Kent’s state representatives winning easily | Election results chart

Kent’s state representatives winning easily | Election results chart

Kent voters are helping to return all of the incumbents in House Districts 33 and 47 to the state Legislature in Olympia.

In District 33, state Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines received 70 percent of the vote to 30 percent for Republican challenger John Potter for Position 1, according to Tuesday night results. Incumbent Mia Su-Ling Gregerson, D-SeaTac, had 66 percent to 34 percent for Republican challenger Pam Pollock for Position 2. The district covers Kent’s West Hill and the Kent Valley.

In District 47, state Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, had 56 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Democratic challenger Brooke Valentine for Position 1. Incumbent Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, received 59 percent to 41 percent for Republican challenger Barry Knowles. The district covers much of Kent’s East Hill.

Legislative races

District 33, Pos. 1

Tina Orwall: 20,268 (70 percent)

John Potter: 8,536 (30 percent)

District 33, Pos. 2

Mia Gregerson: 18.836 (66 percent)

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Pam Pollock: 9,724 (34 percent)

District 47, Pos. 1

Mark Hargrove: 18,676 (56 percent)

Brooke Valentine: 14,676 (44 percent)

District 47, Pos. 2

Pat Sullivan: 19,861 (59 percent)

Barry Knowles: 13,529 (41 percent)

State-wide initiatives

Initiative Measure No. 1433 concerns labor standards. This measure would increase the state minimum wage to $11.00 in 2017, $11.50 in 2018, $12.00 in 2019, and $13.50 in 2020, require employers to provide paid sick leave, and adopt related laws.

Yes 1,142,984 59.48%

No 778,685 40.52%

Total Votes 1,921,669 100%

• Initiative Measure No. 1464 concerns campaign finance laws and lobbyists.

This measure would create a campaign-finance system; allow residents to direct state funds to candidates; repeal the non-resident sales-tax exemption; restrict lobbying employment by certain former public employees; and add enforcement requirements.

Yes 871,658 47.43%

No 966,213 52.57%

Total Votes 1,837,871 100%

Initiative Measure No. 1491 concerns court-issued extreme risk protection orders temporarily preventing access to firearms.

Last updated on 11/08/2016 9:06 PM

Initiative Measure No. 1491 concerns court-issued extreme risk protection orders temporarily preventing access to firearms. This measure would allow police, family, or household members to obtain court orders temporarily preventing firearms access by persons exhibiting mental illness, violent or other behavior indicating they may harm themselves or others.

Yes 1,372,718 71.18%

No 555,853 28.82%

Total Votes 1,928,571 100%

Initiative Measure No. 1501 concerns seniors and vulnerable individuals. This measure would increase the penalties for criminal identity theft and civil consumer fraud targeted at seniors or vulnerable individuals; and exempt certain information of vulnerable individuals and in-home caregivers from public disclosure.

Yes 1,365,428 71.59%

No 541,792 28.41%

Total Votes 1,907,220 100%

Initiative Measure No. 732 concerns taxes.

Last updated on 11/08/2016 9:06 PM

Initiative Measure No. 732 concerns taxes. This measure would impose a carbon emission tax on certain fossil fuels and fossil-fuel-generated electricity, reduce the sales tax by one percentage point and increase a low-income exemption, and reduce certain manufacturing taxes.

Yes 771,623 41.45%

No 1,090,123 58.55%

Total Votes 1,861,746 100%

Initiative Measure No. 735 concerns a proposed amendment to the federal constitution. This measure would urge the Washington state congressional delegation to propose a federal constitutional amendment that constitutional rights belong only to individuals, not corporations, and constitutionally-protected free speech excludes the spending of money.

Yes 1,175,116 63.82%

No 666,269 36.18%

Total Votes 1,841,385 100%

Advisory Vote No. 14 House Bill 2768. The legislature extended, without a vote of the people, the insurance premium tax to some insurance for stand-alone family dental plans, costing an indeterminate amount in the first ten years, for government spending.

Repealed 1,216,670 68.48%

Maintained 560,082 31.52%

Total Votes 1,776,752 100%

Advisory Vote No. 15 Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2778. The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, certain limitations on the retail sales and use tax exemptions for clean alternative-fuel vehicles, costing $2,000,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.

Repealed 1,056,393 59.77%

Maintained 711,126 40.23%

Total Votes 1,767,519 100%

Senate Joint Resolution No. 8210 Proposed Amendments to the Constitution concerns the deadline for completing state legislative and congressional redistricting. The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on the deadline for completing state legislative and congressional redistricting.

This amendment would require the state redistricting commission to complete redistricting for state legislative and congressional districts by November 15 of each year ending in a one, 46 days earlier than currently required.

Approved 1,365,366 77.72%

Rejected 391,475 22.28%

Total Votes 1,756,841 100%

Federal offices

• U.S. Senator

Patty Murray(Prefers Democratic Party)1,183,089 60.81%

Chris Vance(Prefers Republican Party) 762,461 39.19%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,945,550

Congressional District 8 – U.S. Representative

Dave Reichert(Prefers Republican Party) 102,275 57.97%

Tony Ventrella(Prefers Democratic Party) 74,158 42.03%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 176,433

Congressional District 9

Last updated on 11/08/2016 9:30 PM

• Congressional District 9 – U.S. Representative

Adam Smith(Prefers Democratic Party) 125,076 74.46%

Doug Basler(Prefers Republican Party) 42,891 25.54%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 167,967

• Governor

Jay Inslee(Prefers Democratic Party) 1,094,123 56.32%

Bill Bryant(Prefers Republican Party) 848,681 43.68%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,942,804

• Supreme Court – Justice Position 1

Mary Yu 979,792 58.53%

David DeWolf 694,122 41.47%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,673,914

• Supreme Court – Justice Position 5

Barbara Madsen 1,052,939 63.69%

Greg Zempel 600,176 36.31%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,653,115

Supreme Court – Justice Position 6

Charles (Charlie) Wiggins 948,796 58.32%

Dave Larson 678,215 41.68%

Total Votes (not including write-ins) 1,627,011

• Sound Transit

Regional Transportation Authority Proposition No. 1

Light-Rail, Commuter-Rail, and Bus Service Expansion

*Multi-county race. Results include all counties involved.

King

Approved

298,089 58.57%

Rejected

210,838 41.43%

Pierce

Approved

60,136 44.47%

Rejected

75,078 55.53%

Snohomish

Approved

55,544 51.58%

Rejected

52,133 48.42%

Combined Total

All

Approved

413,769 55.04%

Rejected

338,049 44.96%

Total Votes 751,818 100%

• Kent School District No. 415

Proposition 1, Capital Improvement and School Construction General Obligation Bonds – $252,000,000

Requirements for measure to pass 60 percent

Approved 65.24% 25,060

Rejected 34.76% 13,350


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