The preliminary 2025 Presidential Election ballot count was reported tonight, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, shortly after 5pm.
The following are results as by the Whatcom County Election Division and the Washington State Secretary of State.
Washington State Senate Joint Resolution No. 8201 (Statewide total count)
Approved
690366
57.18%
Rejected
524818
39.08%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 1 Authorizing Councilmembers to Hire Dedicated Aides
Rejected
36124
63.62%
Approved
20655
36.38%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 2 Establishing a Whatcom County Office of the Ombuds
Rejected
30320
52.03%
Approved
27950
47.97%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 3 Establishing Performance Audits
Approved
49247
84.97%
Rejected
8714
15.03%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 4 Clarifying the Power and Duties of Elected Officials
Approved
53436
91.95%
Rejected
4679
8.05%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 5 Modifying the Redistricting Process
Approved
45178
79.12%
Rejected
11922
20.88%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 6 Adjusting the Calculation of Signatures Required for a Referendum
Rejected
30278
52.35%
Approved
27563
47.65%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 7 Prohibiting County Government from Interfering with Initiatives and Charter Amendments
Approved
34592
60.26%
Rejected
22817
39.74%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 8 Modifying the Budget Process
Approved
54014
93.21%
Rejected
3937
6.79%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 9 Adding Accountability to Financial Reporting Requirements
Approved
54270
93.22%
Rejected
3950
6.78%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 10 Determining Initial Rules for the Charter Review Commission Meetings
Approved
47301
84.18%
Rejected
8891
15.82%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 11 Adjusting the Calculation of Signatures Required for a Charter Amendment
Rejected
33220
59.57%
Approved
22545
40.43%
Whatcom County – Proposition No. 12 Requiring Land Supply and Construction Cost Analysis
Approved
48884
86.85%
Rejected
7404
13.15%
Whatcom County Council 1 Council District 1
Kaylee Galloway
8707
98.73%
WRITE-IN
112
1.27%
Whatcom County Council 2 Council District 2
Elizabeth Boyle
8933
72.36%
Maya Morales
3360
27.22%
WRITE-IN
53
0.43%
Whatcom County Council 3 Council District 3
Jessica Rienstra
6695
57.02%
Kyle Christensen
5022
42.77%
WRITE-IN
25
0.21%
COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE Council At-Large Position A
Barry Buchanan
36136
63.19%
Misty Flowers
20921
36.58%
WRITE-IN
133
0.23%
PORT OF BELLINGHAM Proposition 2025-04 Number of Port Commissioners
Approved
36321
64.97%
Rejected
19583
35.03%
PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 1
Michael Alvarez Shepard
40455
98.14%
WRITE-IN
766
1.86%
PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 2
Carly James
28255
49.99%
Ken Bell
28159
49.82%
WRITE-IN
109
0.19%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 25-03 Prohibiting Landlords from Interfering with Tenants Engaged in Protected Activities
Yes
16962
72.43%
No
6458
27.57%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Municipal Court Judge
Debra Lev
17511
98.66%
WRITE-IN
237
1.34%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 2
Hollie Huthman
14501
64.79%
Leah Wainman
7795
34.83%
WRITE-IN
86
0.38%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 4
Skip Williams
14221
63.17%
Kerri Burnside
8204
36.44%
WRITE-IN
86
0.38%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 6
Michael Lilliquist
13572
59.51%
Andrew Reding
9135
40.05%
WRITE-IN
100
0.44%
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large
Jace Cotton
18271
98.29%
WRITE-IN
318
1.71%
CITY OF BLAINE Proposition 2025-07 Reduction of City Limits
Yes
1047
64.99%
No
564
35.01%
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 1 Position 2
Jiggy Sorrell
851
52.53%
Eric Lewis
767
47.35%
WRITE-IN
2
0.12%
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 2 Position 4
Isaac Newland
985
62.46%
Ray Leone
591
37.48%
WRITE-IN
1
0.06%
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 3 Position 6
Don Enos
992
63.27%
Sukhwant Gill
567
36.16%
WRITE-IN
9
0.57%
CITY OF BLAINE Council At-Large Position 7
Sarbie Bains
1142
78.70%
Mike Hill
283
19.50%
WRITE-IN
26
1.79%
CITY OF EVERSON Mayor
John Perry
368
94.85%
WRITE-IN
20
5.15%
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 1
James Wilson
260
55.56%
Eric Oettel
207
44.23%
WRITE-IN
1
0.21%
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 2
Jennifer Lautenbach
356
98.34%
WRITE-IN
6
1.66%
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 3
Matt Goering
356
98.89%
WRITE-IN
4
1.11%
CITY OF FERNDALE Initiative 25-01 Restrictions on Rental Fees
Yes
2122
70.03%
No
908
29.97%
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 5
Ryan O’Larey
2286
98.62%
WRITE-IN
32
1.38%
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 6
Robert Pinkley
1647
55.34%
Ian Harper
1323
44.46%
WRITE-IN
6
0.20%
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 7
Jon Mutchler
1723
59.21%
Steve Potvin
1168
40.14%
WRITE-IN
19
0.65%
CITY OF LYNDEN Mayor
Scott Korthuis
3440
96.47%
WRITE-IN
126
3.53%
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 5
Nick H. Laninga
3129
97.87%
WRITE-IN
68
2.13%
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 6
Kyle Strengholt
3152
98.22%
WRITE-IN
57
1.78%
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 7
Mark Wohlrab
2867
96.66%
WRITE-IN
99
3.34%
CITY OF NOOKSACK Mayor
Kevin W. Hester
229
95.82%
WRITE-IN
10
4.18%
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 1
Steve Neyens
222
97.80%
WRITE-IN
5
2.20%
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 2
Randy Relethford
207
99.04%
WRITE-IN
2
0.96%
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 3
Elizabeth Bahzad
207
98.10%
WRITE-IN
4
1.90%
CITY OF SUMAS Mayor
Bruce T. Bosch
225
97.83%
WRITE-IN
5
2.17%
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 1
Todd Daniels
202
98.54%
WRITE-IN
3
1.46%
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 2
Richard Postma
158
61.72%
Brett Egbert
97
37.89%
WRITE-IN
1
0.39%
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 4
Joshua J. Clawson
203
98.54%
WRITE-IN
3
1.46%
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Proposition 2025-05 Supplemental Operations Levy
Yes
20806
67.84%
No
9863
32.16%
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Proposition 2025-06 Facilities Maintenance Levy
Yes
19352
63.73%
No
11014
36.27%
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 4
Jenn Mason
21844
75.48%
Corinne Thorsen
7015
24.24%
WRITE-IN
80
0.28%
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 5
Douglas W. Benjamin
20273
98.35%
WRITE-IN
340
1.65%
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 4
Brian Lynch
3481
50.60%
Matt Beck
3363
48.89%
WRITE-IN
35
0.51%
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 5
Peggy Uppiano
3828
54.57%
Jacob Rosenblum
3170
45.19%
WRITE-IN
17
0.24%
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 3
Bob Feaster
2772
61.81%
Jim Shaver
1679
37.44%
WRITE-IN
34
0.76%
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 4
Ryan Swinburnson
3416
98.73%
WRITE-IN
44
1.27%
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 5
Chelsey Belarmino
3355
98.62%
WRITE-IN
47
1.38%
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Proposition 2025-09 General Obligation Bonds
Rejected
3627
52.33%
Approved
3304
47.67%
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 4
Tonya Hickman
4299
97.64%
WRITE-IN
104
2.36%
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 5
Nick Sawka
3714
57.63%
Kenneth “Spin” Owsley
2684
41.65%
WRITE-IN
46
0.71%
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 2
Jarrod Karuza
1818
98.48%
WRITE-IN
28
1.52%
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 3
Jasmine Fast
1289
53.60%
Steve Corwin
1092
45.41%
WRITE-IN
24
1.00%
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director District 1
Halli Kimball
1544
98.22%
WRITE-IN
28
1.78%
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director District 2
Britt Lentz
1195
59.54%
Connor Smith
799
39.81%
WRITE-IN
13
0.65%
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 1
Danielle Gray
2160
98.45%
WRITE-IN
34
1.55%
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 4
Brenna Reaugh
2110
98.19%
WRITE-IN
39
1.81%
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 1
Pam Snavely
7
100.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 3
Krysti Coggins
5
62.50%
Janet Culver
3
37.50%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 1
Jim Kallio
0
0.00%
Brent Schiefelbein
0
0.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 3
Tom Taylor
0
0.00%
Michelle Moser
0
0.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 4
Brad Worley
0
0.00%
Ashlee E. Johnson
0
0.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 5
Becky L Taft
0
0.00%
Eric A. Johnson
0
0.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 3
Shannon Whitford-Ahlers
1539
98.91%
WRITE-IN
17
1.09%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3
Tim Johnson
1929
99.02%
WRITE-IN
19
0.98%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Commissioner Position 3
Patrick Harper
195
93.30%
WRITE-IN
14
6.70%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 Proposition 2025-08 Restoring Regular Property Tax Levy
Yes
3623
63.64%
No
2070
36.36%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 3
Michael Murphy
4067
98.45%
WRITE-IN
64
1.55%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 1
Roger Buswell
818
98.44%
WRITE-IN
13
1.56%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 2
Logan Toby
814
98.79%
WRITE-IN
10
1.21%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 4
Sheena Williams
797
99.01%
WRITE-IN
8
0.99%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 11 Commissioner Position 3
Bill Lee
293
98.99%
WRITE-IN
3
1.01%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Commissioner Position 3
RobRoy Graham
902
98.04%
WRITE-IN
18
1.96%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 16 Commissioner Position 3
Jeff Hindman
213
98.61%
WRITE-IN
3
1.39%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 17 Commissioner Position 2
Brian Sigurdson
308
98.09%
WRITE-IN
6
1.91%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 17 Commissioner Position 3
James Taxdahl
293
98.32%
WRITE-IN
5
1.68%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 18 Proposition 2025-10 Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services
Approved
302
67.41%
Rejected
146
32.59%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 18 Commissioner Position 3
Val Miller
294
98.33%
WRITE-IN
5
1.67%
GLACIER FIRE AND RESCUE Commissioner Position 3
Sam Llobet
77
97.47%
WRITE-IN
2
2.53%
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 3
Craig Anthony
5537
98.91%
WRITE-IN
61
1.09%
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 4
Stefen Paige
2466
97.82%
WRITE-IN
55
2.18%
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 5
Josh McBride
2630
98.58%
WRITE-IN
38
1.42%
WATER DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 1
David Anderson
296
99.00%
WRITE-IN
3
1.00%
WATER DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 3
Yaprak Goertz
297
99.33%
WRITE-IN
2
0.67%
POINT ROBERTS WATER DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3
Rhonda Granger
167
68.16%
Grant Heitman
78
31.84%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
WATER DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 3
Mark Lann
406
98.07%
WRITE-IN
8
1.93%
BIRCH BAY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Commissioner Position 3
Joan Connell
1599
72.62%
John Schindler
590
26.79%
WRITE-IN
13
0.59%
LAKE WHATCOM WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Commissioner District 3
Bruce Richard Ford
1904
97.44%
WRITE-IN
50
2.56%
SAMISH WATER DISTRICT Commissioner Position 3
Art Baddorf
205
96.70%
WRITE-IN
7
3.30%
WATER DISTRICT 13 Commissioner Position 4
Richard Whitson
97
91.51%
WRITE-IN
9
8.49%
GLACIER WATER DISTRICT 14 Commissioner Position 3
James Evangelista
57
98.28%
WRITE-IN
1
1.72%
ACME WATER DISTRICT 18 Commissioner Position 3
Jim Sutterfield
47
95.92%
WRITE-IN
2
4.08%
COLUMBIA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Commissioner Position 3
Brian Gillis
260
98.48%
WRITE-IN
4
1.52%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 3
Kevin Zollatz
97
97.98%
WRITE-IN
2
2.02%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 3
Judy Trauth-Thomas
296
99.33%
WRITE-IN
2
0.67%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 3 Commissioner Position 2
Leslie Hubbard
76
97.44%
WRITE-IN
2
2.56%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 3 Commissioner Position 3
Megan Pike
94
97.92%
WRITE-IN
2
2.08%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3
David Kratzig
1016
98.93%
WRITE-IN
11
1.07%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 5 Commissioner Position 2
Dennis Craig Poe
117
99.15%
WRITE-IN
1
0.85%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 6 Commissioner Position 3
Amy Bernard
2897
97.84%
WRITE-IN
64
2.16%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 2
Jean M. Laird
977
74.41%
Kenny Sund
331
25.21%
WRITE-IN
5
0.38%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 3
Helen Birchall
971
97.20%
WRITE-IN
28
2.80%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 3
Pauline DeHaan
211
100.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 9 Commissioner Position 3
Eric Dawson
662
53.43%
Rebecca Judy
573
46.25%
WRITE-IN
4
0.32%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 10 Commissioner Position 2
Bill De Groot
4095
98.84%
WRITE-IN
48
1.16%
CEMETERY DISTRICT 10 Commissioner Position 3
Jim De Groot
4095
98.70%
WRITE-IN
54
1.30%
POINT ROBERTS PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 3
Mike Bell
190
77.24%
Travis Robb
52
21.14%
WRITE-IN
4
1.63%
POINT ROBERTS PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 4
Bronwyn Glor
127
49.42%
Doug Shier
91
35.41%
Izaac Wilkowski
37
14.40%
WRITE-IN
2
0.78%
BLAINE-BIRCH BAY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 2
Sheli Moore
3183
98.64%
WRITE-IN
44
1.36%
BLAINE-BIRCH BAY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 4
Billy Brown
3134
98.24%
WRITE-IN
56
1.76%
LYNDEN REGIONAL PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 3 Commissioner Position 1
Rick Lair
4227
98.92%
WRITE-IN
46
1.08%
LYNDEN REGIONAL PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 3 Commissioner Position 4
Danny Martinez
4108
98.51%
WRITE-IN
62
1.49%
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 304 Commissioner Position 3
Debra Aslett Lancaster
8
100.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 304 Commissioner Position 5
Germaine Kornegay
6
75.00%
Ellen de Jong
2
25.00%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
POINT ROBERTS PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT Commissioner Position 2
Alyssa Clark
191
72.35%
Allison Calder
73
27.65%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
Final election results will be certified by each county on November 25th and by the Secretary of State on December 4th.
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