Preliminary 2021 General Election results (Nov. 2)

Initial results of State and Whatcom County political races and propositions reported after 8pm, November 2nd, by the Washington State Secretary of State and Whatcom County Election Division are as follows.

Next Ballot Count: November 3, 2021 at 5pm
Final Certification: November 23, 2021

STATE RESULTS

Advisory Vote No. 36 A 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention tax on telephone lines	Vote	Vote %
Repealed	571,712	56.29%
Maintained	444,007	43.71%
Total Votes	1,015,719

Advisory Vote No. 37 A 7% tax on capital gains in excess of $250,000, with exceptions	Vote	Vote %
Repealed	639,966	62.79%
Maintained	379,294	37.21%
Total Votes	1,019,260

Advisory Vote No. 38 A tax on captive insurers in the amount of 2% of premiums from owners/affiliates	Vote	Vote %
Repealed	590,707	59.08%
Maintained	409,057	40.92%
Total Votes	999,764

LOCAL RESULTS

Whatcom County Proposition 2021-13 Percentage of necessary signatures for initiative/mini-initiative
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	24,658	53.4%
No	21,520	46.6%
Total Votes	46,178

County Council District 1 Council District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kaylee Galloway	4,548	57.29%
Eddy Ury	3,275	41.25%
WRITE-IN	116	1.46%
Total Votes	7,939

County Council District 2 Council District 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Todd Donovan	6,642	75.77%
Kelley O’Connor	850	9.7%
WRITE-IN	1,274	14.53%
Total Votes	8,766

County Council District 3 Council District 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Tyler Byrd	5,139	53.23%
Rebecca Lewis	4,495	46.56%
WRITE-IN	21	0.22%
Total Votes	9,655

Council At-Large Position A
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Barry Buchanan	25,693	53.76%
Kamal Bhachu	21,836	45.69%
WRITE-IN	263	0.55%
Total Votes	47,792

PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Michael Shepard	25,961	55.06%
John Huntley	21,095	44.74%
WRITE-IN	96	0.2%
Total Votes	47,152

PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Ken Bell	25,842	54.63%
Kelly Krieger	20,986	44.37%
WRITE-IN	472	1%
Total Votes	47,300

City of Bellingham Proposition 2021-16 Reducing number of signatures required to amend Charter
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	9,664	53.17%
No	8,513	46.83%
Total Votes	18,177

City of Bellingham Proposition 2021-17 Reducing number of signatures required to propose an initiative
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	9,282	51.11%
No	8,878	48.89%
Total Votes	18,160

City of Bellingham Initiative No. 2021-01 Expanding tenant rights to include rental relocation assistance
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	8,330	44.69%
No	10,309	55.31%
Total Votes	18,639	100%

City of Bellingham Initiative No. 2021-02 Concerning use of facial recognition technology
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	9,490	51.51%
No	8,934	48.49%
Total Votes	18,424	100%

City of Bellingham Initiative No. 2021-03 Prohibits using city funds to discourage unionization efforts
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	10,789	58.73%
No	7,583	41.27%
Total Votes	18,372	100%

City of Bellingham Initiative No. 2021-04 Employee rights for hourly-wage employees and gig workers
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	7,201	38.76%
No	11,379	61.24%
Total Votes	18,580	100%

City of Bellingham Municipal Court Judge
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Debra Lev	11,594	95.5%
WRITE-IN	546	4.5%
Total Votes	12,140

City of Bellingham Council Ward 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Hollie Huthman	13,274	97.54%
WRITE-IN	335	2.46%
Total Votes	13,609

City of Bellingham Council Ward 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Skip Williams	13,237	98.47%
WRITE-IN	205	1.53%
Total Votes	13,442

City of Bellingham Council Ward 6
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Michael Lilliquist	11,318	68.03%
Eve Smason-Marcus	5,175	31.11%
WRITE-IN	144	0.87%
Total Votes	16,637

City of Bellingham Council At-Large
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kristina Michele Martens	8,384	48.27%
Russ Whidbee	8,862	51.02%
WRITE-IN	124	0.71%
Total Votes	17,370

City of Blaine Council Ward 1 Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kerena A. Higgins	869	58.64%
J. Calvin Armerding	609	41.09%
WRITE-IN	4	0.27%
Total Votes	1,482

City of Blaine Council Ward 2 Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Rhyan Lopez	975	63.85%
Colin Hawkins	546	35.76%
WRITE-IN	6	0.39%
Total Votes	1,527

City of Blaine Council Ward 3 Position 6
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Barbara M. Sturdivant	740	49.3%
Eric Davidson	756	50.37%
WRITE-IN	5	0.33%
Total Votes	1,501

City of Blaine Council At-Large Position 7
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Mike Hill	997	64.41%
Sukhwant Gill	548	35.4%
WRITE-IN	3	0.19%
Total Votes	1,548

City of Everson Mayor
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
John Perry	268	93.38%
WRITE-IN	19	6.62%
Total Votes	287

City of Everson Council Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Michelle Beck Fox	130	36.52%
Trevon Myhre	226	63.48%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	356

City of Everson Council Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jennifer Lautenbach	289	82.1%
Josh Ordos	59	16.76%
WRITE-IN	4	1.14%
Total Votes	352

City of Everson Council Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Matthew Goering	273	96.81%
WRITE-IN	9	3.19%
Total Votes	282

City of Ferndale Proposition 2021-6 Renewal of sales and use tax for transportation improvements
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	1,780	63.5%
No	1,023	36.5%
Total Votes	2,803

City of Ferndale Council Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Ryan O’Larey	2,099	97.54%
WRITE-IN	53	2.46%
Total Votes	2,152

City of Ferndale Council Position 6
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kate Bishop	1,344	47.27%
Robert J. Pinkley	1,499	52.73%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	2,843

City of Ferndale Council Position 7
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jon Mutchler	1,557	54.52%
Maralise Fegan	1,296	45.38%
WRITE-IN	3	0.11%
Total Votes	2,856

City of Lynden Mayor
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Scott Korthuis	2,789	97.83%
WRITE-IN	62	2.17%
Total Votes	2,851

City of Lynden Council Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Nick H. Laninga	2,525	74.35%
Khush Brar	863	25.41%
WRITE-IN	8	0.24%
Total Votes	3,396

City of Lynden Council Position 6
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kyle Strengholt	2,457	98.04%
WRITE-IN	49	1.96%
Total Votes	2,506

City of Lynden Council Position 7
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Mark Wohlrab	2,175	97.05%
WRITE-IN	66	2.95%
Total Votes	2,241

City of Nooksack Mayor
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Marshall Judy	133	50.57%
Kevin W. Hester	129	49.05%
WRITE-IN	1	0.38%
Total Votes	263

City of Nooksack Council Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Steve Neyens	204	97.14%
WRITE-IN	6	2.86%
Total Votes	210

City of Nooksack Council Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Randy Relethford	197	98.01%
WRITE-IN	4	1.99%
Total Votes	201

City of Nooksack Council Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Dave Finet	127	49.61%
Collin Hester	127	49.61%
WRITE-IN	2	0.78%
Total Votes	256

City of Nooksack Council Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Ryan Steward	134	56.3%
Jayson T. Loreen	102	42.86%
WRITE-IN	2	0.84%
Total Votes	238

City of Nooksack Council Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Michelle Barrett	186	98.94%
WRITE-IN	2	1.06%
Total Votes	188

City of Sumas Mayor
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Bruce Bosch	178	94.18%
WRITE-IN	11	5.82%
Total Votes	189

City of Sumas Council Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Steven J. Brock	72	31.72%
Todd Daniels	152	66.96%
WRITE-IN	3	1.32%
Total Votes	227

City of Sumas Council Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Richard D. Postma	178	95.7%
WRITE-IN	8	4.3%
Total Votes	186

City of Sumas Council Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Joshua Clawson	186	97.38%
WRITE-IN	5	2.62%
Total Votes	191

Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jenn Mason	16,626	73.89%
Philip Stockton	5,824	25.88%
WRITE-IN	50	0.22%
Total Votes	22,500

Bellingham School District 501 Director Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Douglas W. Benjamin	16,963	84.28%
Jeffrie Ford	3,000	14.91%
WRITE-IN	164	0.81%
Total Votes	20,127

Ferndale School District 502 Director District 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Lee Anne Riddle	3,148	43.28%
Steve Childs	4,111	56.52%
WRITE-IN	15	0.21%
Total Votes	7,274

Ferndale School District 502 Director District 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Andrew McLaurin	2,989	41.66%
Peggy Uppiano	4,164	58.03%
WRITE-IN	22	0.31%
Total Votes	7,175

Blaine School District 503 Director District 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Erika Creydt	2,312	50.86%
Bob Feaster	2,223	48.9%
WRITE-IN	11	0.24%
Total Votes	4,546

Blaine School District 503 Director District 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Laura L. McKinney	3,663	81.4%
Rocky Butler	829	18.42%
WRITE-IN	8	0.18%
Total Votes	4,500

LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Tonya Hickman	3,327	70.2%
Steve Jilk	1,408	29.71%
WRITE-IN	4	0.08%
Total Votes	4,739

LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kelli Kettels	3,183	96.98%
WRITE-IN	99	3.02%
Total Votes	3,282

Meridian School District 505 Director District 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jarrod Karuza	1,632	94.88%
WRITE-IN	88	5.12%
Total Votes	1,720

Meridian School District 505 Director District 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Emily Norton	1,013	44.74%
Steve Corwin	1,243	54.9%
WRITE-IN	8	0.35%
Total Votes	2,264

Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Halli Kimball	1,310	98.2%
WRITE-IN	24	1.8%
Total Votes	1,334

Nooksack Valley School District 506 Director District 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Christopher O’Day	698	40.94%
Stephen A. Jones	993	58.24%
WRITE-IN	14	0.82%
Total Votes	1,705

MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Brian Kelly	1,913	98%
WRITE-IN	39	2%
Total Votes	1,952

MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Brenna Reaugh	1,865	97.24%
WRITE-IN	53	2.76%
Total Votes	1,918

Fire Protection District 1 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Matthew James Thompson	535	27.16%
Kurt Bruland	1,428	72.49%
WRITE-IN	7	0.36%
Total Votes	1,970

Fire Protection District 4 Proposition 2021-12 Authorizing increase of property tax levy
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Approved	1,063	39.56%
Rejected	1,624	60.44%
Total Votes	2,687

Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Mark Lann	1,667	97.66%
WRITE-IN	40	2.34%
Total Votes	1,707

Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Steven Cooley	1,498	97.72%
WRITE-IN	35	2.28%
Total Votes	1,533

Fire Protection District 5 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Virginia Lester	151	99.34%
WRITE-IN	1	0.66%
Total Votes	152

Fire Protection District 7 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kendra Cristelli	4,083	97.98%
WRITE-IN	84	2.02%
Total Votes	4,167

Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Robert Neher	682	98.13%
WRITE-IN	13	1.87%
Total Votes	695

Fire Protection District 8 Commissioner Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Keith Neher	673	98.1%
WRITE-IN	13	1.9%
Total Votes	686

Fire Protection District 11 Proposition 2021-7 Property tax levy for fire protection services
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Approved	399	84%
Rejected	76	16%
Total Votes	475

Fire Protection District 11 Proposition 2021-8 Property tax levy for emergency medical services
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Approved	432	90.57%
Rejected	45	9.43%
Total Votes	477

Fire Protection District 11 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Leslie M. Dempsey	191	42.07%
Dan Ohms	261	57.49%
WRITE-IN	2	0.44%
Total Votes	454

Fire Protection District 14 Proposition 2021-15 Proposition authorizing increase of previous property tax levies
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	470	46.91%
No	532	53.09%
Total Votes	1,002

Fire Protection District 14 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Chris Moe	772	98.22%
WRITE-IN	14	1.78%
Total Votes	786

Fire Protection District 16 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Tom Smith	206	98.1%
WRITE-IN	4	1.9%
Total Votes	210

Fire Protection District 17 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Bill Rinesmith	313	96.31%
WRITE-IN	12	3.69%
Total Votes	325

Fire Protection District 18 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Steve Wolf	241	100%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	241

Glacier Fire and Rescue Proposition 2021-11 Authorizing increase of property tax levy
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	77	67.54%
No	37	32.46%
Total Votes	114

Glacier Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Erica Kennedy	89	100%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	89

Glacier Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Magenta Widner	89	100%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	89

Fire Protection District 21 Proposition 2021-9 Authorizing regular property tax levy
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	3,346	40.94%
No	4,827	59.06%
Total Votes	8,173

Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
John Crawford	5,462	98.22%
WRITE-IN	99	1.78%
Total Votes	5,561

Fire Protection District 21 Commissioner Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Kimberly Calman-McMurray	5,351	98.29%
WRITE-IN	93	1.71%
Total Votes	5,444

South Whatcom Fire Authority Commissioner District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Brian C. Martin	2,148	97.5%
WRITE-IN	55	2.5%
Total Votes	2,203

Water District 2 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Chuck Foster	243	98.38%
WRITE-IN	4	1.62%
Total Votes	247

Point Roberts Water District 4 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Madeleine Anderson	148	98.67%
WRITE-IN	2	1.33%
Total Votes	150

Water District 7 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Tessa Ebbesen	393	98%
WRITE-IN	8	2%
Total Votes	401

Birch Bay Water and Sewer District Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jeff Benner	1,579	75.23%
Pedro Nieto	506	24.11%
WRITE-IN	14	0.67%
Total Votes	2,099

LAKE WHATCOM WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Commissioner District 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Laura Abele	1,587	97.6%
WRITE-IN	39	2.4%
Total Votes	1,626

LAKE WHATCOM WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Commissioner District 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Leslie McRoberts	1,544	94.96%
WRITE-IN	82	5.04%
Total Votes	1,626

Water District 13 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Robert Vandenhaak	84	98.82%
WRITE-IN	1	1.18%
Total Votes	85

Water District 13 Commissioner Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Anthony Au	72	96%
WRITE-IN	3	4%
Total Votes	75

Columbia Valley Water District Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Richard Banel	169	99.41%
WRITE-IN	1	0.59%
Total Votes	170

Cemetery District 1 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
John F. LaMonte	94	94.95%
WRITE-IN	5	5.05%
Total Votes	99

Cemetery District 3 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Scott Robertson	82	63.08%
WRITE-IN	48	36.92%
Total Votes	130

Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
John L. Groom	848	98.83%
WRITE-IN	10	1.17%
Total Votes	858

Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jay Roelof	813	98.19%
WRITE-IN	15	1.81%
Total Votes	828

Cemetery District 5 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Mary Boice	118	98.33%
WRITE-IN	2	1.67%
Total Votes	120

Cemetery District 6 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Julie A. Hughes	3,007	97.85%
WRITE-IN	66	2.15%
Total Votes	3,073

Cemetery District 7 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Leonard A. Sund	1,143	98.2%
WRITE-IN	21	1.8%
Total Votes	1,164

Cemetery District 8 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Stephen Falk	96	62.34%
Jean Barrington	58	37.66%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	154

Cemetery District 9 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Tom Jones	820	97.5%
WRITE-IN	21	2.5%
Total Votes	841

Cemetery District 9 Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Eric Dawson	758	97.06%
WRITE-IN	23	2.94%
Total Votes	781

Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Richard Decima	2,860	98.79%
WRITE-IN	35	1.21%
Total Votes	2,895

Cemetery District 10 Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jim DeGroot	2,943	98.92%
WRITE-IN	32	1.08%
Total Votes	2,975

Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Matt Wang	139	100%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	139

Point Roberts Park and Recreation District 1 Commissioner Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Michael Cressy	134	100%
WRITE-IN	0
Total Votes	134

BLAINE-BIRCH BAY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jesse Creydt	3,089	72.91%
David Halme	1,138	26.86%
WRITE-IN	10	0.24%
Total Votes	4,237

BLAINE-BIRCH BAY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Sheli Moore	3,286	98.38%
WRITE-IN	54	1.62%
Total Votes	3,340

BLAINE-BIRCH BAY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2 Commissioner Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Billy Brown	3,247	97.68%
WRITE-IN	77	2.32%
Total Votes	3,324

Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 1
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Rick Lair	3,161	98.97%
WRITE-IN	33	1.03%
Total Votes	3,194

Lynden Regional Park and Recreation District 3 Commissioner Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Bob Johnson	3,062	99.19%
WRITE-IN	25	0.81%
Total Votes	3,087

COLUMBIA VALLEY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Richard Whitson	289	97.97%
WRITE-IN	6	2.03%
Total Votes	295

COLUMBIA VALLEY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Cindy Johnson	289	98.63%
WRITE-IN	4	1.37%
Total Votes	293

COLUMBIA VALLEY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT Commissioner Position 4
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Melonie Ancheta	277	97.54%
WRITE-IN	7	2.46%
Total Votes	284

COLUMBIA VALLEY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT Commissioner Position 5
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Jessica Bee	286	97.61%
WRITE-IN	7	2.39%
Total Votes	293

Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Commissioner Position 2
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
John Hymas	2,096	98.87%
WRITE-IN	24	1.13%
Total Votes	2,120

Point Roberts Public Hospital District Commissioner Position 3
Candidate	Vote	Vote %
Sara Oggel	85	53.46%
William H. Meursing	73	45.91%
WRITE-IN	1	0.63%
Total Votes	159

BIRCH BAY LIBRARY CAPITAL FACILITY AREA Proposition 2021-14 Establishing the Birch Bay library capital facility area
Measure	Vote	Vote %
Yes	1,587	58.54%
No	1,124	41.46%
Total Votes	2,711