Rep. Sherry Appleton didn’t have too much to say after her successful re-election to her District 23, Position 1 seat in the state House of Representatives.
Initiative 502 was ahead with 56 percent voter approval, well ahead of the 44 percent in opposition.
State Sen. Christine Rolfes will serve another term in the 23rd Legislative District.
Vowing “I shall return,” Republican candidate James M. Olsen has conceded the race to incumbent Rep. Drew Hansen in the battle for the District 23, Position 2 in the state House of Representatives.
Democrat Derek Kilmer was beating his Republican opponent Bill Driscoll in Tuesday’s election in the race for a 6th District seat in Congress.
Sheryl Gordon McCloud is on her way to becoming a justice on the Washington Supreme Court.
Washington voters were approving a referendum to legalize same-sex marriages after votes from King County were added into the statewide total on Tuesday night.
Democrat Jay Inslee is leading in the race for Washington governor with 51.8 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Rob McKenna, who had 48.1 percent in early returns.
Washington citizens were rejecting the state’s move to legalize same-sex marriages Tuesday with a 54-percent “no” vote in early vote returns.
Kitsap County voters have once again said they want Barack Obama to be president.
Jennifer Forbes of Poulsbo was winning against Karen Klein of Bainbridge Island in early vote returns on Election Night.
The votes are in and Sherry Appleton is in line to keep her seat as a representative of Washington’s 23rd Legislative district.
State Rep. Drew Hansen will be returning to Olympia if Tuesday night’s vote tally stays constant in subsequent counts.
