<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Results><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 985 concerns transportation</RaceName><Candidate>Yes</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>20858</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>29.57</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 985 concerns transportation</RaceName><Candidate>No</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>49688</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>70.43</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 1000 concerns allowing certain terminally ill competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions</RaceName><Candidate>Yes</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>35493</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>49.3</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 1000 concerns allowing certain terminally ill competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions</RaceName><Candidate>No</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>36499</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>50.7</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 1029 concerns long-term care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities</RaceName><Candidate>Yes</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>47988</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>67.08</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Statewide Initiative Measure 1029 concerns long-term care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities</RaceName><Candidate>No</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>23555</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>32.92</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Statewide</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Benton County Proposition 1 INCREASE IN LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX FOR LAW AND JUSTICE NEEDS </RaceName><Candidate>Approved</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>29215</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>41.99</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Benton County Proposition 1 INCREASE IN LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX FOR LAW AND JUSTICE NEEDS </RaceName><Candidate>Rejected</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>40359</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>58.01</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Barack Obama / Joe Biden</Candidate><Party>Democratic Party Nominees</Party><Votes>26288</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>36.05</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>John McCain / Sarah Palin</Candidate><Party>Republican Party Nominees</Party><Votes>45345</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>62.19</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Ralph Nader / Matt Gonzalez</Candidate><Party>Independent Candidates</Party><Votes>610</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.84</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Gloria La Riva / Eugene Puryear</Candidate><Party>Socialism &amp; Liberation Party Nominees</Party><Votes>13</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.02</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>James E. Harris / Alyson Kennedy</Candidate><Party>Socialist Workers Party Nominees</Party><Votes>11</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.02</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Bob Barr / Wayne A. Root</Candidate><Party>Libertarian Party Nominees</Party><Votes>338</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.46</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Chuck Baldwin / Darrell L. Castle</Candidate><Party>Constitution Party Nominees</Party><Votes>247</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.34</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>United States President/Vice President</RaceName><Candidate>Cynthia McKinney / Rosa Clemente</Candidate><Party>Green Party Nominees</Party><Votes>59</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>0.08</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>United States</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>U.S. Congressional District 4 Representative</RaceName><Candidate>Doc Hastings</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>46603</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>65.23</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>U.S. Congressional District 4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>U.S. Congressional District 4 Representative</RaceName><Candidate>George Fearing</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>24838</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>34.77</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>U.S. Congressional District 4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Governor</RaceName><Candidate>Christine Gregoire</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>21968</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>30.26</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Governor</RaceName><Candidate>Dino Rossi</Candidate><Party>(Prefers G.O.P. Party)</Party><Votes>50635</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>69.74</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Lt. Governor</RaceName><Candidate>Brad Owen</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>31815</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>46.09</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Lt. Governor</RaceName><Candidate>Marcia McCraw</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>37218</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>53.91</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Secretary of State</RaceName><Candidate>Sam Reed</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>49619</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>71.96</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Secretary of State</RaceName><Candidate>Jason Osgood</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>19330</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>28.04</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State State Treasurer</RaceName><Candidate>Allan Martin</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>43736</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>64.4</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State State Treasurer</RaceName><Candidate>Jim McIntire</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>24182</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>35.6</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State State Auditor</RaceName><Candidate>Brian Sonntag</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>30868</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>45.25</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State State Auditor</RaceName><Candidate>J. Richard (Dick) McEntee</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>37356</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>54.75</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Attorney General</RaceName><Candidate>Rob McKenna</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>51092</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>73.68</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Attorney General</RaceName><Candidate>John Ladenburg</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>18248</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>26.32</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands</RaceName><Candidate>Doug Sutherland</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>45384</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>66.96</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands</RaceName><Candidate>Peter J. Goldmark</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>22392</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>33.04</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction</RaceName><Candidate>Teresa (Terry) Bergeson</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>26766</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>41.68</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction</RaceName><Candidate>Randy Dorn</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>37456</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>58.32</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Insurance Commissioner</RaceName><Candidate>Mike Kreidler</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>28779</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>43.33</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Washington State Insurance Commissioner</RaceName><Candidate>John R. Adams</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>37634</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>56.67</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Washington State</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 1</RaceName><Candidate>Carol L. Moser</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>28278</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>47.49</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 8</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 1</RaceName><Candidate>Brad Klippert</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>31266</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>52.51</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 8</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 2</RaceName><Candidate>Larry Haler</Candidate><Party>(Prefers G.O.P. Party)</Party><Votes>33987</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>60.18</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 8</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 2</RaceName><Candidate>Rob Welch</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>22493</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>39.82</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 8</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 16 State Senator</RaceName><Candidate>Mike Hewitt</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>8598</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>100</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 16</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 1</RaceName><Candidate>Maureen Walsh</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>6988</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>71.91</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 16</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 1</RaceName><Candidate>Dante Lee Montoya</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>2730</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>28.09</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 16</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 2</RaceName><Candidate>Bill Grant</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Democratic Party)</Party><Votes>4725</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>47.96</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 16</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 2</RaceName><Candidate>Terry R. Nealey</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>5127</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>52.04</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Legislative District 16</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Commissioner #1</RaceName><Candidate>Fred R Staples</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>29702</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>47.13</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Commissioner #1</RaceName><Candidate>Leo Bowman</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>33319</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>52.87</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Commissioner #3</RaceName><Candidate>Claude L Oliver</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>27793</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>43.66</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton Commissioner #3</RaceName><Candidate>James R Beaver</Candidate><Party>(Prefers Republican Party)</Party><Votes>35870</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>56.34</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Supreme Court Justice Position 3</RaceName><Candidate>Mary Fairhurst</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>52214</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>100</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Supreme Court</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Supreme Court Justice Position 4</RaceName><Candidate>Charles W. Johnson</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>52140</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>100</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Supreme Court</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Supreme Court Justice Position 7</RaceName><Candidate>Debra L. Stephens</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>52134</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>100</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Supreme Court</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton, Franklin Superior Court Judge Position 1</RaceName><Candidate>Bruce Spanner</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>38115</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>57.6</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton, Franklin Superior Court</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Benton, Franklin Superior Court Judge Position 1</RaceName><Candidate>Salvador Mendoza Jr.</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>28060</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>42.4</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Benton, Franklin Superior Court</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>PUD Commissioner Dist #2 Commissioner #2</RaceName><Candidate>Pat Tucker</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>15782</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>38.36</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>PUD Commissioner Dist #2</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>PUD Commissioner Dist #2 Commissioner #2</RaceName><Candidate>Jeff Hall</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>25359</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>61.64</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>PUD Commissioner Dist #2</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #4 Fire District No. 4 Proposition 1 Proposition Authorizing six year Emergency Medical Service Property Tax Levy</RaceName><Candidate>Yes</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>3894</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>54.08</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #4 Fire District No. 4 Proposition 1 Proposition Authorizing six year Emergency Medical Service Property Tax Levy</RaceName><Candidate>No</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>3306</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>45.92</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #4 Fire District No. 4 Proposition 2 BONDS TO RENOVATE FIRE STATIONS AND ACQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT </RaceName><Candidate>Approved</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>3988</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>55.73</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #4 Fire District No. 4 Proposition 2 BONDS TO RENOVATE FIRE STATIONS AND ACQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT </RaceName><Candidate>Rejected</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>3168</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>44.27</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #4</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #6 Fire District No. 6 Proposition 1 Proposition authorizing regular emergency medical services property tax levy</RaceName><Candidate>Yes</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>141</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>59.49</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #6</JurisdictionName></Result><Result><RaceName>Fire District #6 Fire District No. 6 Proposition 1 Proposition authorizing regular emergency medical services property tax levy</RaceName><Candidate>No</Candidate><Party></Party><Votes>96</Votes><PercentageOfTotalVote>40.51</PercentageOfTotalVote><JurisdictionName>Fire District #6</JurisdictionName></Result></Results>