PORT ORCHARD — Initial primary election returns in Kitsap County Tuesday night yielded no surprises in the high-profile races in 2020, including contests for the 6th Congressional District seat, Washington state governor, seats in the state Legislature and the two county commissioner positions up for election.
The top two finishers in each race, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. Updates from the Kitsap County Elections Division will be released tomorrow afternoon and through next week.
Here are the raw numbers from Kitsap County released at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday:
Congressional District 6 U.S. Representative
Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (Prefers Republican Party)
12,234
26.05%
Chris Welton (Prefers Republican Party)
2,497
5.32%
Rebecca Parson (Prefers Democratic Party)
5,046
10.75%
Stephan Brodhead (Prefers Republican Party)
1,600
3.41%
Johny Alberg (Prefers Republican Party)
1,271
2.71%
Derek Kilmer (Prefers Democratic Party)
24,312
51.77%
Washington State Governor
Alex Tsimerman (Prefers StandupAmerica Party)
37
0.08%
Phil Fortunato (Prefers Republican Party)
2,140
4.50%
Ryan Ryals (Prefers Unaffiliated Party)
127
0.27%
Leon Aaron Lawson (Prefers Trump Republican Party)
627
1.32%
Henry Clay Dennison (Prefers Socialist Workers Party)
87
0.18%
Tim Eyman (Prefers Republican Party)
3,978
8.36%
Liz Hallock (Prefers Green Party)
386
0.81%
Goodspaceguy (Prefers Trump Republican Party)
146
0.31%
Omari Tahir Garrett (Prefers Democrat Party)
176
0.37%
Don L. Rivers (Prefers Democratic Party)
436
0.92%
Martin L. ‘Iceman’ Wheeler (Prefers Republican Party)
88
0.19%
Raul Garcia (Prefers Republican Party)
1,691
3.56%
Tylor Grow (Prefers Republican Party)
36
0.08%
Winston Wilkes (Prefers Propertarianist Party)
16
0.03%
Brian R. Weed (States No Party Preference)
38
0.08%
Thor Amundson (Prefers Independent Party)
78
0.16%
Gene Hart (Prefers Democratic Party)
251
0.53%
William (Bill) Miller (Prefers American Patriot Party)
22
0.05%
Matthew Murray (Prefers Republican Party)
108
0.23%
Dylan B. Nails (Prefers Independent Party)
27
0.06%
Cameron M. Vessey (States No Party Preference)
17
0.04%
David W. Blomstrom (Prefers Fifth Republican Party)
4
0.01%
Anton Sakharov (Prefers Trump Republican Party)
352
0.74%
Craig Campbell (States No Party Preference)
23
0.05%
Nate Herzog (Prefers Pre2016 Republican Party)
197
0.41%
Cregan M. Newhouse (States No Party Preference)
42
0.09%
Ian Gonzales (Prefers Republican Party)
39
0.08%
Cairo D’Almeida (Prefers Democratic Party)
241
0.51%
Elaina J. Gonzalez (Prefers Independent Party)
89
0.19%
Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party)
25,427
53.46%
Joshua Freed (Prefers Republican Party)
3,013
6.34%
David Voltz (Prefers Cascadia Labour Party)
6
0.01%
Joshua Wolf (Prefers New-Liberty Party)
40
0.08%
Loren Culp (Prefers Republican Party)
7,356
15.47%
Richard L. Carpenter (Prefers Republican Party)
155
0.33%
Bill Hirt (Prefers Republican Party)
64
0.13%
Lieutenant Governor
Joseph Brumbles (Prefers Republican Party)
2,769
5.98%
Jared Frerichs (Prefers Libertarian Party)
390
0.84%
Ann Davison Sattler (Prefers Republican Party)
4,024
8.69%
James R. Rafferty (Prefers Democratic Party)
993
2.14%
Marko Liias (Prefers Democratic Party)
6,168
13.32%
Matt Seymour (Prefers Libertarian Party)
563
1.22%
Michelle Jasmer (Prefers Democratic Party)
4,145
8.95%
Bill Penor (Prefers Republican Party)
932
2.01%
Richard (Dick) Muri (Prefers Republican Party)
4,264
9.21%
Denny Heck (Prefers Democratic Party)
14,947
32.27%
Marty McClendon (Prefers Republican Party)
7,124
15.38%
Secretary of State
Ed Minger (Prefers Independent Party)
1,658
3.55%
Gentry Lange (Prefers Progressive Party)
908
1.94%
Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party)
22,864
48.93%
Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party)
21,300
45.58%
State Treasurer
Duane A. Davidson (Prefers Republican Party)
20,523
44.33%
Mike Pellicciotti (Prefers Democratic Party)
25,776
55.67%
State Auditor
Joshua Casey (Prefers Democratic Party)
4,938
10.74%
Chris Leyba (Prefers Republican Party)
18,252
39.70%
Pat (Patrice) McCarthy (Prefers Democratic Party)
22,781
49.56%
Attorney General
Matt Larkin (Prefers Republican Party)
11,035
23.55%
Mike Vaska (Prefers GOP Party)
3,442
7.35%
Brett Rogers (Prefers Republican Party)
5,204
11.11%
Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party)
27,167
57.99%
Commissioner of Public Lands
Cameron Whitney (Prefers Republican Party)
3,629
7.96%
Steve Sharon (Prefers Republican Party)
3,257
7.15%
Hilary Franz (Prefers Democratic Party)
24,146
52.98%
Kelsey Reyes (Prefers Libertarian Party)
1,646
3.61%
Maryam Abasbarzy (Prefers Republican Party)
444
0.97%
Sue Kuehl Pederson (Prefers Republican Party)
10,093
22.14%
Frank Wallbrown (Prefers Democratic Party)
2,364
5.19%
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ron Higgins
7,933
18.67%
Maia Espinoza
10,354
24.37%
Stan Lippmann
2,184
5.14%
David Spring
2,425
5.71%
Dennis Wick
2,682
6.31%
Chris Reykdal
16,917
39.81%
Insurance Commissioner
Anthony Welti (Prefers Libertarian Party)
6,197
13.49%
Chirayu Avinash Patel (Prefers Republican Party)
11,429
24.88%
Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party)
28,317
61.64%
23rd Legislative District State Senator
Pam Madden-Boyer (Prefers Republican Party)
8,728
33.05%
Christine Rolfes (Prefers Democratic Party)
17,681
66.95%
23rd Legislative District State Representative Position 1
Lou Krukar (Prefers Democratic Party)
791
3.04%
James Beall (Prefers Democratic Party)
523
2.01%
Leslie J. Daugs (Prefers Democrat Party)
4,048
15.57%
Tarra Simmons (Prefers Democratic Party)
11,798
45.37%
April Ferguson (Prefers Republican Party)
8,846
34.02%
Joseph Kraszewski (W)
0
0.00%
23rd Legislative District State Representative Position 2
Elaina Gonzales-Blanton (Prefers Republican Party)
9,115
34.63%
Drew Hansen (Prefers Democratic Party)
17,206
65.37%
26th Legislative District State Representative Position 1
Total Drew Darsow (Prefers Democratic Party)
1,043
7.93%
Jesse L. Young (Prefers Republican Party)
6,635
50.43%
Carrie Hesch (Prefers Democratic Party)
5,479
41.64%
26th Legislative District State Representative Position 2
Total Michelle Caldier (Prefers Republican Party)
4,408
33.23%
Joy Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party)
5,965
44.96%
Alisha Beeler (Prefers Republican Party)
2,894
21.81%
35th Legislative District State Representative Position 1
Colton Myers (Prefers Democratic Party)
2,984
43.19%
Dan Griffey (Prefers Republican Party)
3,925
56.81%
35th Legislative District State Representative Position 2
Earl W. Burt (Prefers Shortstop Party)
195
2.81%
Drew C. MacEwen (Prefers Republican Party)
3,770
54.34%
Darcy Huffman (Prefers Democratic Party)
2,973
42.85%
Kitsap County Commissioner District 1
Robert (Rob) Gelder (Prefers Democratic Party)
12,142
70.96%
Scott Henden (Prefers Republican Party)
4,970
29.04%
Kitsap County Commissioner District 2
Total Paul Nuchims (Prefers Democratic Party)
338
2.25%
Charlotte Garrido (Prefers Democrat Party)
4,619
30.80%
Oran R. Root (Prefers Republican Party)
4,770
31.81%
Bob Perkins (States No Party Preference)
658
4.39%
Stacey (Spencer) Smith (Prefers Democratic Party
2,160
14.40%
Marcus Carter (Prefers Republican Party)
2,450
16.34%
