The polls have just closed and the counties can now start reporting results.
KING-5 already has some numbers --
State Races (Supreme Court, Legislature).
The Secretary of State is now also posting results. SoS pages for some of the races of interest --
Supreme Court #2 (Owens/Johnson)
Supreme Court #8 (Alexander/Groen)
Supreme Court #9 (Chambers/Burrage)
State Senate #35 Democrat (Sheldon/Lucas)
State Senate #26 Republican (Hines/McMahan)
Also watch for a possible meltdown in the King County vote count.
King County numbers are starting to come in. Try this page.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at September 19, 2006 08:10 PM | Email ThisIT also looks like Michael Johnson is getting some of Stephan Johnson's votes.
Posted by: Giffy on September 19, 2006 08:18 PMThe polling place was run by a shrivelled up unionite who was so uninformed, she did not know that this election was anything other than a partisan only "primary" for her party.
I first asked the lady at the table and then had to ask three other people at other tables whether I could NOT vote on the partisan selections, but only on the non-partisan section.
Of the four asked only one seemed to be able to read. My ballot said plainly that one did not have to select a party in order to vote the non-partisan selections.
The poll "BOSS" (that's the only term that really fits), was adamant that I must choose a party or I could not vote on any portion of the ballot. When I pointed out the statement on the ballot that refuted her, she just glowered at me as if I was stupid.
The one poll worker who did know how to read remembered that in training they were told about how to count ballots such as mine, but neither she nor anyone else manning the polling place knew how to do this.
I was lucky in that the poll technical dude was in the polling place at the time I asked how this was to be done since my ballot could not be read without some intervention from the poll workers. It still took him sveral tries to get the machine to read my ballot.
What kind of political hacks do we have running the polls? Do these same political hacks program the voting machines and maintain them. So it would seem.
I choose to not interfere or particiapte in the party's selection process and I am told that I may not vote in sections of the ballot where this is not required. The ballots are designed in such a way as to make it almost impossible to exercise my right to vote.
If I were not persistent in demanding that my rights be respected I would have either been forced to choose a party which I have no inclination to do or I would have disenfranchised on important judicial and other items on the ballot.
Rant over - Thanks for giving me a place to have it!
Posted by: deadwood on September 19, 2006 08:26 PMBut what are you going to do, sue Ron Sims?
Posted by: steve miller on September 19, 2006 08:29 PMHow did this go for other poll voters?
Posted by: dl on September 19, 2006 08:45 PMSo how does anyone explain why so many voters appear to be picking up Democrat ballots in so many counties? King, Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, Clallum, Mason etc. etc. (save for the Eastern Washington standards) all appear to be overwhelmingly Democrat.
Posted by: thor on September 19, 2006 08:54 PMSnohomish County
NORTHEAST ELECTORAL DISTRICT JUDGE POS 2
Richard Pope 508 39.56%
Mary Ann Ottinger 491 38.24%
Frank V. LaSalata 282 21.96%
Write-In 3 0.23%
ummm... I thought you were supposed to show ID, but I was never asked. surprise, surprise
This is ridiculous! primaries are intended for the parties to select their candidates. I say we do away with them althogther and let the parties select via caucus.
Non-partisan positions and any initiative/tax levy, etc. need to be decided in the General Election!
Posted by: eric on September 19, 2006 09:20 PMDarcy Burner, Democrat, 11474
Dave Reichert, Republican, 10438
http://vote.wa.gov/elections/PrimaryResults/Results.aspx?o=7b7f42a5-3c 6e-4bd1-92d5-0e11d5bd6d16
Not a good day for Reichert.
Posted by: JDB on September 19, 2006 09:34 PMStill, by this point of the night, this is significant:
Maria Cantwell: 235614
Mike McGavick: 163550
Nearly 70000 different.
http://vote.wa.gov/elections/PrimaryResults/Results.aspx?o=8f43af96-81c1-47c6-8b5f-3ad9dee0e6ad
Posted by: JDB on September 19, 2006 09:44 PMI was thinking the same thing. Still, with all the money that the BIAW put into this race, you have to figure this was their best chance.
Posted by: JDB on September 19, 2006 09:50 PMThey BOTH have -0- precincts reported.
Imagine that.
Posted by: Cheryl on September 19, 2006 09:52 PMBut you know what? A week after November's beauty contest, nobody will give a rat's a*s about the judges, congressmen, or dog catchers that are "elected." The only election that really matters in this country happens every four years, and thankfully we've gotten it right as a nation for the past two.
Posted by: Organization Man on September 19, 2006 09:57 PMCONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO. 1
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 5132 / 134236
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO. 2
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 22 / 364
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO. 7
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 19110 / 367653
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO. 8
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 13172 / 310418
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO. 9
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 8085 / 142461
Please tell me that the District 2 is incorrect. Do we actually have a congressman representing 364 voters?
Posted by: DJ on September 19, 2006 10:21 PMDon't they know how to commit fraud "quickly" without Dean?? Sheesh!
Posted by: Deborah on September 19, 2006 10:25 PMThe judge hearing the case does not share your opinion. In fact, he has ruled I am entitled to call each of the nine justices as witnesses. furthermore, ther is at least a 95% chance I will also be able to call gregoire and McKenna to testify.
Can you explain on what basis the Governor and the AG can make a legitimate claim that the separation of powers doctrine bars the prosecution of a judge who commits a crime? Unless you can explain away that inconvenient lie, maybe you need to shut up. I have the document in which they make such an absurd claim.
Posted by: don on September 19, 2006 10:36 PMChopp goes down to Clark County, and gets rid of an announced candidate for 17th District House Pos 1 (Paul Waadevig) and has Jack Burkman anointed to take Paul's place.
That torqued the local democrat party off so much that the county chair and treasurer both resigned in protest.
Chopp gave Burkman $10,000 to get the ball rolling... David Nierenberg arranged for several thousand more... and all was right in Chopp's World.... until tonight.
At the last minute, a thrice-failed candidate by the name of Pat Campbell, who first ran against then-Rep. Marc Boldt as a Republican (in 02) in the primary and then ran as a democrat against Rep. Jim Dunn (in 04) followed by a losing effort for city council in 05, losing all 3 times, filed against Burkman.
The Columbian down here refering to it as an "unwise" move, Campbell jumped in at the last second of filing.
And he kicked Chopp's hand picked guy's head in, spending NOTHING compared to Burkman raising $97,000!
This is like Meadowdale knocking off USC in a football game.
As for Chopp... he not only got egg on his face... he got the whole omelet!
Details here: http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/09192006news60592.cfm
"Buck has been filling in since Logan resigned in July to take a job in Los Angeles County. King County Executive Ron Sims offered the post to John Arntz, elections director in San Francisco, but he turned it down last week."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003266378_webvote19.html
Posted by: Michael on September 19, 2006 11:01 PMI wouldn't get your hopes up yet for a Burner blow out.
Posted by: Mike H on September 19, 2006 11:14 PMIf the people of Seattle said a big H_ _ _ no to giving millions more to the failed School district there
Then the billions the Mayor, and King County want in the next general election for their Big Dig and the already lost Sonics, are sure to go down in flames.
Posted by: GS on September 20, 2006 12:25 AMRepublicans went on to win big in all those races in the general. Dems, be sure to celebrate tonight because your girl Darcy is goin' down come November. We know how this thing works now. 2nd term for Reichert.
Posted by: Michele on September 20, 2006 01:02 AM2) When do we get to start the prosecution on Michael Johnson for deliberately causing voter confusion? Almost 50k votes for a guy who didn't campaign and wasn't even remotely qualified is a travesty, and I would hope that at least the Bar would take away his privilege of practicing law after that stunt.
Posted by: Marc on September 20, 2006 05:07 AMfor first time, i voted down an emergcy. levy. why? i support police & fire strongly, but for simple matter that they wanted to extend it 10 years!
i think every few 2 or 3 years max it needs to be audited & reviewed; i resent being locked in to a 10 year tax. how will i as a taxpayer unravel it if it's wasted? and remember--it's property value assessed, so as home value rises, it's a nearly invosible automatic tax increase without a taxpayer vote;
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on September 20, 2006 12:23 PM