UPDATE: Liquor Initiative Passing: Statewide, County Election Results

Here are initial election results from the state and King County provided Wednesday by the Secretary of State and King County election offices.

In early returns on statewide ballot measures, the ayes have it -- mostly. 

Washington state voters were approving measures to expand and privatize liquor sales and to require stronger background checks of health care workers late Tuesday. But they were rejecting a limit on transportation taxes pushed by anti-tax advocate Tim Eyman.

The breakdown: 

State:

•Initiative Measure 1125, concerning state expenditures on transportation.

Yes 603,629, 48.56 percent

No 639,349, 51.44 percent

•Initiative Measure 1163, concerning long-term care workers and services for elderly and disabled people.

Yes 824,575, 66.24 percent

No 420,168, 33.76 percent

•Initiative Measure 1183, concerning liquor: beer, wine, and spirits (hard liquor).

Yes 756,469, 59.61 percent

No 512,536, 40.39 percent

•Senate Joint Resolution 8205, concerning the length of time a voter must reside in Washington to vote for president and vice president.

Yes 871,707, 71.85 percent

No 341,588, 28.15 percent

•Senate Joint Resolution 8206, concerning the budget stabilization account maintained in the state treasury.

Yes 793,763, 66.87 percent

No 393,271, 33.13 percent

King County

•Director of Elections

Mark Greene  56,679, 22.89 percent

Sherril Huff  189,720, 76.62 percent

Write-in 1,214, 0.49 percent

•Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 2

Richard Pope 111,282, 43.37 percent

Gael Tarleton 144,220, 56.21 percent

Write-in 1,091, 0.43 percent

•Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 5

Dean Willard 92,615, 37.07 percent

Bill Bryant 155,931, 62.42 percent

Write-in 1,20, 0.50 percent