

John Spencer

1,602 (56%)

Kerry J. Watkins

1,218 (43%)

Council Position 4

Karen L. Alessi

1,363 (48%)

Mark L. Somers

1,451 (51%)

Council Position 5

Suzanne Quigley

2,024 (68%)

Lynn E. Walty

933 (31%)

Council Position 6

Michael Friend

1,075 (38%)

Kathy Holder

1,747 (62%)

Lynnwood

Council Position 4

Loren Simmonds

5,222 (96%)

Council Position 5

Robin Dode

2,157 (36%)

Stephanie Wright

3,862 (64%)

Council Position 6

Patrick Decker

2,366 (39%)

Ted Hikel

3,743 (61%)

Council Position 7

M. Christopher Boyer

2,929 (47%)

James R. (Jim) Smith

3,234 (52%)

Marysville

Mayor

Dennis L. Kendall

5,880 (97%)

Council Position 5

John Soriano

5,850 (98%)

Council Position 6

Lee A. Phillips

5,760 (98%)

Council Position 7

Carmen Rasmussen

5,798 (98%)

Mill Creek

Council Position 5

Mark Harmsworth

2,136 (52%)

Chuck Wright

1,955 (48%)

Council Position 6

Ed McNichol

1,485 (37%)

Mike Todd

2,567 (63%)

Council Position 7

Mark Bond

3,525 (99%)

Monroe

Council Position 1

David Kennedy

1,874 (98%)

Council Position 4

Tony Balk

1,573 (65%)

Brandy Knight

821 (34%)

Council Position 5

John William Stima

1,782 (88%)

Council Position 6

Chad Minnick

1,127 (45%)

Margie S. Rodriquez

1,345 (54%)

Council-at-large

Kurt Goering

1,935 (97%)

Mountlake Terrace

Council Position 5

Sharon Maynard

1,424 (37%)

Michelle K. Robles

2,393 (63%)

Council Position 6

Leonard French

1,510 (39%)

Laura Sonmore

2,313 (60%)

Council Position 7

William Knorr

1,607 (42%)

John Zambrano

2,201 (58%)

Mukilteo

Council Position 4

Tony Tinsley

3,854 (98%)

Council Position 5

Emily Vanderwielen

3,899 (99%)

Council Position 6

Linda G. Grafer

2,741 (56%)

Pat Kessler

2,087 (43%)

Council Position 7

Jennifer Gregerson

4,044 (99%)

Skykomish

Council Position 1

Darrel (Josh) Joselyn

48 (96%)

Council Position 5

Henry Sladek

50 (98%)

Snohomish

Council-at-large

Position 1

Marc Crawford

582 (27%)

Lynn Schilaty

1,538 (73%)

Council-at-large

Position 2

Larry Countryman

923 (42%)

Karen W. Guzak

1,273 (58%)

Council-at-large

Position 3

Melody Clemans

1,356 (64%)

Chris Walsh

765 (36%)

Stanwood

Council Position 3

Clyde Andrew Chappel

1,001 (98%)

Council Position 4

Arne Wennerberg

1,000 (98%)

Council Position 5

William Carlton

986 (98%)

Council Position 6

Timothy Loney

981 (98%)

Sultan

Mayor

Carolyn Eslick

499 (62%)

John Seehuus

298 (37%)

Council Position 4

Sarah Davenport-Smith

526 (67%)

Richard A. Hill

253 (32%)

Council Position 5

Derek W. Boyd

170 (22%)

Jim Flower

586 (77%)

Council Position 7

Dale Doornek

447 (59%)

Kerry Ourada

313 (41%)

Woodway

Council Position 4

Peter Block

211 (45%)

Mike Quinn

256 (55%)

Council Position 5

Kevin K. Fiske

244 (56%)

Henry R. Veldman

190 (44%)

School boards

Arlington

Director District 1

Jeff D. Huleatt

5,798 (99%)

Director District 2

Glen Reid

2,299 (36%)

Jim Weiss

4,096 (64%)

Director District 4

Kay E. Duskin

5,765 (99%)

Darrington

Director District 1

Andrew L. Hatfield

575 (99%)

Director District 2

Darrell Holm

567 (98%)

Director District 3

Judith K. Nevitt

529 (97%)

Director District 4

Tim Lovell

562 (98%)

Director District 5

Julie K. Kuntz

608 (99%)

Proposition 1

This would authorize the district to dissolve its five existing directors' districts and reapportion the district into three directors' districts and two directors-at-large to better facilitate citizen participation as board members.

Yes	492 (78%)
No	140 (22%)

Edmonds

Director District 1

Susan Paine

26,983 (99%)

Director District 3

Jon Howeiler

8,125 (27%)

Gary Noble

21,646 (72%)

Director District 5

Pat Shields

18,361 (61%)

Alan M. Weiss

11,866 (39%)

Everett

Director-at-large

Position 1

Ed Petersen

20,137 (99%)

Director-at-large

Position 2

Carol Andrews

13,455 (61%)

Susan P.M. Kaftanski

8,610 (39%)

Granite Falls

Director District 2

Becky Brown

2,171 (98%)

Director District 4

Robert A. Quarterman

2,237 (98%)

Index

Director-at-large

Position 3

Patty Krona

91 (94%)

Director-at-large

Position 4

Susan C. Cross

110 (96%)

Director-at-large

Position 5

Amy Johnson

111 (99%)

Lake Stevens

Director District 1

David Iseminger

5,769 (99%)

Director District 2

Rodney Mace

5,587 (99%)

Director District 3

Mari Taylor

5,575 (99%)

Director District 5

Richard Blumhagen	760 (12%)
John Boerger	2,895 (47%)
Joe Heineck	2,515 (40%)

Lakewood

Director District 4

Gregory R. Jensen

2,579 (99%)

Director District 5

Jill Leonard

2,605 (99%)

Marysville

Director District 2

Cindy Erickson

8,659 (68%)

Donald R. Wlazlak

4,041 (32%)

Director District 3

Darci L. Becker

8,645 (69%)

Steve King

3,748 (30%)

Director District 5

Sherri L. Crenshaw

7,975 (64%)

Lisa Vares

4,392 (35%)

Monroe

Director District 2

Debra Kolrud

5,110 (71%)

Carlos A. Martinez

2,051 (29%)

Director District 5

Jamie Wright

5,877 (99%)

Mukilteo

Director District 1

Kevin Laverty

11,853 (99%)

Director District 3

Geoff Short

11,710 (99%)

Director District 5

Anna Lee Rice

11,440 (99%)

Northshore

(Snohomish County vote)

Director District 2

Janet Quinn

7,526 (99%)

Director District 3

Dawn McCravey

7,475 (99%)

Skykomish

Director Position 1

Danial Woodford

116 (83%)

Snohomish

Director District 2

Leah Hughes-Anderson

9,684 (99%)

Director District 3

Josh Seek

9,427 (99%)

Director District 4

David B. Johnston

9,689 (99%)

Stanwood-Camano

Director District 2

Julie Dean

3,484 (98%)

Director District 4

Darlene D. Hartley

3,477 (98%)

Director District 5

Ken Christoferson

3,451 (98%)

Sultan

Director District 1

Russ Sumpter

2,120 (98%)

Director District 3

Charles M. Van Pelt

2,110 (98%)

Director District 4

Craig Roesler

2,109 (97%)

Fire districts

District 1

Commissioner Position 4

Bob Meador

16,528 (84%)

Phedra Quincey

3,121 (16%)

Commissioner Position 5

Jim Kenny

17,795 (99%)

District 3

Commissioner Position 1

Marc A. Inman

4,237 (99%)

Commissioner Position 4

Leslie Jo Wells

4,209 (99%)

Proposition 1

This would authorize the district to restore and maintain its regular property tax levy of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for 2008, and thereafter pursuant to RCW 84.55.050 and subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations.

Yes	3,770 (70%)
No	1,622 (30%)

District 4

Commissioner Position 1

Mark P. Hintz

3,438 (56%)

Chip Lauterbach

2,696 (44%)

Commissioner Position 2

Jeremy Reichelt

2,219 (36%)

Jim Schmoker

3,873 (63%)

District 5

Commissioner Position 1

Steven C. Fox

1,367 (99%)

District 7

Commissioner Position 1

Greg Knapp

8,192 (99%)

Commissioner Position 5

Roy Waugh

8,143 (99%)

District 8

Commissioner Position 1

Vern Foster

3,910 (53%)

Kathleen Friend

3,479 (47%)

District 10

Commissioner Position 1

Michael J. Norris

1,544 (99.7%)

District 12

Commissioner Position 1

Katherine (Kay) L. Smith

6,287 (99%)

District 14

Commissioner Position 1

Jack Stedman

1,483 (58%)

Jim Walker

1,083 (42%)

District 15

Commissioner Position 1

Peter T. Walton

872 (99%)

District 16

Commissioner Position 1

Steve Hoag

459 (98%)

District 17

Commissioner Position 1

Rebecca Dane

863 (38%)

Kevin R. Haynes

1,416 (62%)

District 18

Commissioner Position 1

Jim Stutzman

1,178 (98%)

District 19

Commissioner Position 1

Chris Edmundson

528 (58%)

Kurt Winterhalter

385 (42%)

District 21

Commissioner Position 1

James M. Strago

1,625 (99%)

Commissioner Position 2

Jack A. Hake

1,626 (99%)

District 22

Commissioner Position 1

Timothy N. Bailey

382 (35%)

Chris Greig

700 (65%)

District 23

Commissioner Position 1

Dick Dinham

98 (98%)

District 24

Commissioner Position 1

Dennis Vincent

534 (93%)

District 25

Commissioner Position 1

Lisa Lamie

205 (97%)

District 26

Commissioner Position 1

Candy Wood

710 (98%)

Commissioner Position 2

Glenrose Williams

715 (98%)

District 27

Commissioner Position 1

Sharon E. Morris

25 (93%)

Commissioner Position 2

Judith M. DeLeon

23 (88%)

Proposition 1

This would authorize the district to increase its regular property tax levy to an amount not to exceed $1 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection in 2008 and authorize a limit factor of 100 percent plus the percentage year-end change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton area reported for June of the levy year for each of the five succeeding years, subject to applicable statutory dollar rate limitations.

Yes	21 (64%)
No	12 (36%)

District 28

Commissioner Position 1

William D. Cross

108 (95%)

Water, sewer districts

Alderwood Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Paul (Mac) McIntyre

25,492 (66%)

Brian Travis

12,951 (34%)

Commissioner Position 5

Roy N. George

34,812 (99%)

Cross Valley Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Ginger Desy

2,379 (49.4%)

Chris Kuehn

2,415 (50.1%)

Highland Water District

Commissioner Position 2

Richard (Dick) Johnson

971 (99%)

Commissioner Position 3

Donovan L. Sheppard

953 (99%)

Lake Stevens Sewer District

Commissioner Position 1

Jim Mitchell

3,074 (98%)

Mukilteo Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Tom Rainville

3,989 (99%)

Commissioner Position 2

Thomas McGrath

3,948 (99%)

Proposition 1

This would merge the Olympus Terrace Sewer District into the Mukilteo Water District.

Yes	4,147 (84%)
No	794 (16%)

Olympic View Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Lora Petso

3,156 (99%)

Olympus Terrace Sewer District

Commissioner Position 1

Yvonne K. Chapman

1,482 (46%)

Joan Thomasson

1,716 (53%)

Proposition 1

This would merge the Olympus Terrace Sewer District into the Mukilteo Water District.

Yes	3,335 (86%)
No	532 (14%)

Silver Lake Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Rod Keppler

4,961 (63%)

Robert B. Wagner

2,921 (37%)

Startup Water District

Commissioner Position 1

Kate Roesler

82 (99%)

Other districts

Hospital District 1

Commissioner Position 2

Neil Watkins

17,883 (99%)

Hospital District 2

Commissioner Position 3

Kimberly Cole

21,992 (68%)

Jack Tawney

10,109 (31%)

Hospital District 3

Commissioner Position 1

John V. Meno

6,041 (99%)

Commissioner Position 4

Steve Peterson

5,960 (99%)

Port of Edmonds

Commissioner District 2

Marianne Burkhart

5,253 (99%)

Commissioner-at-large Position 4

James Orvis

5,299 (99%)

Port of Everett

Commissioner District 3

Michael Hoffmann

10,700 (61%)

Don Hopkins

6,749 (39%)

East County Park & Rec District

Commissioner-at-large Position 4

Susan J. Eastman

5,692 (99%)

Commissioner-at-large Position 5

Vincent Portulano

5,656 (99%)