November 5, 2013 General ElectionLast updated on 11/25/2013 4:59 PM | Number of Precincts | 178 | | Number of Registered Voters | 127,002 | | Total Ballots Counted | 69,709 | | Estimated Ballots Left to Count | | | Next Ballot Count On | FINAL | | Last Tabulated | 11/25/2013 4:59 PM | | Voter Turnout | 54.89% | | Certification Date | 11/26/2013 | | Export Results | CSV · XML | Precincts CSV |
State Measures State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 517
Concerns initiative and referendum measures | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Yes | 26,099 | 39.51% | No | 39,950 | 60.49% | | Total Votes | 66,049 | 100% | |
State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 522
Concerns labeling of genetically-engineered foods | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Yes | 36,878 | 53.5% | No | 32,058 | 46.5% | | Total Votes | 68,936 | 100% | |
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 3 (Substitute Senate Bill 5444)
Concerns a leasehold excise tax credit for taxpayers who lease publicly-owned property | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Repealed | 28,208 | 47.84% | Maintained | 30,752 | 52.16% | | Total Votes | 58,960 | 100% | |
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 4 (Senate Bill 5627)
Concerns an aircraft excise tax on commuter air carriers in lieu of property tax | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Repealed | 26,826 | 45.33% | Maintained | 32,351 | 54.67% | | Total Votes | 59,177 | 100% | |
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 5 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1846)
Concerns the insurance premium tax to some insurance for pediatric oral services | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Repealed | 34,853 | 59.33% | Maintained | 23,888 | 40.67% | | Total Votes | 58,741 | 100% | |
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 6 (Second Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1971)
Concerns a retail sales tax exemption for certain telephone and telecommunications services | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Repealed | 30,212 | 51.12% | Maintained | 28,885 | 48.88% | | Total Votes | 59,097 | 100% | |
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 7 (Engrossed House Bill 2075)
Concerns estate tax on certain property transfers and increased rates for estates over $4,000,000 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Repealed | 26,212 | 47.11% | Maintained | 29,423 | 52.89% | | Total Votes | 55,635 | 100% | |
County Whatcom County Council District 1 Position A | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Barry Buchanan | 33,889 | 52.39% | Kathy Kershner | 30,796 | 47.61% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 64,685 | | |
Whatcom County Council District 2 Position A | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Ben Elenbaas | 30,657 | 46.91% | Ken Mann | 34,693 | 53.09% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 65,350 | | |
Whatcom County Council District 3 Position A | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Carl Weimer | 35,187 | 54.86% | Michelle Luke | 28,954 | 45.14% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 64,141 | | |
Whatcom County Council At-Large | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bill Knutzen | 30,661 | 47.29% | Rud Browne | 34,169 | 52.71% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 64,830 | | |
City/Town City of Bellingham Council Ward 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Gene Knutson | 18,177 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 18,177 | | |
City of Bellingham Council Ward 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Pinky Vargas | 14,534 | 63.12% | Clayton Petree | 8,492 | 36.88% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 23,026 | | |
City of Bellingham Council Ward 6 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Michael Lilliquist | 17,962 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 17,962 | | |
City of Bellingham Council Ward At Large | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Roxanne Murphy | 16,177 | 73.94% | Bob Burr | 5,701 | 26.06% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 21,878 | | |
City of Bellingham Municipal Court Judge | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Debra Lev | 17,760 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 17,760 | | |
City of Blaine Ward 1 Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Steve Lawrenson | 1,193 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,193 | | |
City of Blaine Ward 1 Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bonnie Onyon | 1,156 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,156 | | |
City of Blaine Ward 2 Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Charlie Hawkins | 811 | 58.51% | Brian Thomasson | 575 | 41.49% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,386 | | |
City of Blaine Ward 3 Position 6 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Henry (Paul) Greenough | 1,126 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,126 | | |
City of Blaine At Large Position 7 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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John Liebert | 556 | 41.09% | Harry Robinson | 797 | 58.91% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,353 | | |
City of Everson Mayor | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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John Perry | 427 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 427 | | |
City of Everson Council Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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John Hammond | 396 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 396 | | |
City of Everson Council Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jennifer Lautenbach | 412 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 412 | | |
City of Everson Council Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Andrew Jewell | 405 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 405 | | |
City of Ferndale Council Position 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Robert W. Hakim | 655 | 22.32% | Jon Mutchler | 2,279 | 77.68% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,934 | | |
City of Ferndale Council Position 6 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Carol Bersch | 1,722 | 61.32% | Eric Kelton | 1,086 | 38.68% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,808 | | |
City of Ferndale Council Prosition 7 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Stacy Miller | 1,251 | 43.41% | Brent W. Goodrich | 1,631 | 56.59% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,882 | | |
City of Lynden Mayor | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Scott Korthuis | 4,046 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,046 | | |
City of Lynden Council Position 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Rex E. Dudley | 1,760 | 41.67% | Nick H. Laninga | 2,464 | 58.33% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,224 | | |
City of Lynden Council Position 6 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Tobey Gelder | 3,534 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,534 | | |
City of Lynden Council Position 7 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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David Burns | 3,473 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,473 | | |
City of Nooksack Mayor | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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James Ackerman | 271 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 271 | | |
City of Nooksack Council Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Fritz Zemler | 262 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 262 | | |
City of Nooksack Council Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Daniel Bennett | 262 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 262 | | |
City of Nooksack Council Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Tom Jones | 275 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 275 | | |
City of Sumas Mayor | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bob Bromley | 254 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 254 | | |
City of Sumas Council Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bruce Bosch | 252 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 252 | | |
City of Sumas Council Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Richard Postma | 261 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 261 | | |
City of Sumas Council Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Michael Quinn | 262 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 262 | | |
Port Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Renata B Kowalczyk | 30,424 | 49.07% | Dan Robbins | 31,572 | 50.93% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 61,996 | | |
Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Ken Bell | 30,700 | 49.61% | Mike McAuley | 31,178 | 50.39% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 61,878 | | |
School Bellingham School District 501 Proposition No. 2013-1 General Obligation Bonds - $160,000,000 | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Approved | 20,959 | 66.07% | Rejected | 10,764 | 33.93% | | Total Votes | 31,723 | 100% | |
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Steven Smith | 14,725 | 53.54% | John H. Blethen | 12,779 | 46.46% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 27,504 | | |
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Scott Stockburger | 21,063 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 21,063 | | |
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Lee Anne Riddle | 6,361 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 6,361 | | |
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Andrew McLaurin | 6,255 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 6,255 | | |
Blaine School District 503 Director District 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Susan Holmes | 3,809 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,809 | | |
Blaine School District 503 Director District 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Michael M. Dodd | 3,875 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,875 | | |
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Brian L. Johnson | 4,931 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,931 | | |
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Stephan Jilk | 4,879 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,879 | | |
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Michael Haveman | 4,887 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,887 | | |
Meridian School District 505 Director District 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Karolyn Crabtree | 2,405 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,405 | | |
Meridian School District 505 Director District 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Brian A. Evans | 2,338 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,338 | | |
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Randall Wright | 2,187 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,187 | | |
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Stephen A. Jones | 2,213 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,213 | | |
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Brian Kelly | 3,044 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,044 | | |
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jim Freeman | 3,148 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,148 | | |
Concrete School District 11 Director District 1
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Rae (Crissie) Wilson | 14 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 14 | | |
Concrete School District 11 Director District 3
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Gladys Silrus | 14 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 14 | | |
Concrete School District 11 Director District 4, At-Large
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bill Thompson | 14 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 14 | | |
Fire Fire Protection District 1 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Gary D. Almy | 1,770 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,770 | | |
Fire Protection District 4 Proposition No. 2013-1 Emergency Medical Services Property Tax Levy | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Yes | 2,221 | 62.06% | No | 1,358 | 37.94% | | Total Votes | 3,579 | 100% | |
Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Mary Beth Neal | 2,426 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,426 | | |
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Robert Dean | 166 | 43.46% | Stan Riffle | 216 | 56.54% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 382 | | |
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jeff Wilmot | 205 | 51.9% | Craig Carter | 190 | 48.1% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 395 | | |
Fire Protection District 7 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Mike Murphy | 2,569 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,569 | | |
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Roger Buswell | 1,247 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,247 | | |
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Cheryl Sanders | 1,234 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,234 | | |
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Robert Neher | 1,231 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,231 | | |
Fire Protection District 11 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bill Lee | 367 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 367 | | |
Fire Protection District 14 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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RobRoy M. Graham, Jr. | 1,223 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,223 | | |
Fire Protection District 16 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Brian Knutzen | 436 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 436 | | |
Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Michael Burnett | 362 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 362 | | |
Fire Protection District 18 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Tari Caswell | 337 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 337 | | |
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Roger Hawley | 3,777 | 49.8% | Dean Berkeley | 3,808 | 50.2% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 7,585 | | |
Glacier Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Steve Siekkinen | 104 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 104 | | |
South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner District 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jim Peeples | 2,331 | 57.47% | Ron Swanson | 1,725 | 42.53% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,056 | | |
Water Water District 2 Commissioner Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jon "Pete" Rittmueller | 389 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 389 | | |
Water District 2 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Maxine A. Visser | 388 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 388 | | |
Water District 7 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Mark Lann | 460 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 460 | | |
Water District 13 Commissioner Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Richard Whitson | 110 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 110 | | |
Birch Bay Water and Sewer District Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Patrick Alesse | 2,041 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,041 | | |
Columbia Valley Water District Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Victoria Anderson | 251 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 251 | | |
Glacier Water District 14 Commissioner Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Connie Cook | 57 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 57 | | |
Glacier Water District 14 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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James Evangelista | 62 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 62 | | |
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioner District 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Deborah Lambert | 2,428 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 2,428 | | |
Point Roberts Water District 4 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Bill Meursing | 248 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 248 | | |
Samish Water District Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Herb Barker | 314 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 314 | | |
Cemetery Cemetery District 1 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Vickie Rainey | 205 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 205 | | |
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Floy Markham | 113 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 113 | | |
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Gary Gehling | 114 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 114 | | |
Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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David J. Kratzig | 1,512 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,512 | | |
Cemetery District 5 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Melvin Kuipers | 234 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 234 | | |
Cemetery District 6 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Catherine Flaherty | 3,982 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,982 | | |
Cemetery District 7 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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James Paul Larsen | 1,206 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,206 | | |
Cemetery District 8 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Pauline deHaan | 350 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 350 | | |
Cemetery District 9 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Lonnie L. Davenport | 1,372 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 1,372 | | |
Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Glenn G. Boodey | 4,689 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,689 | | |
Cemetery District 11 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Donald Harvey | 186 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 186 | | |
Park and Recreation Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Proposition No. 2013-1 Community Center Capital Improvements General Obligation Bonds - $250,000 | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Approved | 287 | 72.29% | Rejected | 110 | 27.71% | | Total Votes | 397 | 100% | |
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 3 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Mary Edgley | 347 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 347 | | |
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Douglas Shier | 320 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 320 | | |
Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 Proposition No. 2013-1 Authorizing Regular Property Tax Levy | | Measure | Vote | Vote % |
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Approved | 3,188 | 68.12% | Rejected | 1,492 | 31.88% | | Total Votes | 4,680 | 100% | |
Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Joseph Maier | 1,196 | 37.5% | Sheli Moore | 1,993 | 62.5% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,189 | | |
Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Katy Montfort | 2,149 | 57.75% | James L. Rankin, Jr. | 1,572 | 42.25% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 3,721 | | |
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 1 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Kevin Burke | 4,814 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 4,814 | | |
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 4 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Terry DeValois | 5,197 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 5,197 | | |
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 5 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Brandon Van Soest | 2,193 | 40.99% | Hank Roorda | 3,157 | 59.01% | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 5,350 | | |
Public Hospital Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 1 *Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Andrew C. Hunter | 13 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 13 | | |
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 3 *Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Gary L Kent | 13 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 13 | | |
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 4 *Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Jeri Kaufman | 13 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 13 | | |
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 5 *Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Robert Stanley | 13 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 13 | | |
Point Roberts Public Hospital District Commissioner Position 2 | | Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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Dick Williams | 324 | | | Total Votes (not including write-ins) | 324 | | |
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