Clark voters rejecting port measure, Sullivan leading Snohomish primary
Here are updates from a few contests of note around the state for the primary election 2007. Information obtained from county auditor/election divisions in the appropriate counties.
In Clark County, Proposition 1, a Port of Vancouver property tax increase to fund property purchases and port expansion, is going down to a massive defeat, 71.59% to 21.41%.
In Snohomish County, Brian Sullivan is leading the Democratic primary race for county council position two over Jean Berkey by roughly 59% to 40%.
In Clallam County, the primary for superior court judge is being led by Brooke Taylor, who has garnered 52.75% of the vote at this hour. Brent Basden is in second place with 22.73%, Curtis G. Johnson is third with 13.34% and Craig L. Miller is fourth with 11.18%.
For updates or other races, please see the Secretary of State's auditors and elections page to select the county you are interested in.
MORE-- Since the Spokane Auditor's web site is being cranky, we'll go with this report from KXLY regarding the Spokane mayor's race.
In Clark County, Proposition 1, a Port of Vancouver property tax increase to fund property purchases and port expansion, is going down to a massive defeat, 71.59% to 21.41%.
In Snohomish County, Brian Sullivan is leading the Democratic primary race for county council position two over Jean Berkey by roughly 59% to 40%.
In Clallam County, the primary for superior court judge is being led by Brooke Taylor, who has garnered 52.75% of the vote at this hour. Brent Basden is in second place with 22.73%, Curtis G. Johnson is third with 13.34% and Craig L. Miller is fourth with 11.18%.
For updates or other races, please see the Secretary of State's auditors and elections page to select the county you are interested in.
MORE-- Since the Spokane Auditor's web site is being cranky, we'll go with this report from KXLY regarding the Spokane mayor's race.
If the current results hold, Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession will be challenged by city councilperson Mary Verner for the city's top job in November.The Spokesman-Review also has a brief story.
The top two vote-getters on Tuesday will go on to face off in the general election in November. The votes counted on Tuesday won’t become official for 15 days.
With over 98 percent of the vote counted, Hession had 33.6 percent of the vote. Verner was close behind in second with 32.4 percent. City councilman Al French was running third with 29 percent of the vote.
