AT a glance Election results

Wed., Sept. 21, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

(Absentee ballots still to be counted)

Local ballot measures

Airway Heights, Prop. 1 (Park facilities bonds)	Approve: 111 Reject: 183
Town of Spangle, Prop. 1 (Fire protection levy)	Approve: 68 Reject: 19
Spokane County Fire Protection District 3 (Authorizing restoration of previous property tax levies)	Approve: 1513 Reject: 888
Candidates(Top two advance)
Position	Votes
Airway Heights City Council, Position 6
David C. Wooten	64
Larry Haskell	146
Max A. Minchew	51
Cheney Mayor
Hipolito Sarmiento	81
Amy Jo Sooy	410
Allan Gainer	365
Dennis F. Higbee	157
Deer Park City Council, Position 3
Ella Harper	202
Mary Gray	85
Lucy Harmon	87
Spokane City Council District 2, Position 2
Mary Verner	5231
Jeffrey D. Bierman	1245
Dallas Hawkins	2212
Spokane City Council District 3, Position 2
Judith Gilmore	2426
Barbara Lampert	289
Joyce McNamee	835
Nancy McLaughlin	2841
Steve Corker	2414
Keith Springer	624
Daniel Day	264
Spokane Valley City Council, Position 6
Ronald Lippincott	590
Edward J. Mertens	2089
Dale Strom	1631
Charles G. Parker	925
Bill Gothmann	2134
John G. Kallas	1574
Fire Protection Districts
District 3, Commissioner, Position 3
Ralph Walter	473
Mike R. Jackson	774
Raymond Pendell	674
District 8 Commissioner, Position 3
Chuck Vyverberg	169
Gregory A. Hesse	1438
James E. Oberst	640
School Districts
East Valley
Director, District 3
June T. Sine	1068
Guy Gifford	508
Todd Glore	379
Water Districts
East Spokane District 1, Commissioner, Position 1
Josie M. Zeller	126
Dick Neff	113
Ed Peck	123

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