WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The following are the final results of the 2023 General Election Whatcom County political races and propositions as reported on November 28th by the Whatcom County Election Division.
County
| Whatcom Whatcom County – Proposition 2023-04 – Public Health, Safety, and Justice Sales and Use Tax | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 49,654 | 63.18% |
| No | 28,938 | 36.82% |
| Total Votes | 78,592 | |
Whatcom Executive Candidate Vote Vote % Satpal Sidhu 46,045 57.63% Dan Purdy 33,723 42.21% WRITE-IN 134 0.17% Total Votes 79,902
COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Council District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Mark Stremler 8,864 52.43% Kathy Kershner 7,958 47.07% WRITE-IN 84 0.5% Total Votes 16,906
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| COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Council District 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Elenbaas | 9,152 | 60.97% |
| Jackie Dexter | 5,831 | 38.85% |
| WRITE-IN | 27 | 0.18% |
| Total Votes | 15,010 | |
Whatcom At-Large Position B Candidate Vote Vote % Jon Scanlon 44,389 56.97% Hannah Ordos 33,407 42.88% WRITE-IN 120 0.15% Total Votes 77,916
Whatcom Assessor Candidate Vote Vote % Rebecca Xczar 52,272 97.76% WRITE-IN 1,197 2.24% Total Votes 53,469
Whatcom Auditor Candidate Vote Vote % Stacy Henthorn 52,949 98.73% WRITE-IN 679 1.27% Total Votes 53,628
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| Whatcom Sheriff | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Donnell “Tank” Tanksley | 41,215 | 52.04% |
| Doug Chadwick | 37,848 | 47.79% |
| WRITE-IN | 137 | 0.17% |
| Total Votes | 79,200 | |
Whatcom Treasurer Candidate Vote Vote % Steven N. Oliver 53,812 98.85% WRITE-IN 625 1.15% Total Votes 54,437
Port
| PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Briscoe | 51,983 | 98.45% |
| WRITE-IN | 820 | 1.55% |
| Total Votes | 52,803 | |
City/Town
| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Proposition 2023-02 – Greenways 5 Levy | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 21,448 | 66.81% |
| No | 10,655 | 33.19% |
| Total Votes | 32,103 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-01 – Establishing a City Minimum Wage Above the State Minimum Wage Measure Vote Vote % Yes 18,822 58.68% No 13,251 41.32% Total Votes 32,073
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-02 – Rental Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants Measure Vote Vote % Yes 19,852 62.18% No 12,073 37.82% Total Votes 31,925
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| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Mayor | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Fleetwood | 14,684 | 46.36% |
| Kim Lund | 16,790 | 53.01% |
| WRITE-IN | 200 | 0.63% |
| Total Votes | 31,674 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Hannah Stone 17,449 58.49% Eamonn Collins 12,256 41.08% WRITE-IN 129 0.43% Total Votes 29,834
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Liz Darrow 12,595 42.66% Daniel Hammill 16,775 56.81% WRITE-IN 156 0.53% Total Votes 29,526
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Lisa A. Anderson 21,858 98.4% WRITE-IN 355 1.6% Total Votes 22,213
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| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Jace Cotton | 16,250 | 53.66% |
| Russ Whidbee | 13,900 | 45.9% |
| WRITE-IN | 133 | 0.44% |
| Total Votes | 30,283 | |
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 1 Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Richard May 1,393 95.22% WRITE-IN 70 4.78% Total Votes 1,463
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 2 Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Sonia Hurt 1,390 73.74% Steven Tojek 492 26.1% WRITE-IN 3 0.16% Total Votes 1,885
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 3 Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Mary Lou Steward 1,451 98.84% WRITE-IN 17 1.16% Total Votes 1,468
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| CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hanowell | 450 | 96.98% |
| WRITE-IN | 14 | 3.02% |
| Total Votes | 464 | |
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % John Hammond 431 97.95% WRITE-IN 9 2.05% Total Votes 440
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Ashley Brown 398 61.04% Gary Locke 253 38.8% WRITE-IN 1 0.15% Total Votes 652
CITY OF FERNDALE Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Jon Mutchler 2,154 45.55% Greg Hansen 2,564 54.22% WRITE-IN 11 0.23% Total Votes 4,729
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| CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Durkee | 1,452 | 33.08% |
| Herb Porter | 2,923 | 66.58% |
| WRITE-IN | 15 | 0.34% |
| Total Votes | 4,390 | |
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Ali Hawkinson 3,385 97.97% WRITE-IN 70 2.03% Total Votes 3,455
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Erin Gunter 3,532 99.02% WRITE-IN 35 0.98% Total Votes 3,567
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Wyatt Shedd Stewart 2,108 47.32% McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez 2,328 52.26% WRITE-IN 19 0.43% Total Votes 4,455
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| CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary L. Bode | 4,254 | 98.43% |
| WRITE-IN | 68 | 1.57% |
| Total Votes | 4,322 | |
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Lee Beld 4,319 98.7% WRITE-IN 57 1.3% Total Votes 4,376
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Gary A. Vis 4,249 99.14% WRITE-IN 37 0.86% Total Votes 4,286
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Brent Lenssen 4,190 99.22% WRITE-IN 33 0.78% Total Votes 4,223
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| CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Finet | 304 | 97.12% |
| WRITE-IN | 9 | 2.88% |
| Total Votes | 313 | |
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Marshall Judy 321 98.47% WRITE-IN 5 1.53% Total Votes 326
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Bob Bromley 195 46.99% Jessica Koehler 218 52.53% WRITE-IN 2 0.48% Total Votes 415
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % John Van Wingerden III 172 41.85% Jesse Clawson 238 57.91% WRITE-IN 1 0.24% Total Votes 411
School
| BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Diaz Hackler | 25,905 | 98.49% |
| WRITE-IN | 397 | 1.51% |
| Total Votes | 26,302 | |
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| BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Aran Clauson | 14,266 | 41.61% |
| Katie Rose | 19,892 | 58.03% |
| WRITE-IN | 123 | 0.36% |
| Total Votes | 34,281 | |
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Scott Ritchey 25,572 98.69% WRITE-IN 340 1.31% Total Votes 25,912
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Beth Perry 4,500 39.67% Kevin Erickson 6,823 60.15% WRITE-IN 20 0.18% Total Votes 11,343
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Antonio Machado Catano 5,706 50.7% Brent Bode 5,530 49.13% WRITE-IN 19 0.17% Total Votes 11,255
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| FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Button | 6,794 | 59.97% |
| Toni Jefferson | 4,519 | 39.89% |
| WRITE-IN | 16 | 0.14% |
| Total Votes | 11,329 | |
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly Akre 2,073 34.9% Erika Creydt 3,845 64.74% WRITE-IN 21 0.35% Total Votes 5,939
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Ben Lazarus 3,726 61.33% Dean Berkeley 2,337 38.47% WRITE-IN 12 0.2% Total Votes 6,075
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Cliff Freeman 3,717 62.55% Jeffery D. Carrington 2,183 36.74% WRITE-IN 42 0.71% Total Votes 5,942
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| BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Bovenkamp | 2,387 | 40.42% |
| Ryan Ford | 3,497 | 59.22% |
| WRITE-IN | 21 | 0.36% |
| Total Votes | 5,905 | |
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Don Leu 4,471 98.89% WRITE-IN 50 1.11% Total Votes 4,521
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Khush Brar 4,853 97.18% WRITE-IN 141 2.82% Total Votes 4,994
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Danny Martinez 5,321 67.66% Nick Sawka 2,517 32.01% WRITE-IN 26 0.33% Total Votes 7,864
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| LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| David E. Vis | 3,713 | 46.6% |
| Jim Verburg | 4,243 | 53.26% |
| WRITE-IN | 11 | 0.14% |
| Total Votes | 7,967 | |
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Doris Smith 3,649 49.16% Kenneth “Spin” Owsley 3,740 50.39% WRITE-IN 33 0.44% Total Votes 7,422
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Jana (Bjornstad) Haugen 2,270 60.74% Corey Culp 1,452 38.85% WRITE-IN 15 0.4% Total Votes 3,737
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Marty Gray 2,503 97.2% WRITE-IN 72 2.8% Total Votes 2,575
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Michelle Simmons 2,279 59.1% J. Riley Sweeney 1,561 40.48% WRITE-IN 16 0.41% Total Votes 3,856
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Shelley Harder 1,810 59.74% Joshua Clawson 1,205 39.77% WRITE-IN 15 0.5% Total Votes 3,030
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Ty Elmendorf 2,135 98.75% WRITE-IN 27 1.25% Total Votes 2,162
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Tanya Silves 2,219 98.45% WRITE-IN 35 1.55% Total Votes 2,254
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Danielle Gray 3,019 98.37% WRITE-IN 50 1.63% Total Votes 3,069
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Edward Fox 2,989 98.84% WRITE-IN 35 1.16% Total Votes 3,024
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Jason Bloodgood 1,596 48.99% Ashley Sterling 1,324 40.64% WRITE-IN 338 10.37% Total Votes 3,258
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Theresa Sygitowicz 2,028 46.84% Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt 2,270 52.42% WRITE-IN 32 0.74% Total Votes 4,330
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 5, At-Large*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Laura Schmidt 5 100% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 5
Fire
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Demus Lourie | 254 | 7.86% |
| Randy VanderHeiden | 2,968 | 91.89% |
| WRITE-IN | 8 | 0.25% |
| Total Votes | 3,230 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Steve Cooley 1,309 64.55% John H. Miller 617 30.42% WRITE-IN 102 5.03% Total Votes 2,028
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Tim Johnson 2,331 98.94% WRITE-IN 25 1.06% Total Votes 2,356
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Proposition 2023-03 – Property Tax Levy For Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Measure Vote Vote % Approved 336 66.27% Rejected 171 33.73% Total Votes 507
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Norman Katz 347 98.58% WRITE-IN 5 1.42% Total Votes 352
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Eric Grant 6,035 98.82% WRITE-IN 72 1.18% Total Votes 6,107
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Frank White 1,207 97.5% WRITE-IN 31 2.5% Total Votes 1,238
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Keith Neher 1,217 97.83% WRITE-IN 27 2.17% Total Votes 1,244
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 11 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Joan Moye 411 74.46% Robert “Bob” Auld 139 25.18% WRITE-IN 2 0.36% Total Votes 552
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Proposition 2023-05 – Restoring Property Tax Levy Measure Vote Vote % Approved 1,110 60.56% Rejected 723 39.44% Total Votes 1,833
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Russell Vreugdenhil 1,284 98.62% WRITE-IN 18 1.38% Total Votes 1,302
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 16 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Elvin Kalsbeek 411 99.28% WRITE-IN 3 0.72% Total Votes 414
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 17 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % William Carroll 420 97.9% WRITE-IN 9 2.1% Total Votes 429
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 18 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Socorro Ruiz 338 98.26% WRITE-IN 6 1.74% Total Votes 344
GLACIER FIRE AND RESCUE Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Magenta Widner 114 97.44% WRITE-IN 3 2.56% Total Votes 117
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Bruce Ansell 7,616 98.9% WRITE-IN 85 1.1% Total Votes 7,701
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Matthew Rigberg 7,529 99.08% WRITE-IN 70 0.92% Total Votes 7,599
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly McMurray 7,638 99.31% WRITE-IN 53 0.69% Total Votes 7,691
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % James Willson 3,019 98.53% WRITE-IN 45 1.47% Total Votes 3,064
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Reece Williams 3,262 99.48% WRITE-IN 17 0.52% Total Votes 3,279
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