ElectionMarsyla, Wright lead early in Top 2
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August 21, 2008
*Editor's note: This story has a correction from the print edition for candidate Wally Wright's total.
Wahkiakum County voters approved their 6-year emergency services special levy and began the process of nailing down District 1 county commission candidates in Tuesday's voting.
Voting officials counted 1,117 ballots that had been returned by Tuesday. Another 438 ballots were counted late Wednesday morning.
After Wednesday's count, the EMS levy was passing with 75 percent support, 1,080 yes, 353 no.
Democrat Lisa Marsyla led the race for the two spots on the General Election ballot for District 1 County Commissioner; she had 260 votes; Republican Wally Wright had *163*, and Democrat Bill Coons had 141. Totals include Wednesday counts. With the state's new Top 2 Primary, the two candidates with the highest totals will advance to the general election.
In the voting for District 2 County Commissioner, incumbent
Independent Dan Cothren led Democrat Wayne Flohr 333-209. Totals include
Wednesday counts.
Other votes included
Race/candidate
Wahkiakum
Statewide %
Supreme Court Justice
Position 3
Mary Fairhurst
451
61.57
Michael J. Bond
332
38.43
Supreme Court Justice
Position 4
Charles W. Johnson
407
58.59
CF Frank Vulliet
89
10.63
James M. Beecher
257
30.78
Supreme Court Justice
Position 7
Debra L. Stephens
645
100
Superior Court Judge
Mike Sullivan
788
100
US Congress
Brian Baird D
611
51.74
Cheryl Crist D
137
13.26
Michael Delavar R
187
18.98
Christine Webb
130
16.02
Governor (leaders)
Dino Rossi R
597
45.02
Chris Gregoire D
415
49.11
James White I
23
0.81
John W. Aiken, Jr. R
17
1.81
Lieutenant Governor
Brad Owen D
489
52.51
Marcia McCraw R
230
25.17
Jim Wiest R
165
14.25
Secretary of State
Sam Reed R
569
57.95
Jason Osgood D
331
33.82
Marilyn Montgomery Const.
63
6.52
Treasurer
Allan Martin R
445
44.41
Jim McIntire D
337
40.67
Changmook Sohn
180
14.93
Auditor
Brian Sonntag D
567
59.62
JR Dick McEntee R
324
33.59
Glenn Freeman Const.
91
6.79
Attorney General
Rob McKenna R
536
55.67
John Ladenburg D
435
44.33
Commissioner of Public
Lands
Doug Sutherland R
539
50.34
Peter J. Goldmark D
436
49.66
Insurance Commissioner
Mike Kreidler D
463
54.43
John R. Adams R
335
35.70
Curtis Fackler No party
130
9.87
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Teresa Bergeson
378
41.64
Randy Dorn
138
30.38
Don Hansler
83
9.31
John Patterson Blair
104
8.16
State Senator
Brian Hatfield D
803
100
State Representative
Position 1
Dean Takko D
799
100
State Prepresentative
Position 2
Brian Blake D
859
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