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Whatcom County Election Division | November 5, 2013 General Election

November 5, 2013 General Election

Last updated on 11/25/2013 4:59 PM

Number of Precincts178
Number of Registered Voters127,002
Total Ballots Counted69,709
Estimated Ballots Left to Count
Next Ballot Count OnFINAL
Last Tabulated11/25/2013 4:59 PM
Voter Turnout54.89%
Certification Date11/26/2013
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State Measures
State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 517
Concerns initiative and referendum measures
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
26,09939.51%
No
39,95060.49%
Total Votes66,049100%
State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 522
Concerns labeling of genetically-engineered foods
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
36,87853.5%
No
32,05846.5%
Total Votes68,936100%
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 3 (Substitute Senate Bill 5444)
Concerns a leasehold excise tax credit for taxpayers who lease publicly-owned property
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
28,20847.84%
Maintained
30,75252.16%
Total Votes58,960100%
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 4 (Senate Bill 5627)
Concerns an aircraft excise tax on commuter air carriers in lieu of property tax
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
26,82645.33%
Maintained
32,35154.67%
Total Votes59,177100%
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 5 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1846)
Concerns the insurance premium tax to some insurance for pediatric oral services
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
34,85359.33%
Maintained
23,88840.67%
Total Votes58,741100%
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
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
30,21251.12%
Maintained
28,88548.88%
Total Votes59,097100%
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
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
26,21247.11%
Maintained
29,42352.89%
Total Votes55,635100%
County
Whatcom County Council District 1 Position A
CandidateVoteVote %
Barry Buchanan
33,88952.39%
Kathy Kershner
30,79647.61%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)64,685
Whatcom County Council District 2 Position A
CandidateVoteVote %
Ben Elenbaas
30,65746.91%
Ken Mann
34,69353.09%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)65,350
Whatcom County Council District 3 Position A
CandidateVoteVote %
Carl Weimer
35,18754.86%
Michelle Luke
28,95445.14%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)64,141
Whatcom County Council At-Large
CandidateVoteVote %
Bill Knutzen
30,66147.29%
Rud Browne
34,16952.71%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)64,830
City/Town
City of Bellingham Council Ward 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Gene Knutson
18,177
Total Votes (not including write-ins)18,177
City of Bellingham Council Ward 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Pinky Vargas
14,53463.12%
Clayton Petree
8,49236.88%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)23,026
City of Bellingham Council Ward 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Lilliquist
17,962
Total Votes (not including write-ins)17,962
City of Bellingham Council Ward At Large
CandidateVoteVote %
Roxanne Murphy
16,17773.94%
Bob Burr
5,70126.06%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)21,878
City of Bellingham Municipal Court Judge
CandidateVoteVote %
Debra Lev
17,760
Total Votes (not including write-ins)17,760
City of Blaine Ward 1 Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Steve Lawrenson
1,193
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,193
City of Blaine Ward 1 Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Bonnie Onyon
1,156
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,156
City of Blaine Ward 2 Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Charlie Hawkins
81158.51%
Brian Thomasson
57541.49%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,386
City of Blaine Ward 3 Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Henry (Paul) Greenough
1,126
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,126
City of Blaine At Large Position 7
CandidateVoteVote %
John Liebert
55641.09%
Harry Robinson
79758.91%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,353
City of Everson Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
John Perry
427
Total Votes (not including write-ins)427
City of Everson Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
John Hammond
396
Total Votes (not including write-ins)396
City of Everson Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Jennifer Lautenbach
412
Total Votes (not including write-ins)412
City of Everson Council Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Andrew Jewell
405
Total Votes (not including write-ins)405
City of Ferndale Council Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Robert W. Hakim
65522.32%
Jon Mutchler
2,27977.68%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,934
City of Ferndale Council Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Carol Bersch
1,72261.32%
Eric Kelton
1,08638.68%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,808
City of Ferndale Council Prosition 7
CandidateVoteVote %
Stacy Miller
1,25143.41%
Brent W. Goodrich
1,63156.59%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,882
City of Lynden Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
Scott Korthuis
4,046
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,046
City of Lynden Council Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Rex E. Dudley
1,76041.67%
Nick H. Laninga
2,46458.33%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,224
City of Lynden Council Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Tobey Gelder
3,534
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,534
City of Lynden Council Position 7
CandidateVoteVote %
David Burns
3,473
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,473
City of Nooksack Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
James Ackerman
271
Total Votes (not including write-ins)271
City of Nooksack Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Fritz Zemler
262
Total Votes (not including write-ins)262
City of Nooksack Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Daniel Bennett
262
Total Votes (not including write-ins)262
City of Nooksack Council Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Tom Jones
275
Total Votes (not including write-ins)275
City of Sumas Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
Bob Bromley
254
Total Votes (not including write-ins)254
City of Sumas Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Bruce Bosch
252
Total Votes (not including write-ins)252
City of Sumas Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Richard Postma
261
Total Votes (not including write-ins)261
City of Sumas Council Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Quinn
262
Total Votes (not including write-ins)262
Port
Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Renata B Kowalczyk
30,42449.07%
Dan Robbins
31,57250.93%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)61,996
Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Ken Bell
30,70049.61%
Mike McAuley
31,17850.39%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)61,878
School
Bellingham School District 501 Proposition No. 2013-1 General Obligation Bonds - $160,000,000
MeasureVoteVote %
Approved
20,95966.07%
Rejected
10,76433.93%
Total Votes31,723100%
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Steven Smith
14,72553.54%
John H. Blethen
12,77946.46%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)27,504
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Scott Stockburger
21,063
Total Votes (not including write-ins)21,063
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Lee Anne Riddle
6,361
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6,361
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Andrew McLaurin
6,255
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6,255
Blaine School District 503 Director District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Susan Holmes
3,809
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,809
Blaine School District 503 Director District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael M. Dodd
3,875
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,875
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian L. Johnson
4,931
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,931
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Stephan Jilk
4,879
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,879
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Haveman
4,887
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,887
Meridian School District 505 Director District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Karolyn Crabtree
2,405
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,405
Meridian School District 505 Director District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian A. Evans
2,338
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,338
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Randall Wright
2,187
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,187
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Stephen A. Jones
2,213
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,213
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian Kelly
3,044
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,044
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 4
CandidateVoteVote %
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.
CandidateVoteVote %
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.
CandidateVoteVote %
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.
CandidateVoteVote %
Bill Thompson
14
Total Votes (not including write-ins)14
Fire
Fire Protection District 1 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
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
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
2,22162.06%
No
1,35837.94%
Total Votes3,579100%
Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Mary Beth Neal
2,426
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,426
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Robert Dean
16643.46%
Stan Riffle
21656.54%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)382
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Jeff Wilmot
20551.9%
Craig Carter
19048.1%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)395
Fire Protection District 7 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Mike Murphy
2,569
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,569
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Roger Buswell
1,247
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,247
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Cheryl Sanders
1,234
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,234
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Robert Neher
1,231
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,231
Fire Protection District 11 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Bill Lee
367
Total Votes (not including write-ins)367
Fire Protection District 14 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
RobRoy M. Graham, Jr.
1,223
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,223
Fire Protection District 16 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian Knutzen
436
Total Votes (not including write-ins)436
Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Burnett
362
Total Votes (not including write-ins)362
Fire Protection District 18 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Tari Caswell
337
Total Votes (not including write-ins)337
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Roger Hawley
3,77749.8%
Dean Berkeley
3,80850.2%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)7,585
Glacier Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Steve Siekkinen
104
Total Votes (not including write-ins)104
South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Jim Peeples
2,33157.47%
Ron Swanson
1,72542.53%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,056
Water
Water District 2 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Jon "Pete" Rittmueller
389
Total Votes (not including write-ins)389
Water District 2 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Maxine A. Visser
388
Total Votes (not including write-ins)388
Water District 7 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Mark Lann
460
Total Votes (not including write-ins)460
Water District 13 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Richard Whitson
110
Total Votes (not including write-ins)110
Birch Bay Water and Sewer District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Patrick Alesse
2,041
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,041
Columbia Valley Water District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Victoria Anderson
251
Total Votes (not including write-ins)251
Glacier Water District 14 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Connie Cook
57
Total Votes (not including write-ins)57
Glacier Water District 14 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
James Evangelista
62
Total Votes (not including write-ins)62
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioner District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Deborah Lambert
2,428
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,428
Point Roberts Water District 4 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Bill Meursing
248
Total Votes (not including write-ins)248
Samish Water District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Herb Barker
314
Total Votes (not including write-ins)314
Cemetery
Cemetery District 1 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Vickie Rainey
205
Total Votes (not including write-ins)205
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Floy Markham
113
Total Votes (not including write-ins)113
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Gary Gehling
114
Total Votes (not including write-ins)114
Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
David J. Kratzig
1,512
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,512
Cemetery District 5 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Melvin Kuipers
234
Total Votes (not including write-ins)234
Cemetery District 6 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Catherine Flaherty
3,982
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,982
Cemetery District 7 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
James Paul Larsen
1,206
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,206
Cemetery District 8 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Pauline deHaan
350
Total Votes (not including write-ins)350
Cemetery District 9 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Lonnie L. Davenport
1,372
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,372
Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Glenn G. Boodey
4,689
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,689
Cemetery District 11 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
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
MeasureVoteVote %
Approved
28772.29%
Rejected
11027.71%
Total Votes397100%
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Mary Edgley
347
Total Votes (not including write-ins)347
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
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
MeasureVoteVote %
Approved
3,18868.12%
Rejected
1,49231.88%
Total Votes4,680100%
Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Joseph Maier
1,19637.5%
Sheli Moore
1,99362.5%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,189
Northwest Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Katy Montfort
2,14957.75%
James L. Rankin, Jr.
1,57242.25%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,721
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Kevin Burke
4,814
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,814
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Terry DeValois
5,197
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,197
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Brandon Van Soest
2,19340.99%
Hank Roorda
3,15759.01%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,350
Public Hospital
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 1
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
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.
CandidateVoteVote %
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.
CandidateVoteVote %
Jeri Kaufman
13
Total Votes (not including write-ins)13
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 5
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Robert Stanley
13
Total Votes (not including write-ins)13
Point Roberts Public Hospital District Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Dick Williams
324
Total Votes (not including write-ins)324