Max Prinsen wins King Conservation District election, according to unofficial results
The King Conservation District has announced that Max Prinsen is the winner of yesterday's special election for a three year term on the Board of Supervisers.
Prinsen, who has previously served on the Board, was endorsed by the Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, and Dow Constantine. He triumphed despite the presence of two other progressives on the ballot (which led to a split progressive vote). Prinsen received 1,722 votes, edging out the right wing's candidate (Mara Heiman), who received 1,488 votes.
One of those other progressives, Kirk Prindle, has already announced he'll run for King Conservation District next year. If he wins next spring, he would join Prinsen on the five-member Board of Supervisers.
4,232 ballots were cast in total, a thirty three percent increase in participation over last year's election, in which 2,757 votes were cast. That's still only a tiny fraction of the registered voters who live in King County.
Prinsen, who has previously served on the Board, was endorsed by the Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, and Dow Constantine. He triumphed despite the presence of two other progressives on the ballot (which led to a split progressive vote). Prinsen received 1,722 votes, edging out the right wing's candidate (Mara Heiman), who received 1,488 votes.
One of those other progressives, Kirk Prindle, has already announced he'll run for King Conservation District next year. If he wins next spring, he would join Prinsen on the five-member Board of Supervisers.
4,232 ballots were cast in total, a thirty three percent increase in participation over last year's election, in which 2,757 votes were cast. That's still only a tiny fraction of the registered voters who live in King County.
# Posted by Andrew : 10:53 AM
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