Results From Election ‘98

FROM FOR THE RECORD (Friday, November 6, 1998): Correction Tally wrong: Initiative 694 to restrict late-term abortions failed in Washington in Tuesday’s election. With some ballots still to be tabulated, the latest count was 785,900 votes against (57 percent) and 600,006 in favor (43.4 percent). The numbers listed in election results on Page B4 Thursday were transposed.

Here are results from the Tuesday election, with some ballots still to be counted. Tax proposals require 60 percent approval for passage. Party affiliations include Democrat (D), Republican (R), American Heritage (AH), Reform (RF), Libertarian (L) and Independent (I).

FEDERAL OFFICES

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 807,505 (58.3%)

Linda Smith (R) 576,674 (41.7%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 92,764 (56.8%)

Brad Lyons (D) 62,336 (38.2%)

John Beal (AH) 8,260 (5.1%)

Fourth District

Doc Hastings (R) 96,075 (68.6%)

Peggy McKerlie (RF) 9,135 (6.5%)

Gordon Pross (D) 34,851 (24.9%)

STATE MEASURES

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 934,232 (66.6%)

No 469,012 (33.4%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 816,194 (58.6%)

No 576,520 (41.4%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 776,701 (56.6%)

No 595,138 (43.4%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 810,621 (58.6%)

No 571,875 (41.4%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 794,546 (58.2%)

No 569,918 (41.8%)

LEGISLATURE

THIRD DISTRICT Representative 1

Alex Wood (D) 11,855 (57.9%)

Cheryl Steele (R) 8,611 (42.1%)

Representative 2

Jeff Gombosky (D) 13,716 (67.2%)

Charlotte Karling (R) 6,701 (32.8%)

FOURTH DISTRICT Representative 1

Larry Crouse (R) 19,223 (63.9%)

Richard Reed (D) 10,837 (36.1%)

Representative 2

John Kallas(D) 13,226 (44.3%)

Lynn Schindler (R) 16,627 (55.7%)

SIXTH DISTRICT Senator

James West (R) 18,072 (51.6%)

Judy Personett (D) 16,952 (48.4%)

Representative 1

Kerry Luciani (RF) 1,327 (3.9%)

Bernie Nelson (D) 14,111 (41.3%)

Brad Benson (R) 18,732 (54.8%)

Representative 2

Craig Peterson (D) 16,066 (46.6%)

Duane Sommers (R) 18,411 (53.4%)

SEVENTH DISTRICT Senator

Bob Morton (R) 27,252 (100.0%)

Representative 1

Bob Sump (R) 25,705 (100.0%)

Representative 2

Cathy McMorris (R) 26,829 (100.0%)

NINTH DISTRICT Representative 1

Annette Hendricks (D) 8,640 (33.1%)

Larry Sheahan (R) 16,514 (63.2%)

John Gearhart (L) 981 (3.8%)

Representative 2

Bob Bobincheck (D) 8,657 (33.3%)

Mark G. Schoesler (R) 17,314 (66.7%)

13th DISTRICT Senator

Harold Hochstatter (R) 19,888 (67%)

J.T. Gregor (D) 9,955 (33%)

Representative 1

Gary Chandler (R) 21,299 (72%)

Steve Drussell II (D) 8,461 (28%)

Representative 2

Joyce Mulliken (R) 20,818 (71%)

Vince Tomaso (D) 8,618 (29%)

STATE SUPREME COURT Position 1

Faith Ireland 669,776 (58.9%)

James Foley 466,993 (41.1%)

Position 5

Jim Bates 360,408 (32.4%)

Barbara Madsen 751,853 (67.6%)

Position 6

Richard Sanders 901,219 (100.0%)

STATE COURT OF APPEALS

DIVISION 3 District 1

Kenneth H. Kato 96,124 (100.0%)

District 2

Dennis J. Sweeney 55,965 (100.0%)

SPOKANE COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 57,455 (53.7%)

Linda Smith (R) 49,522 (46.3%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 59,158 (55.0%)

Brad Lyons (D) 43,348 (40.3%)

John Beal (AH) 5,050 (4.7%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 67,055 (62.4%)

No 40,417 (37.6%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 58,582 (54.5%)

No 48,919 (45.5%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 51,664 (48.8%)

No 54,129 (51.2%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 68,487 (64.3%)

No 37,978 (35.7%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 67,027 (63.9%)

No 37,855 (36.1%)

Renew juvenile justice tax

Yes 64,625 (61.4%)

No 40,584 (38.6%)

Assessor

Randy Brandt (R) 49,418 (48.1%)

Sadie Cooney (D) 53,330 (51.9%)

Auditor

Vicky Dalton (D) 51,740 (51.2%)

Matt McCoy (R) 49,375 (48.8%)

Clerk

Thomas Fallquist (R) 84,079 (100.0%)

District 3 Commissioner

Kathy Reid (D) 47,193 (45.7%)

Phil Kiver (RF) 3,871 (3.7%)

Phil Harris (R) 52,258 (50.6%)

Prosecuting Attorney

Steve Tucker (R) 56,374 (53.9%)

Jim Sweetser (D) 48,295 (46.1%)

Sheriff

Mark Sterk (R) 56,360 (54.1%)

Jim Finke (D) 47,755 (45.9%)

Treasurer

Linda Wolverton (D) 83,502 (100.0%)

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Position 1

Vance Peterson 73,281 (100.0%)

Position 2 Sara Derr 73,624 (100.0%)

Position 3

Mike Padden 73,511 (100.0%)

Position 4

Christine Cary 73,537 (100.0%)

Position 5

Gregory J. Tripp 71,749 (100.0%)

Position 6

Harold Clarke III 48,800 (58.3%)

Jim Reierson 34,901 (41.7%)

Position 7

Donna Wilson 69,776 (100.0%)

Position 8

John J. Madden 73,601 (100.0%)

Position 9

Richard B. White 72,926 (100.0%)

FIRE DISTRICT 1 Operation Levy

Yes 16,166 (69.1%)

No 7,221 (30.9%)

FIRE DISTRICT 9 Tax Levy

Yes 6,757 (69.5%)

No 2,962 (30.5%)

CITY OF SPOKANE

CHARTER AMENDMENTS Proposition 1

Yes 22,340 (54.3%)

No 18,830 (45.7%)

Proposition 2

Yes 15,750 (36.6%)

No 27,256 (63.4%)

Proposition 3

Yes 20,225 (50.1%)

No 20,167 (49.9%)

ADAMS COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 1,442 (43.3)

Linda Smith (R) 1,887 (56.7%)

U.S. HOUSE Fourth District

Doc Hastings (R) 58 (85.3%)

Peggy McKerlie (RF) 2 (2.9%)

Gordon Pross (D) 8 (11.8%)

Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 2,355 (71.8%)

Brad Lyons (D) 828 (25.3%)

John Beal (AH) 96 (2.9%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 1,858 (55.3%)

No 1,502 (44.7%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 1,442 (42.8%)

No 1,931 (57.2%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 1,803 (54.7%)

No 1,494 (45.3%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 2,251 (68.1%)

No 1,055 (31.9%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 2,208 (67.2%)

No 1,076 (32.8%)

Assessor

Jerry Crossler (R) 2,671 (100.0%)

Auditor

Nancy Crossler (R) 2,703 (100.0%)

Clerk

Bob Blair (R) 2,626 (100.0%)

Commissioner District 3

Jeff Stevens (R) 2,609 (100.0%)

Prosecutor

Gary Brueher (R) 2,649 (100.0%)

Sheriff

Mike Kline (R) 2,239 (100.0%)

Treasurer

Laura Danekas (R) 2,642 (100.0%)

DISTRICT COURT City of Othello

Charlotte DuBois 1,323 (100.0%)

City of Ritzville

Adalia Hille 1,250 (100.0%)

FIRE DISTRICT 4 Tax Levy

Yes 6 (100.0%)

No 0 (0.0%)

PARKS AND RECREATION District 3 Tax Levy

Yes 210 (71.2%)

No 85 (28.8%)

FERRY COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 1,149 (50.4%)

Linda Smith (R) 1,133 (49.6%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 1,270 (55.6%)

Brad Lyons (D) 820 (35.9%)

John Beal (AH) 196 (8.6%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 1,514 (66.1%)

No 777 (33.9%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 1,235 (53.8%)

No 1,060 (46.2%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 1,096 (48.4%)

No 1,167 (51.6%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 1,631 (72.4%)

No 621 (27.6%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 1,568 (70.6%)

No 652 (29.4%)

Assessor

Kelly Leslie (D) 1,462 (64.5%)

Bill Quaade (R) 803 (35.5%)

Auditor

Clydene Bolinger (R) 1,213 (54.3%)

Bob Schwartz (D) 1,022 (45.7%)

Clerk

Gloria Perchynski (D) 1,815 (100.0%)

Commissioner, District 2

Leo Orestad (D) 1,018 (46.2%)

Jim Hall (R) 1,186 (53.8%)

Prosecutor

Steve Graham (D) 1,863 (100.0%)

Sheriff

Hal Slagle (D) 636 (28.3%)

Pete Warner (R) 1,613 (71.7%)

Treasurer

Kathleen Rupp 1,878 (100.0%)

Public Utility District 1 Commissioner 1

John Fuller 1,188 (56.7%)

Ken Grumbach 907 (43.3)

Commissioner 3

Dale Bly 895 (47.8%)

Gregg Caudell 977 (52.2%)

District Court Judge

Lynda Eaton 1,210 (58.0%)

James von Sauer 876 (42.0%)

Fire District 3 Medical Services Levy

Yes 170 (49.4%)

No 174 (50.6%)

GRANT COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 7,026 (42.7%)

Linda Smith (R) 9,439 (57.3%)

U.S. House Fourth District

Doc Hastings (R) 11,288 (69.2%)

Peggy McKerlie (RF) 872 (5.3%)

Gordon Pross (D) 4,145 (25.4%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 9,971 (59.1%)

No 6,777 (40.9%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 7,776 (46.9%)

No 8,791 (53.1%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 9,413 (57.5%)

No 6,967 (42.5%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 11,709 (71.1%)

No 4,758 (28.9%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 11,298 (69.5%)

No 4,966 (30.5%)

Assessor

Don McDowall (D) 11,937 (100.0%)

Auditor

Bill Varney (D) 12,082 (100.0%)

County Clerk

Gordon Harris (R) 7,578 (47.5%)

Kenneth Kunes (D) 8,391 (52.5%)

Commissioner District 3

Deborah Moore (R) 12,286 (100.0%)

Coroner

Penny Sibley (D) 12,791 (100.0%)

Prosecuting Attorney

John Knodell (R) 12,014 (100.0%)

Sheriff

Bill Wiester (D) 12,865 (100.0%)

Treasurer

Darryl Pheasant (D) 12,241 (100.0%)

District Court Position 1

Richard Fitterer 11,266 (100.0%)

Position 2

Janis Whitener-Moberg 11,793 (100.0%)

Public Utility District Commissioner 2

Michael Conley 11,278 (100.0%)

Commisioner B

William Bjork Jr 6,614 (48.4%)

Dean Hagerty 7,058 (51.6%)

Town of Wilson Creek Tax Levy

Yes 64 (68.8%)

No 29 (31.2%)

Flood Control Levy

Yes 49 (53.3%)

No 43 (46.7%)

Grant Transit Authority Annexation and funding

Yes 906 (59.6%)

No 615 (40.4%)

LINCOLN COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 1,833 (47.0%)

Linda Smith (R) 2,070 (53.0%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 2,466 (64.0%)

Brad Lyons (D) 1,243 (32.2%)

John Beal (AH) 147 (3.8%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 2,143 (53.5%)

No 1,861 (46.5%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 1,799 (45.0%)

No 2,197 (55.0%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 1,900 (49.3%)

No 1,952 (50.7%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 2,604 (69.0%)

No 1,169 (31.0%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 2,490 (65.4%)

No 1,315 (34.6%)

Assessor

John Freeze (R) 3,070 (100.0%)

Auditor

Shelly Johnston (D) 3.052 (100.0%)

Clerk

Joyce Denison (R) 2,879 (100.0%)

Prosecuting Attorney

Ronald Shepherd (R) 2,884 (100.0%)

Sheriff

John Coley (R) 3,443 (100.0%)

Treasurer

Linda Fisher (R) 3,182 (100.0%)

Commissioner 3

Larry Lindbloom (D) 1,673 (43.4%)

Ted Hopkins (R) 2,177 (56.6%)

District Court Judge

Jack Buck 2,869 (100.0%)

Public Utility District Commissioner

Jerry Sheffels 2,812 (100.0%)

City of Sprague Tax Levy

Yes 148 (85.1%)

No 26 (14.9%)

Fire District 1 Tax Levy

Yes 62 (68.9%)

No 28 (31.1%)

Parks & Recreation District 3 Tax Levy

Yes 625 (72.3%)

No 239 (27.7%)

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 2,339 (51.8%)

Linda Smith (R) 2,175 (48.2%)

U.S. House Fiifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 2,524 (55.9%)

Brad Lyons (D) 1,634 (36.2%)

John Beal (AH) 358 (7.9%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 3,086 (67.5%)

No 1,486 (32.5%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 2,464 (53.9%)

No 2,107 (46.1%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 2,311 (51.5%)

No 2,176 (48.5%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 3,299 (73.3%)

No 1,204 (26.7%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 3,057 (68.9%)

No 1,377 (31.1%)

Assessor

William Lands (R) 1,339 (30.8%)

Stephen Thompson (D) 3,011 (69.2%)

Auditor

Ann Swenson (D) 2,401 (53.7%)

Kathy Crisp (R) 2,070 (46.3%)

Clerk

Fawn Opp (R) 2,259 (51.0%)

John Bockemuehl (D) 2,174 (49.0%)

Commissioner 2

Joel Jacobsen (D) 2,304 (52.3%)

Jim Wise (R) 2,098 (47.7%)

Prosecuting Attorney

Tom Metzger (D) 3,299 (100.0%)

Sheriff

Tony Bamonte (D) 1,759 (38.6%)

Jerry Weeks (R) 2,798 (61.4%)

Treasurer

Paul Murray (R) 1,614 (37.5%)

Charlotte Demlow (D) 2,689 (62.5%)

Public Utility District

Kenneth Hirsch 3,253 (100.0%)

District Judge

Charles Baechler 2,064 (100.0%)

Cusick School District Bond Levy

Yes 423 (59.6%)

No 287 (40.4%)

Sacheen Lake Water & Sewer District Tax Levy

Yes 60 (63.8%)

No 34 (36.2%)

STEVENS COUNTY

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 4,280 (43.%)

Linda Smith (R) 5,675 (57.0%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 6,017 (60.6%)

Brad Lyons (D) 3,030 (30.5%)

John Beal (AH) 880 (8.9%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 5,827 (58.2%)

No 4,193 (41.8%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 4,856 (48.5%)

No 5,160 (51.5%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 5,250 (53.2%)

No 4,617 (46.8%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 6,829 (68.9%)

No 3,078 (31.1%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 6,344 (64.8%)

No 3,450 (35.2%)

Assessor

Blanche Estep (R) 7,597 (100.0%)

Auditor

Tim Gray (D) 5,438 (57.8%)

Leonard Carlson (R) 3,963 (42.2%)

Clerk

Patricia Chester (D) 6,999 (100.0%)

Prosecutor

John Wetle (R) 4,852 (51.0%)

James Irwin (D) 4,660 (49.0%)

Sheriff

Don Thuillard (RF) 660 (6.9%)

Craig Thayer (D) 5,839 (61.1%)

Kenneth Scalf (R) 3,057 (32.0%)

Treasurer

Celeste Storer (D) 7,445 (100.0%)

Commissioner 2

Tom McKern (D) 4,452 (46.9%)

Vickie Strong (R) 5,040 (53.1%)

Public Utility District Commissioner District 1

Jim Berger 7,419 (100.0%)

District Court Judge

Pamela Payne 7,310 (100.0%)

Fire District 12 Formation

Yes 197 (84.2%)

No 37 (15.8%)

Fire District 8 Medical Services Levy

Yes 82 (52.1%)

No 57 (47.9%)

Whitman County

U.S. Senate

Patty Murray (D) 6,209 (54.8%)

Linda Smith (R) 5,115 (45.2%)

U.S. House Fifth District

George Nethercutt (R) 6,580 (58.0%)

Brad Lyons (D) 4,452 (39.2%)

John Beal (AH) 321 (2.8%)

Initiative 688 Raise minimum wage

Yes 6,679 (58.0%)

No 4,839 (42.0%)

Initiative 692 Medical marijuana

Yes 6,602 (57.2%)

No 4,938 (42.8%)

Initiative 694 Ban late-term abortion

Yes 4,921 (43.3%)

No 6,445 (56.7%)

Initiative 200 Restrict affirmative action

Yes 6,367 (55.9%)

No 5,020 (44.1%)

Referendum 49 Transportation funding

Yes 6,083 (55.1%)

No 4,955 (44.9%)

Assessor

Joe Reynolds (R) 8,780 (100.0%)

Auditor

Dave Repp (R) 8,738 (100.0%)

Clerk

Shirley Bafus (R) 6,921 (65.4%)

Bob Cole (D) 3,639 (34.4%)

Commissioner 3

Tom Kammerzell (D) 4,914 (45.7%)

Les Wigen (R) 5,837 (54.3%)

Coroner

Peter Martin (R) 8,515 (100.0%)

Prosecutor

Denis P. Tracy (I) 4,785 (46.9%)

Jim Kaufman (R) 5,428 (53.1%)

Sheriff

Steven Tomson (R) 8,340 (100.0%)

Treasurer

Mary Crawford (R) 6,779 (63.6%)

Delores Luft (D) 3,877 (36.4%)

District Court Judge

David Frazier 7,854 (100.0%)

City of Palouse Tax Levy

Yes 251 (69.5%)

No 110 (30.5%)

City of Tekoa Tax Proposition 1

Yes 177 (67.3%)

No 86 (32.7%)

Tax Proposition 2

Yes 149 (56.7%)

No 114 (43.3%)

Town of Garfield Tax Proposition 1

Yes 205 (80.7%)

No 49 (19.3%)

Tax Proposition 2

Yes 152 (60.3%)

No 100 (39.7%)

Tax Proposition 3

Yes 181 (71.5%)

No 72 (28.5%)

Town of Farmington Tax Proposition 1

Yes 33 (62.3%)

No 20 (37.7%)

Tax Proposition 2

Yes 34 (63.0%)

No 20 (37.0%)

Tax Proposition 3

Yes 32 (59.3%)

No 22 (40.7%)

Town of Colton Tax Levy

Yes 128 (81.0%)

No 30 (19.0%)

Town of Albion Tax Levy

Yes 141 (70.1%)

No 60 (29.9%)

Parks & Recreation District 1 Tax Levy

Yes 245 (77.3%)

No 72 (22.7%)

District 3 Tax Levy

Yes 340 (76.7%)

No 103 (23.3%)

District 4 Tax Levy

Yes 214 (69.0%)

No 96 (31.0%)

Oakesdale Cemetery District

Yes 220 (76.9%)

No 66 (23.1%)

Garfield Cemetery District

Yes 262 (77.3%)

No 77 (22.7%)