Whatcom County Auditor, Election Division
 
Whatcom County Election Division | November 7, 2017 General Election

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November 7, 2017 General Election

Last updated on 11/27/2017 4:54 PM

Number of Precincts176
Number of Registered Voters138,688
Total Ballots Counted63,626
Estimated Ballots Left to Count
Next Ballot Count OnFINAL
Last Tabulated11/27/2017 4:54 PM
Voter Turnout45.88%
Certification Date11/28/2017
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State Measures
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 16 Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1597
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
31,08153.38%
Maintained
27,14046.62%
Total Votes58,221100%
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 17 Engrossed House Bill 2163
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
34,88260.04%
Maintained
23,21439.96%
Total Votes58,096100%
Advisory Votes Advisory Vote No. 18 Engrossed House Bill 2242
CandidateVoteVote %
Repealed
32,32254.9%
Maintained
26,55345.1%
Total Votes58,875100%
County
Whatcom County Proposition 2017-6 Public Safety and Jail Facilities Sales and Use Tax
MeasureVoteVote %
Approved
25,26941.36%
Rejected
35,83358.64%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)61,102
County Council District 1 Councilmember
CandidateVoteVote %
Rud Browne
9,86981.78%
Philip J. Morgan
2,19918.22%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)12,068
County Council District 2 Councilmember
CandidateVoteVote %
Todd Donovan
7,59665.41%
Amy Glasser
4,01734.59%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)11,613
County Council District 3 Councilmember
CandidateVoteVote %
Rebecca Boonstra
5,85046.35%
Tyler Byrd
6,77253.65%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)12,622
County Council At-Large Councilmember, Position A
CandidateVoteVote %
Barry Buchanan
31,40552.2%
Mary Kay Robinson
28,75547.8%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)60,160
Port
Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Alvarez Shepard
30,41851.06%
Dan Robbins
29,15248.94%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)59,570
Port of Bellingham All Commissioner District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Ken Bell
30,17551.22%
Barry Wenger
28,73548.78%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)58,910
City/Town
City of Bellingham Council Ward 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Gene Knutson
18,500
Total Votes (not including write-ins)18,500
City of Bellingham Council Ward 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Pinky Vargas
18,598
Total Votes (not including write-ins)18,598
City of Bellingham Council Ward 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael Lilliquist
17,07474.27%
Quenby Peterson
5,91625.73%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)22,990
City of Bellingham Council At-Large
CandidateVoteVote %
Roxanne Murphy
19,46680.32%
Eric Bostrom
4,76919.68%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)24,235
City of Bellingham Municipal Court Judge
CandidateVoteVote %
Debra Lev
18,112
Total Votes (not including write-ins)18,112
City of Blaine Council Ward 1 Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Bonnie Onyon
1,130
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,130
City of Blaine Council Ward 2 Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Charles Hawkins
59553.41%
Justin Ledesma
51946.59%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,114
City of Blaine Council Ward 3 Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
H. Paul Greenough
58843.65%
Eric Davidson
75956.35%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,347
City of Blaine Council At-Large Position 7
CandidateVoteVote %
Alicia Rule
88760.18%
Harry Robinson
58739.82%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,474
City of Everson Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
John Perry
402
Total Votes (not including write-ins)402
City of Everson Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Jaleen M. Pratt
367
Total Votes (not including write-ins)367
City of Everson Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Jennifer Lautenbach
402
Total Votes (not including write-ins)402
City of Everson Council Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Matthew Goering
389
Total Votes (not including write-ins)389
City of Everson Council Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Alicia R. Oetting
9723.1%
Thomas (Tag) Mills
11727.86%
Travis J. Remy
20649.05%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)420
City of Ferndale Council Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Cathy Watson
1,97969.68%
Derrick Watson
86130.32%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,840
City of Ferndale Council Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Connie Faria
1,31746.15%
Kate Hansen
1,53753.85%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,854
City of Ferndale Council Position 7
CandidateVoteVote %
Fred Kennedy
2,240
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,240
City of Lynden Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
Scott Korthuis
3,417
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,417
City of Lynden Council Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Nick H. Laninga
3,136
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,136
City of Lynden Council Position 6
CandidateVoteVote %
Kyle Strengholt
2,61672.29%
Jack Lathrop
1,00327.71%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,619
City of Lynden Council Position 7
CandidateVoteVote %
Mark H. Wohlrab
1,99054.4%
David Burns
1,66845.6%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,658
City of Nooksack Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
Jim Ackerman
245
Total Votes (not including write-ins)245
City of Nooksack Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Fritz Zemler
248
Total Votes (not including write-ins)248
City of Nooksack Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Daniel Bennett
16757.79%
Megan Shoemaker
12242.21%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)289
City of Nooksack Council Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Tom Jones
265
Total Votes (not including write-ins)265
City of Sumas Mayor
CandidateVoteVote %
Bob Bromley
9130.95%
Kyle Christensen
20369.05%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)294
City of Sumas Council Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Bruce Bosch
249
Total Votes (not including write-ins)249
City of Sumas Council Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Richard D. Postma
253
Total Votes (not including write-ins)253
City of Sumas Council Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Joshua J. Clawson
254
Total Votes (not including write-ins)254
School
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Jenn Mason
18,87767.44%
Teri Hill-McIntyre
9,11232.56%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)27,989
Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Douglas W. Benjamin
20,766
Total Votes (not including write-ins)20,766
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Candice Wilson
5,785
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,785
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Lee Anne Riddle
5,640
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,640
Ferndale School District 502 Director District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Andrew McLaurin
5,770
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,770
Blaine School District 503 Director District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Joan Lotze
3,737
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,737
Blaine School District 503 Director District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Michael (Mike) Dodd
1,38331.78%
Laura McKinney
2,96968.22%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,352
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Stephan Jilk
4,340
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,340
Lynden School District 504 Director Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Kelli Kettels
2,46950.34%
CJ Costanti
2,43649.66%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,905
Meridian School District 505 Director District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Renier (Beaver) Elenbaas
1,59257.51%
Jeannie Castro
1,17642.49%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,768
Meridian School District 505 Director District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian A. Evans
2,031
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,031
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Randall Wright
1,915
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,915
Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Stephen A. Jones
1,913
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,913
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian Kelly
2,788
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,788
Mt Baker School District 507 Director District 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Nancy Workman
1,73748.51%
Kelly Zender
1,84451.49%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,581

Concrete School District 11 Director District 1
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Hulda (Hildi) Parker
5
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5

Concrete School District 11 Director District 3
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Janet Culver
6
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6

Concrete School District 11 Director District 4, At-Large
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Allison Burton
6
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6
Fire
Fire Protection District 1 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Randy VanderHeiden
2,237
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,237
Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Anna Melillo Trenouth
2,237
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,237
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Bill Meursing
21758.33%
Judson Meraw
15541.67%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)372
Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Pat Harper
26874.65%
Donna Gillespie
9125.35%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)359
Fire Protection District 7 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Paul Kelley
1,36126.21%
Eric Grant
3,83273.79%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)5,193
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
David Lehmann
1,035
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,035
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Keith Neher
40332.55%
Dustin Gleaves
83567.45%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,238
Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
L. H. (Butch) Markhart
1,055
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,055
Fire Protection District 11 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Wendell Terry
427
Total Votes (not including write-ins)427
Fire Protection District 14 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Leonard (Shorty) Bjornstad
1,092
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,092
Fire Protection District 16 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Elvin Kalsbeek
429
Total Votes (not including write-ins)429
Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Susan A. Garlock
359
Total Votes (not including write-ins)359
Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
William L. Carroll
356
Total Votes (not including write-ins)356
Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
James W. Taxdahl
373
Total Votes (not including write-ins)373
Fire Protection District 18 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Socorro Ruiz
282
Total Votes (not including write-ins)282
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Bruce Ansell
6,422
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6,422
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Rich Bosman
6,28982.08%
Reid Campion
1,37317.92%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)7,662
Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Larry McPhail
6,603
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6,603
Glacier Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Jan Eskola
76
Total Votes (not including write-ins)76
South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
James Willson
2,688
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,688
South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner District 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Bob Ekdahl
2,763
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,763
Water
Water District 2 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Jon "Pete" Rittmueller
359
Total Votes (not including write-ins)359
Point Roberts Water District 4 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Scott Hackleman
343
Total Votes (not including write-ins)343
Water District 7 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
George Kaas
479
Total Votes (not including write-ins)479
Birch Bay Water and Sewer District Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Don Montfort
1,939
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,939
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioner District 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Todd Citron
2,126
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,126
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioner District 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Curtis Casey
2,098
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,098
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioner District 5
CandidateVoteVote %
John Carter
2,030
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,030
Samish Water District Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Mike Roberts
231
Total Votes (not including write-ins)231
Water District 13 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Rebecca Cayen
8759.59%
Robert Vandenhaak
5940.41%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)146
Glacier Water District 14 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Deborah Ellen Baker
63
Total Votes (not including write-ins)63
Columbia Valley Water District Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Carl McDaniel
23171.3%
Shane J. Janitscheck
9328.7%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)324
Columbia Valley Water District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Brian Gillis
19460.25%
Rosemary Rich
12839.75%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)322
Acme Water District 18 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Gabe Harder
61
Total Votes (not including write-ins)61
Acme Water District 18 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Jim Sutterfield
59
Total Votes (not including write-ins)59
Cemetery
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Scott Robertson
121
Total Votes (not including write-ins)121
Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Floy R. Markham
120
Total Votes (not including write-ins)120
Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Dixon Stremler
1,315
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,315
Cemetery District 5 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Mary Boice
221
Total Votes (not including write-ins)221
Cemetery District 5 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Kenneth John Ferry
214
Total Votes (not including write-ins)214
Cemetery District 6 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Brandi Tilton
3,470
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,470
Cemetery District 7 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Mario Bonilla
1,150
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,150
Cemetery District 8 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Dan Bourks
339
Total Votes (not including write-ins)339
Cemetery District 9 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Tod Arnason
1,245
Total Votes (not including write-ins)1,245
Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Troy Luginbill
3,971
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,971
Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Micah Moses
3,744
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,744
Cemetery District 11 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Gerald Tenkley
147
Total Votes (not including write-ins)147
Park and Recreation
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Proposition 2017-7 Regular Property Tax Levies
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
26870.16%
No
11429.84%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)382
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Sonya Erica Liu
303
Total Votes (not including write-ins)303
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Arthur S. Reber
272
Total Votes (not including write-ins)272
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 Proposition 2017-8 Authorizing Continuing Property Tax Levy
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
3,18671.18%
No
1,29028.82%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,476
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Sheli Moore
3,415
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,415
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Billy Brown
3,328
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,328
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Kevin Burke
1,40328.81%
Jerimy Saldivar
74115.22%
Rick Lair
2,72655.98%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,870
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Tyler (T.J.) Timmermans
4,165
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,165
Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Nell McKay
1,22527.29%
Bob Johnson
3,26472.71%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)4,489
Columbia Valley Park and Recreation District Proposition 2017-2 Establishing Six Year Regular Property Tax Levy
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
23642.99%
No
31357.01%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)549
Columbia Valley Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Donnell (Tank) Tanksley
361
Total Votes (not including write-ins)361
Columbia Valley Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Jessica Bee
370
Total Votes (not including write-ins)370
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Proposition 2017-4 Formation of Lummi Island Park and Recreation District
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
19834.92%
No
36965.08%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)567
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Proposition 2017-5 Establishing Six Year Regular Property Tax Levy
MeasureVoteVote %
Yes
17832.36%
No
37267.64%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)550
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Robert (Bob) Auld
306
Total Votes (not including write-ins)306
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 2
CandidateVoteVote %
Janice Holmes
295
Total Votes (not including write-ins)295
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Ian Kirouac
280
Total Votes (not including write-ins)280
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 4
CandidateVoteVote %
Randy Smith
293
Total Votes (not including write-ins)293
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Noelle Maher
14838.54%
Tamia Sorensen
23661.46%
Total Votes (not including write-ins)384
Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
John McLaughlin
2,982
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,982
Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Commissioner Position 3
CandidateVoteVote %
Susan Kaun
2,799
Total Votes (not including write-ins)2,799
Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Commissioner Position 5
CandidateVoteVote %
Frank James
3,062
Total Votes (not including write-ins)3,062
Public Hospital
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 2
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Chuck Ruhl
6
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6
Hospital District 304 Commissioner Position 4
*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County.
CandidateVoteVote %
Jeri Kaufman
6
Total Votes (not including write-ins)6
Point Roberts Public Hospital District Commissioner Position 1
CandidateVoteVote %
Robin Nault
353
Total Votes (not including write-ins)353