I usually wait for a few days for the dust to settle, but the vote margins most of these races are pretty decisive. Let's take a look
Yes to Initiative Measure No. 2066 - Protect the natural gas industry This is tight, and usually late ballots skew to the left. However, it has been pretty stable for the past few days.
NO to Initiative Measure No. 2109 - Repeal the capital gains tax.
NO to Initiative Measure No. 2117 - Destroying carbon tax credits.
NO to Initiative Measure No 2124 - Bankrupt the state-run long-term care insurance.
President - Donny Trump and JD Vance. Hey, color me surprised. For what its worth, Washington State generally pummeled the heck outta the GOP - it looks like none of his minions got close to the levers of power on this side of the state.
US Senator - Maria Cantwell
US Representative Congressional District No. 9 - Adam Smith
Governor - Bob Ferguson
Lieutenant Governor - Denny Heck
Secretary of State - Steve Hobbs
State Treasurer - Mike Pellicciotti
Attorney General - Nick Brown
Commissioner of Public Lands - Dave Upthegrove
Superintendent of Public Instruction - Chris Reykdal
Insurance Commissioner - Patty Kuderer
Legislative District No 11 State Senator - Bob Hasegawa
Legislative District No 11State Representative Position 1 - David Hackney
Legislative District No 11 State Representative Position 2 - Steve Berquist
State Supreme Court Justice Position 2 - Sal Mungia The other tight one, but the late ballots had it for Sal.
Superior Court Judge Position No 41 - Paul Crisalli
Kent School District No. 415 Proposition No. 1 Capital Projects and Technology Levy - Yes, much to my surprise. This one is razor-thin, and could flip back as we move to fruition.
Final thoughts before we cover the Political Desk with a tarp for the winter? Well, Washington State did a fine job protecting itself from Washington DC. And if the new/old administration does half the things that they promised to do, there's going to be a lot of buyer's regret for the rest of the country. But that's the nature of democracy (see Brexit). In the land of Ivar's, we'll keep clam and carry on.
More, as always, later.
