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November 4, 2008 General Election - Official Results

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Statewide General Election Results

Ballot Measures and Validation Requirements

Explanation of Over and Under Votes

Ranked Choice Voting Results

Total

Percent

Precincts

377

100.00%

Registered Voters

411,103



Poll Ballots Cast

52,134



Absentee Ballots Cast

281,690



Total Traditional Ballots Cast

333,824

81.20%


RCV Ballots Cast

312,771






Votes

Percent

Initiative Measure No. 985
YES

159,670

50.04%

NO

159,435

49.96%


Over Votes

49



Under Votes

14,670




Initiative Measure No. 1000
YES

173,531

53.54%

NO

150,571

46.46%


Over Votes

41



Under Votes

9,681




Initiative Measure No. 1029
YES

244,329

76.32%

NO

75,823

23.68%


Over Votes

30



Under Votes

13,642




Pierce County Proposition No. 1
YES

175,258

63.22%

NO

101,963

36.78%


Over Votes

27



Under Votes

56,576




Sound Transit Proposition No. 1
APPROVED

124,856

49.08%

REJECTED

129,536

50.92%


Over Votes

40



Under Votes

14,855




President & Vice President
D - Barack Obama / Joe Biden

181,824

54.88%

R - John McCain / Sarah Palin

141,673

42.76%

IC - Ralph Nader / Matt Gonzalez

3,345

1.01%

SL - Gloria La Riva / Eugene Puryear

81

0.02%

SW - James E. Harris / Alyson Kennedy

66

0.02%

L - Bob Barr / Wayne A. Root

1,388

0.42%

C - Chuck Baldwin / Darrell L. Castle

804

0.24%

G - Cynthia McKinney / Rosa Clemente

339

0.10%

Write-In

1,816

0.55%


Over Votes

1,041



Under Votes

1,447




U.S. Representative 6th Congressional
--- - Norm Dicks

95,887

69.33%

--- - Doug Cloud

41,832

30.25%

Write-In

590

0.43%


Over Votes

16



Under Votes

6,220




U.S. Representative 8th Congressional
--- - Dave Reichert

44,398

58.49%

--- - Darcy Burner

31,193

41.09%

Write-In

321

0.42%


Over Votes

9



Under Votes

2,343




U.S. Representative 9th Congressional
--- - Adam Smith

62,448

60.50%

--- - James Postma

40,254

39.00%

Write-In

524

0.51%


Over Votes

15



Under Votes

7,770




Governor
--- - Christine Gregoire

166,562

50.88%

--- - Dino Rossi

159,363

48.68%

Write-In

1,465

0.45%


Over Votes

34



Under Votes

6,400




Lieutenant Governor
--- - Brad Owen

186,013

59.96%

--- - Marcia McCraw

123,353

39.76%

Write-In

876

0.28%


Over Votes

39



Under Votes

23,543




Secretary of State
--- - Sam Reed

183,413

59.50%

--- - Jason Osgood

123,283

39.99%

Write-In

1,555

0.50%


Over Votes

55



Under Votes

25,518




State Treasurer
--- - Allan Martin

152,539

50.14%

--- - Jim McIntire

150,685

49.53%

Write-In

1,015

0.33%


Over Votes

41



Under Votes

29,544




State Auditor
--- - Brian Sonntag

200,319

64.87%

--- - J. Richard (Dick) McEntee

107,998

34.97%

Write-In

483

0.16%


Over Votes

24



Under Votes

25,000




Attorney General
--- - Rob McKenna

181,792

58.05%

--- - John Ladenburg

130,550

41.68%

Write-In

844

0.27%


Over Votes

44



Under Votes

20,594




Commissioner of Public Lands
--- - Doug Sutherland

170,256

54.70%

--- - Peter J. Goldmark

140,483

45.13%

Write-In

538

0.17%


Over Votes

43



Under Votes

22,504




Superintendent of Public Instruction
NP - Teresa (Terry) Bergeson

129,755

44.79%

NP - Randy Dorn

158,539

54.72%

Write-In

1,430

0.49%


Over Votes

40



Under Votes

44,060




Insurance Commissioner
--- - Mike Kreidler

182,132

59.66%

--- - John R. Adams

122,622

40.17%

Write-In

539

0.18%


Over Votes

26



Under Votes

28,505




State Senator 2nd Legislative District
--- - Marilyn Rasmussen

24,058

47.34%

--- - Randi Becker

26,666

52.47%

Write-In

97

0.19%


Over Votes

7



Under Votes

3,079




State Rep. 2nd Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Jim McCune

29,997

60.57%

--- - JeanMarie Christenson

19,410

39.19%

Write-In

119

0.24%


Over Votes

3



Under Votes

4,378




State Rep. 2nd Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Tom Campbell

29,229

58.95%

--- - Michael C. Powell

20,258

40.85%

Write-In

99

0.20%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

4,313




State Senator 25th Legislative District
--- - Jim Kastama

32,988

56.49%

--- - Michele Smith

25,338

43.39%

Write-In

74

0.13%


Over Votes

3



Under Votes

4,388




State Rep. 25th Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Bruce Dammeier

31,141

53.90%

--- - Rob Cerqui

26,467

45.81%

Write-In

172

0.30%


Over Votes

11



Under Votes

5,000




State Rep. 25th Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Dawn Morrell

33,451

58.16%

--- - Ron Morehouse

23,931

41.61%

Write-In

130

0.23%


Over Votes

7



Under Votes

5,272




State Rep. 26th Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Jan Angel

17,634

54.97%

--- - Kim Abel

14,376

44.81%

Write-In

70

0.22%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

2,485




State Rep. 26th Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Larry Seaquist

17,720

55.45%

--- - Marlyn Jensen

14,180

44.37%

Write-In

55

0.17%


Over Votes

1



Under Votes

2,617




State Senator 27th Legislative District
--- - Debbie Regala

31,988

67.07%

--- - Larry Faulk

15,625

32.76%

Write-In

78

0.16%


Over Votes

5



Under Votes

4,900




State Rep. 27th Leg. Pos. 1
--- - Dennis Flannigan

30,822

69.92%

--- - Jessica Smeall

12,759

28.94%

Write-In

502

1.14%


Over Votes

11



Under Votes

8,502




State Rep. 27th Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Jeannie Darneille

34,533

73.97%

--- - William Edward Chovil

12,047

25.80%

Write-In

106

0.23%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

5,902




State Senator 28th Legislative District
--- - Mike Carrell

27,628

55.93%

--- - Debi Srail

21,644

43.81%

Write-In

127

0.26%


Over Votes

5



Under Votes

3,013




State Rep. 28th Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Troy Kelley

28,591

60.05%

--- - Dave Dooley

18,906

39.71%

Write-In

113

0.24%


Over Votes

5



Under Votes

4,802




State Rep. 28th Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Tami Green

27,987

58.07%

--- - Denise McCluskey

20,125

41.76%

Write-In

84

0.17%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

4,213




State Rep. 29th Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Steve Conway

24,672

69.85%

--- - Steven T. Cook

10,568

29.92%

Write-In

82

0.23%


Over Votes

5



Under Votes

3,201




State Rep. 29th Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Steve Kirby

24,749

70.35%

--- - Terry Harder

10,332

29.37%

Write-In

99

0.28%


Over Votes

6



Under Votes

3,342




State Rep. 31st Legislative Pos. 1
--- - Dan Roach

22,100

61.02%

--- - Ron Weigelt

14,069

38.85%

Write-In

48

0.13%


Over Votes

4



Under Votes

2,787




State Rep. 31st Legislative Pos. 2
--- - Christopher Hurst

20,306

57.47%

--- - Sharon Hanek

14,979

42.39%

Write-In

48

0.14%


Over Votes

3



Under Votes

3,672




State Supreme Court Justice No. 3
NP - Mary Fairhurst

236,314

97.95%

Write-In

4,941

2.05%


Over Votes

14



Under Votes

92,555




State Supreme Court Justice No. 4
NP - Charles W. Johnson

238,403

98.37%

Write-In

3,942

1.63%


Over Votes

16



Under Votes

91,463




State Supreme Court Justice No. 7
NP - Debra L. Stephens

234,557

98.43%

Write-In

3,733

1.57%


Over Votes

59



Under Votes

95,475




COA - Div. 2 Dist. 1 Pos 2
NP - Elaine Houghton

230,579

98.48%

Write-In

3,559

1.52%


Over Votes

11



Under Votes

99,675




County Executive
E - Mike Lonergan

45,293

15.15%

D - Pat McCarthy

79,173

26.49%

D - Calvin Goings

68,997

23.08%

R - Shawn Bunney

105,006

35.13%

Write-In

443

0.15%


Over Votes

529



Under Votes

13,330




County Assessor - Treasurer
NP - Dale Washam

65,513

25.01%

NP - Terry Lee

50,212

19.17%

NP - Jan Shabro

49,964

19.07%

NP - Bernardo Tuma

18,169

6.94%

NP - Barbara Gelman

49,799

19.01%

NP - Beverly Davidson

27,290

10.42%

Write-In

1,033

0.39%


Over Votes

360



Under Votes

50,431




County Sheriff
NP - Paul A. Pastor

189,803

72.12%

NP - R. P. Kollu

20,334

7.73%

NP - Jesse Hill

51,587

19.60%

Write-In

1,452

0.55%


Over Votes

101



Under Votes

49,494




County Council - District No. 2
D - Al Rose

12,303

30.79%

D - Carolyn Merrival

7,636

19.11%

R - Joyce McDonald

19,953

49.94%

Write-In

60

0.15%


Over Votes

31



Under Votes

3,678




County Council - District No. 3
D - Bruce L. Lachney

23,594

47.86%

R - Roger Bush

25,590

51.91%

Write-In

116

0.24%


Over Votes

23



Under Votes

2,987




County Council - District No. 4
I - Ken Paulson

12,443

34.49%

D - Timothy M. Farrell

23,488

65.10%

Write-In

151

0.42%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

5,177




County Council - District No. 6
D - Vincent Stewart

12,554

41.02%

R - Richard ''Dick'' Muri

17,969

58.72%

Write-In

79

0.26%


Over Votes

8



Under Votes

2,435




DuPont - Proposition No. 1
YES

1,436

48.01%

NO

1,555

51.99%


Over Votes

1



Under Votes

190




Lakewood - Proposition No. 1
YES

7,780

37.71%

NO

12,850

62.29%


Over Votes

9



Under Votes

1,150




Orting - Proposition No. 1
YES

1,427

60.49%

NO

932

39.51%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

125




Puyallup - Proposition No. 1
YES

11,012

75.22%

NO

3,627

24.78%


Over Votes

1



Under Votes

1,444




South Prairie - Proposition No. 1
YES

106

52.74%

NO

95

47.26%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

8




Tacoma - Proposition No. 1
YES

33,682

47.83%

NO

36,736

52.17%


Over Votes

15



Under Votes

7,985




FPD #5 - Proposition No. 1
YES

15,760

63.58%

NO

9,029

36.42%


Over Votes

3



Under Votes

1,291




FPD #6 - Proposition No. 1
YES

43,286

76.15%

NO

13,557

23.85%


Over Votes

9



Under Votes

5,768




FPD #10 - Proposition No. 1
YES

1,596

50.94%

NO

1,537

49.06%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

365




FPD #11 - Proposition No. 1
APPROVED

262

38.03%

REJECTED

427

61.97%


Over Votes

2



Under Votes

49




FPD #11 - Proposition No. 2
APPROVED

325

47.58%

REJECTED

358

52.42%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

57




FPD #18 - Proposition No. 1
YES

1,669

55.89%

NO

1,317

44.11%


Over Votes

1



Under Votes

164




FPD #18 - Proposition No. 2
APPROVED

945

31.81%

REJECTED

2,026

68.19%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

180




FPD #23 - Proposition No. 1
YES

359

60.85%

NO

231

39.15%


Over Votes

0



Under Votes

36




Peninsula Metro Parks - Proposition No. 1
APPROVED

11,215

53.17%

REJECTED

9,879

46.83%


Over Votes

2



Under Votes

1,096







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