Results tagged “primary”

The latest numbers from Tuesday's primary are up, and Joe Mallahan is still on top. The current figures in the three-way race: Joe Mallahan with 28126 votes (27.22%), Mike McGinn with 27586 votes (26.69%), and Greg Nickels still coming in third with 26416 votes (25.56%). The next update on the King County site comes tomorrow at approximately 4:30 p.m. (results schedule here), along with the first stats on primary results broken down by legislative district. SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

King County Elections just refreshed their tallies from yesterday's primary, and--lookie here, lookie here--Mayor Nickels is still coming in third. The current figures in the three-way race: Mike McGinn with 20880 votes (26.48%), Greg Nickels with 19864 votes (25.19%), and Joe Mallahan now has the lead with 21101 votes (26.76%). Tomorrow there'll be another update at approximately the same time; stay tuned by constantly checking the King County site (results schedule here).

The people have spoken, and Referendum No. 1, the 20-cent plastic bag tax, has been shot down, trailing a black plume of petroleum-fueled flames, as the corporate plastic bag companies rejoice. The Seattle Times reported the defeat came with a staggering 58 percent to 42 percent rejection, with more than half of the expected votes counted.

Ballots for the primary and special election are due today, so get 'em in, folks. For reals: only 16.67 percent of all King County ballots have been returned as of last night. If you don't want to use a stamp, feel free to drop off your ballot at any of these drop boxes by 8 p.m.

Our August 18 primary is being held entirely by mail--we got our ballot last week. If you're still scratching your head over the mayor's race, check out Publicola's interviews with the mayoral contenders (scroll down to item #5).

Well, that was fun! Absentee ballots are still pouring in, but yesterday's (rather predictable) primary results have been announced. Dino Rossi and Christine Gregoire are neck and neck and by far the top two gubernatorial candidates, so settle in for a truly American-style bloody campaign this fall as they race to the finish line. Check out Slog's exhaustive coverage, starting here with the percentage results. And KIRO 7 has post-election interviews with both Gregoire (with words on "the hopes and the dreams of every Washingtonian") and Rossi (he talks a lot about money, and calls his campaign a "citizen's movement").

This whole thing started way back on January 3, a gray, rainy winter day with a high of 47. Now, six months later in the heat of a gray, rainy summer day with a high close to 60, it will come to an end.

Current Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan is in the middle of a another controversy.

Are you guys watching this race? Incredible! Super Tuesday has officially come and gone, delegates divided, $250 million in campaign money spent, and still no Democratic frontrunner in sight. We at Seattlest are beside ourselves and while we may never understand the logic behind superdelegates we do know this: Washington is going to have a big say in how this race is decided. This Saturday, Washingtonians will caucus with 80 Democratic delegates up for grabs in the biggest race in the country this weekend. The Seattle Times actually referred to us this morning as "The Next Big Prize." So you want to make your vote actually count? Well, friends, then you must caucus! And your friendly Seattlesters are here to make the process as painless as possible.