Politics & Government

King County Election Results: Here's Who's Ahead

The first wave of ballots dropped Tuesday night. Check out how local races are shaping up near you.

BELLEVUE, WA - The first ballot drop of the November 2017 election came in Tuesday night, giving voters a good idea of which candidates are leading in races near you. More results will roll in over the week, and race results will change

Here are the results as of Tuesday night, according to King County Elections:

Ballot Measures

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King County Veterans Levy Lid Lift - 66.06% approved, 33.94% rejected
Advisory Vote No. 16 - 44.1% repealed, 55.9% maintained
Advisory Vote No. 17 - 51.61% repealed, 48.39% maintained
Advisory Vote No. 18 - 51.2% repealed, 48.8% maintained

Statewide Races

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Legislative District 31, Representative Position 2
Morgan Irwin (R) 58.88%
Nate Lowry (D) 41.12%

Legislative District 31, State Senator
Phil Fortunato (R) - 57.38%
Michelle Rylands (D) 42.62%

Legislative District 37, State Senator
Rebecca Saldaña (D) - WINNER

Legislative District 45, State Senator
Manka Dhingra (D) 55.42%
Jinyoung Lee Englund (R) 44.58%

Legislative District 48, Representative Position 1
Vandana Slatter (D) 72.73%
Ciaran Dougherty (Lib) 27.27%

Legislative District 48, State Senator
Patty Kuderer (D) 67.85%
Michelle Darnell (Lib) 32.15%

King County


King County, Executive
Dow Constantine - 75.4%
Bill Hirt - 24.6%

King County, Sheriff
Mitzi Johanknecht - 51.84%
John Urquhart - 48.16%

Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 3
Kathy Lambert - 58.12%
John Murphy - 41.88%

Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 9
Reagan Dunn - 66.57%
Denice Carnahan - 33.43%

Port of Seattle


Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position 1
John Creighton - 51.48%
Ryan Calkins - 48.52%

Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position 3
Stephanie Bowman - 66.79%
Ahmed Abdi - 33.21%

Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position 4
Preeti Shridhar - 37.12%
Peter Steinbrueck - 62.88%

Bellevue City


City of Bellevue, Council Position 2
Conrad Lee - 69.46%
Randy Grein - 30.54%

City of Bellevue, Council Position 4
Jared Nieuwenhuis - 54%
Karol Brown - 464%

City of Bellevue, Council Position 5
Janice Zahn - 59.37%
Phillip Yin - 40.63%

City of Bellevue, Council Position 6
Lynne Robinson - 55.71%
Steven Fricke - 44.29%

Enumclaw City


City of Enumclaw, Council Position 1
Tony Binion - 53.04%
Steven Cadematori - 46.96%

City of Enumclaw, Council Position 3
Kael Johnson - 48.84%
Anthony Wright - 51.16%

City of Enumclaw, Council Position 5
Kyle Jacobson - 72.23%
Blain Thomas - 27.77%

City of Enumclaw, Council Position 7
Hoke Overland - 50.53%
Jean Hoiland - 49.47%

City of Enumclaw, Mayor
Kimberly Lauk - 42.65%
Jan Molinaro - 57.35%

Issaquah City


City of Issaquah, Council Position 1
Christopher Reh - 58.54%
Bryan Weinstein - 41.46%

City of Issaquah, Council Position 2
Richard Swanson - 31.94%
Mariah Bettise - 68.06%

City of Issaquah, Council Position 3
Justin Walsh - WINNER

City of Issaquah, Council Position 5
Stacy Goodman - WINNER

City of Issaquah, Council Position 7
Tola Marts - WINNER

City of Issaquah, Mayor
Mary Lou Pauly - 65.24%
Paul Winterstein - 34.76%

Kirkland City


City of Kirkland, Council Position 1
Jay Arnold - 68.67%
Martin Morgan - 31.33%

City of Kirkland, Council Position 2
Tom Neir - WINNER

City of Kirkland, Council Position 3
Penny Sweet - WINNER

City of Kirkland, Council Position 5
Amy Walen - 68.88%
Jory Hamilton - 31.12%

City of Kirkland, Council Position 7
Jon Pascal - 74.68%
Uzma Butte - 25.32%

City of Kirkland, Municipal Court Judge
Michael J. Lambo - WINNER

Lake Forest Park City


City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position 1
Semra Riddle - WINNER

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position 3
John Wright - 52.13%
Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien - 47.87%

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position 5
Mark Phillips - WINNER

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position 7
John Resha - WINNER

Mercer Island City


City of Mercer Island, Council Position 2
Salim Nice - WINNER

City of Mercer Island, Council Position 4
Tom Acker - 53.49%
Joy Langley - 46.51%

City of Mercer Island, Council Position 6
Benson D. Wong - 65.22%
Mark Coen - 34.78%

Redmond City


City of Redmond, Council Position 2
Steve Fields - 55.62%
Byron Shutz - 44.37%

City of Redmond, Council Position 4
Tanika Padhye - 61.07%
Eugene Zakhareyev - 38.93%

City of Redmond, Council Position 6
Jeralee Anderson - 80.94%
Jason Antonelli - 34.33%

Renton City


City of Renton, Council Position 1
Randy Corman - 80.94%
Neil Sheesley - 19.06%

City of Renton, Council Position 2
Armondo Pavone - 58.12%
Diane Dobson - 41.88%

City of Renton, Council Position 6
Ruth Perez - 58.47%
Jami Smith - 41.26%

City of Renton, Municipal Court Judge
Terry L. Jurado - WINNER

Sammamish City


City of Sammamish, Council Position 1
Jason Ritchie - 57.13%
Mark Baughman - 42.87%

City of Sammamish, Council Position 3
Karen Moran - 53.78%
Karen N. Howe - 46.22%

City of Sammamish, Council Position 5
Chris Ross - 54.65%
Rituja Indapure 45.35%

City of Sammamish, Council Position 7
Pam Stuart - 62.06%
John Robinson - 37.94%

Shoreline City


City of Shoreline, Council Position 1
Keith A. McGlashan - 59.75%
Jin-Ah Kim - 40.25%

City of Shoreline, Council Position 3
Will Hall - WINNER

City of Shoreline, Council Position 5
Susan Chang - 76.08%
Carolyn Ahlgreen - 23.92%

City of Shoreline, Council Position 7
Christopher Roberts - WINNER

Woodinville City


City of Woodinville, Council Position 1
Paula Waters - WINNER

City of Woodinville, Council Position 3
James Evans - WINNER

City of Woodinville, Council Position 5
Susan Boundy-Sanders - 55.96%
Gary Harris - 44.04%

City of Woodinville, Council Position 7
Bernie Talmas - 61.825
Brad Walker - 38.18%

A woman drops a ballot in a voting box as voters cast ballots to start choosing a new mayor, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Seattle. Voters were choosing from a field of 21 mayoral candidates and the top two vote-getters will advance to a November election. Ballots in the all-mail election had to be postmarked or dropped in ballot boxes by Tuesday and the finalists may not be known for several days if the race is close.

Image via Elaine Thompson/Associated Press

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