WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Updated results of Whatcom County political races and propositions reported after 5pm, November 8th, by the Whatcom County Election Division are as follows.
Next Ballot Count: November 9, 2023, at 5pm
Final Certification: November 28, 2023
County
| Whatcom County – Proposition 2023-04 – Public Health, Safety, and Justice Sales and Use Tax | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 44,033 | 64.43% |
| No | 24,308 | 35.57% |
| Total Votes | 68,341 | |
Whatcom Executive Candidate Vote Vote % Satpal Sidhu 40,355 57.86% Dan Purdy 29,279 41.98% WRITE-IN 114 0.16% Total Votes 69,748
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Click for more information| COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Council District 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stremler | 7,820 | 52.56% |
| Kathy Kershner | 6,983 | 46.94% |
| WRITE-IN | 74 | 0.5% |
| Total Votes | 14,877 | |
COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Council District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Ben Elenbaas 7,473 61.13% Jackie Dexter 4,727 38.67% WRITE-IN 24 0.2% Total Votes 12,224
Whatcom At-Large Position B Candidate Vote Vote % Jon Scanlon 38,898 57.18% Hannah Ordos 29,025 42.67% WRITE-IN 100 0.15% Total Votes 68,023
Whatcom Assessor Candidate Vote Vote % Rebecca Xczar 45,918 97.77% WRITE-IN 1,049 2.23% Total Votes 46,967
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Click for more information| Whatcom Auditor | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Stacy Henthorn | 46,576 | 98.74% |
| WRITE-IN | 592 | 1.26% |
| Total Votes | 47,168 | |
Whatcom Sheriff Candidate Vote Vote % Donnell “Tank” Tanksley 35,834 51.86% Doug Chadwick 33,145 47.97% WRITE-IN 116 0.17% Total Votes 69,095
Whatcom Treasurer Candidate Vote Vote % Steven N. Oliver 47,352 98.85% WRITE-IN 552 1.15% Total Votes 47,904
Port
| PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Briscoe | 45,716 | 98.46% |
| WRITE-IN | 714 | 1.54% |
| Total Votes | 46,430 | |
City/Town
| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Proposition 2023-02 – Greenways 5 Levy | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 19,174 | 65.9% |
| No | 9,920 | 34.1% |
| Total Votes | 29,094 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-01 – Establishing a City Minimum Wage Above the State Minimum Wage Measure Vote Vote % Yes 16,727 57.55% No 12,338 42.45% Total Votes 29,065
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Click for more information| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-02 – Rental Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 17,609 | 60.92% |
| No | 11,296 | 39.08% |
| Total Votes | 28,905 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Seth Fleetwood 13,510 47.06% Kim Lund 15,031 52.36% WRITE-IN 166 0.58% Total Votes 28,707
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Hannah Stone 16,200 59.93% Eamonn Collins 10,722 39.66% WRITE-IN 110 0.41% Total Votes 27,032
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Liz Darrow 11,050 41.37% Daniel Hammill 15,529 58.14% WRITE-IN 131 0.49% Total Votes 26,710
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Click for more information| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa A. Anderson | 19,816 | 98.36% |
| WRITE-IN | 330 | 1.64% |
| Total Votes | 20,146 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large Candidate Vote Vote % Jace Cotton 14,484 52.75% Russ Whidbee 12,859 46.83% WRITE-IN 117 0.43% Total Votes 27,460
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 1 Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Richard May 1,233 96.4% WRITE-IN 46 3.6% Total Votes 1,279
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 2 Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Sonia Hurt 1,224 74.68% Steven Tojek 412 25.14% WRITE-IN 3 0.18% Total Votes 1,639
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Click for more information| CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 3 Position 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Lou Steward | 1,270 | 98.53% |
| WRITE-IN | 19 | 1.47% |
| Total Votes | 1,289 | |
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Tim Hanowell 355 97.26% WRITE-IN 10 2.74% Total Votes 365
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % John Hammond 343 98.28% WRITE-IN 6 1.72% Total Votes 349
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Ashley Brown 306 61.69% Gary Locke 189 38.1% WRITE-IN 1 0.2% Total Votes 496
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Click for more information| CITY OF FERNDALE Mayor | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Mutchler | 1,685 | 44.93% |
| Greg Hansen | 2,055 | 54.8% |
| WRITE-IN | 10 | 0.27% |
| Total Votes | 3,750 | |
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Matthew Durkee 1,124 32.13% Herb Porter 2,364 67.58% WRITE-IN 10 0.29% Total Votes 3,498
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Ali Hawkinson 2,718 98.26% WRITE-IN 48 1.74% Total Votes 2,766
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Erin Gunter 2,826 99.26% WRITE-IN 21 0.74% Total Votes 2,847
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Wyatt Shedd Stewart 1,693 47.77% McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez 1,835 51.78% WRITE-IN 16 0.45% Total Votes 3,544
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Gary L. Bode 3,954 98.51% WRITE-IN 60 1.49% Total Votes 4,014
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Lee Beld 4,004 98.77% WRITE-IN 50 1.23% Total Votes 4,054
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Gary A. Vis 3,942 99.1% WRITE-IN 36 0.9% Total Votes 3,978
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Brent Lenssen 3,891 99.26% WRITE-IN 29 0.74% Total Votes 3,920
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Dave Finet 253 96.93% WRITE-IN 8 3.07% Total Votes 261
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Marshall Judy 265 98.51% WRITE-IN 4 1.49% Total Votes 269
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Bob Bromley 133 52.36% Jessica Koehler 119 46.85% WRITE-IN 2 0.79% Total Votes 254
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % John Van Wingerden III 101 39.92% Jesse Clawson 152 60.08% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 253
Schools
| BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Diaz Hackler | 23,485 | 98.52% |
| WRITE-IN | 353 | 1.48% |
| Total Votes | 23,838 | |
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Aran Clauson 13,172 42.32% Katie Rose 17,853 57.35% WRITE-IN 103 0.33% Total Votes 31,128
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Scott Ritchey 23,181 98.68% WRITE-IN 311 1.32% Total Votes 23,492
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Beth Perry 3,627 39.86% Kevin Erickson 5,454 59.93% WRITE-IN 19 0.21% Total Votes 9,100
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Antonio Machado Catano 4,546 50.34% Brent Bode 4,467 49.46% WRITE-IN 18 0.2% Total Votes 9,031
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Nancy Button 5,490 60.5% Toni Jefferson 3,576 39.4% WRITE-IN 9 0.1% Total Votes 9,075
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly Akre 1,774 35.19% Erika Creydt 3,247 64.41% WRITE-IN 20 0.4% Total Votes 5,041
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Ben Lazarus 3,135 61.1% Dean Berkeley 1,985 38.69% WRITE-IN 11 0.21% Total Votes 5,131
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Cliff Freeman 3,160 62.81% Jeffery D. Carrington 1,835 36.47% WRITE-IN 36 0.72% Total Votes 5,031
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Derrick Bovenkamp 2,041 40.75% Ryan Ford 2,949 58.87% WRITE-IN 19 0.38% Total Votes 5,009
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Don Leu 3,813 98.91% WRITE-IN 42 1.09% Total Votes 3,855
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Khush Brar 4,491 97.38% WRITE-IN 121 2.62% Total Votes 4,612
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Danny Martinez 4,869 67.53% Nick Sawka 2,320 32.18% WRITE-IN 21 0.29% Total Votes 7,210
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % David E. Vis 3,443 47.2% Jim Verburg 3,843 52.68% WRITE-IN 9 0.12% Total Votes 7,295
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Doris Smith 3,347 49.24% Kenneth “Spin” Owsley 3,422 50.35% WRITE-IN 28 0.41% Total Votes 6,797
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Jana (Bjornstad) Haugen 1,957 60.49% Corey Culp 1,266 39.13% WRITE-IN 12 0.37% Total Votes 3,235
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Marty Gray 2,201 97.05% WRITE-IN 67 2.95% Total Votes 2,268
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Michelle Simmons 1,979 59.3% J. Riley Sweeney 1,344 40.28% WRITE-IN 14 0.42% Total Votes 3,337
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Shelley Harder 1,411 61.06% Joshua Clawson 886 38.34% WRITE-IN 14 0.61% Total Votes 2,311
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Ty Elmendorf 1,653 98.57% WRITE-IN 24 1.43% Total Votes 1,677
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Click for more information| NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanya Silves | 1,712 | 98.73% |
| WRITE-IN | 22 | 1.27% |
| Total Votes | 1,734 | |
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Danielle Gray 2,541 98.49% WRITE-IN 39 1.51% Total Votes 2,580
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Edward Fox 2,530 98.98% WRITE-IN 26 1.02% Total Votes 2,556
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Jason Bloodgood 1,343 49.96% Ashley Sterling 1,089 40.51% WRITE-IN 256 9.52% Total Votes 2,688
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Click for more information| MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa Sygitowicz | 1,671 | 46.25% |
| Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt | 1,920 | 53.14% |
| WRITE-IN | 22 | 0.61% |
| Total Votes | 3,613 | |
Fire
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Demus Lourie | 188 | 7.24% |
| Randy VanderHeiden | 2,400 | 92.45% |
| WRITE-IN | 8 | 0.31% |
| Total Votes | 2,596 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Steve Cooley 1,216 64.58% John H. Miller 586 31.12% WRITE-IN 81 4.3% Total Votes 1,883
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Tim Johnson 2,188 98.96% WRITE-IN 23 1.04% Total Votes 2,211
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Proposition 2023-03 – Property Tax Levy For Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Measure Vote Vote % Approved 196 65.55% Rejected 103 34.45% Total Votes 299
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Katz | 211 | 99.06% |
| WRITE-IN | 2 | 0.94% |
| Total Votes | 213 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Eric Grant 4,939 98.92% WRITE-IN 54 1.08% Total Votes 4,993
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Frank White 1,028 97.16% WRITE-IN 30 2.84% Total Votes 1,058
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Keith Neher 1,041 97.47% WRITE-IN 27 2.53% Total Votes 1,068
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Click for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 11 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Moye | 362 | 74.18% |
| Robert “Bob” Auld | 126 | 25.82% |
| WRITE-IN | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 488 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Proposition 2023-05 – Restoring Property Tax Levy Measure Vote Vote % Approved 886 61.7% Rejected 550 38.3% Total Votes 1,436
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Russell Vreugdenhil 1,018 98.55% WRITE-IN 15 1.45% Total Votes 1,033
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 16 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Elvin Kalsbeek 332 99.7% WRITE-IN 1 0.3% Total Votes 333
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 17 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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| William Carroll | 347 | 97.47% |
| WRITE-IN | 9 | 2.53% |
| Total Votes | 356 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 18 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Socorro Ruiz 287 98.63% WRITE-IN 4 1.37% Total Votes 291
GLACIER FIRE AND RESCUE Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Magenta Widner 89 96.74% WRITE-IN 3 3.26% Total Votes 92
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Bruce Ansell 6,619 98.95% WRITE-IN 70 1.05% Total Votes 6,689
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Rigberg | 6,551 | 99.24% |
| WRITE-IN | 50 | 0.76% |
| Total Votes | 6,601 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly McMurray 6,640 99.27% WRITE-IN 49 0.73% Total Votes 6,689
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % James Willson 2,648 98.62% WRITE-IN 37 1.38% Total Votes 2,685
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Reece Williams 2,859 99.41% WRITE-IN 17 0.59% Total Votes 2,876