Initial results of State and Whatcom County political races and propositions reported after 8pm, November 7th, by the Whatcom County Election Division are as follows.
Next Ballot Count: November 8, 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 | 29,164 | 66.15% |
| No | 14,925 | 33.85% |
| Total Votes | 44,089 | |
Whatcom Executive Candidate Vote Vote % Satpal Sidhu 25,105 55.68% Dan Purdy 19,904 44.14% WRITE-IN 82 0.18% Total Votes 45,091
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Click for more information| COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Council District 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stremler | 5,269 | 52.13% |
| Kathy Kershner | 4,796 | 47.45% |
| WRITE-IN | 43 | 0.43% |
| Total Votes | 10,108 | |
COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Council District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Ben Elenbaas 5,313 60.64% Jackie Dexter 3,432 39.17% WRITE-IN 17 0.19% Total Votes 8,762
Whatcom At-Large Position B Candidate Vote Vote % Jon Scanlon 24,368 55.28% Hannah Ordos 19,645 44.56% WRITE-IN 72 0.16% Total Votes 44,085
Whatcom Assessor Candidate Vote Vote % Rebecca Xczar 30,277 97.8% WRITE-IN 681 2.2% Total Votes 30,958
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Click for more information| Whatcom Auditor | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Stacy Henthorn | 30,774 | 98.82% |
| WRITE-IN | 368 | 1.18% |
| Total Votes | 31,142 | |
Whatcom Sheriff Candidate Vote Vote % Donnell “Tank” Tanksley 21,845 48.89% Doug Chadwick 22,767 50.95% WRITE-IN 72 0.16% Total Votes 44,684
Whatcom Treasurer Candidate Vote Vote % Steven N. Oliver 31,346 98.89% WRITE-IN 351 1.11% Total Votes 31,697
Port
PORT OF BELLINGHAM Commissioner District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Bobby Briscoe 30,172 98.52% WRITE-IN 454 1.48% Total Votes 30,626
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Click for more information| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Proposition 2023-02 – Greenways 5 Levy | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 10,779 | 63.11% |
| No | 6,301 | 36.89% |
| Total Votes | 17,080 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-01 – Establishing a City Minimum Wage Above the State Minimum Wage Measure Vote Vote % Yes 9,358 54.89% No 7,691 45.11% Total Votes 17,049
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Initiative 2023-02 – Rental Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants Measure Vote Vote % Yes 9,904 58.4% No 7,055 41.6% Total Votes 16,959
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Seth Fleetwood 8,483 50.11% Kim Lund 8,343 49.28% WRITE-IN 103 0.61% Total Votes 16,929
Click for more informationClick for more information| CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Stone | 10,222 | 63.86% |
| Eamonn Collins | 5,719 | 35.73% |
| WRITE-IN | 66 | 0.41% |
| Total Votes | 16,007 | |
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Liz Darrow 6,118 38.71% Daniel Hammill 9,615 60.83% WRITE-IN 73 0.46% Total Votes 15,806
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council Ward 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Lisa A. Anderson 12,021 98.41% WRITE-IN 194 1.59% Total Votes 12,215
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large Candidate Vote Vote % Jace Cotton 8,084 49.87% Russ Whidbee 8,050 49.66% WRITE-IN 76 0.47% Total Votes 16,210
Click for more informationClick for more information| CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 1 Position 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Richard May | 818 | 96.12% |
| WRITE-IN | 33 | 3.88% |
| Total Votes | 851 | |
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 2 Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Sonia Hurt 827 75.8% Steven Tojek 261 23.92% WRITE-IN 3 0.27% Total Votes 1,091
CITY OF BLAINE Council Ward 3 Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Mary Lou Steward 857 98.51% WRITE-IN 13 1.49% Total Votes 870
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Tim Hanowell 240 96.39% WRITE-IN 9 3.61% Total Votes 249
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Click for more information| CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| John Hammond | 227 | 97.84% |
| WRITE-IN | 5 | 2.16% |
| Total Votes | 232 | |
CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Ashley Brown 200 61.54% Gary Locke 125 38.46% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 325
CITY OF FERNDALE Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Jon Mutchler 1,163 44.32% Greg Hansen 1,456 55.49% WRITE-IN 5 0.19% Total Votes 2,624
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Matthew Durkee 758 30.78% Herb Porter 1,698 68.94% WRITE-IN 7 0.28% Total Votes 2,463
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Click for more information| CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Hawkinson | 1,906 | 98.35% |
| WRITE-IN | 32 | 1.65% |
| Total Votes | 1,938 | |
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Erin Gunter 1,988 99.35% WRITE-IN 13 0.65% Total Votes 2,001
CITY OF FERNDALE Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Wyatt Shedd Stewart 1,190 47.83% McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez 1,289 51.81% WRITE-IN 9 0.36% Total Votes 2,488
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Gary L. Bode 2,725 99.02% WRITE-IN 27 0.98% Total Votes 2,752
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Click for more information| CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
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| Lee Beld | 2,792 | 99.11% |
| WRITE-IN | 25 | 0.89% |
| Total Votes | 2,817 | |
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Gary A. Vis 2,727 99.38% WRITE-IN 17 0.62% Total Votes 2,744
CITY OF LYNDEN Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Brent Lenssen 2,698 99.48% WRITE-IN 14 0.52% Total Votes 2,712
CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Dave Finet 167 95.98% WRITE-IN 7 4.02% Total Votes 174
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Click for more information| CITY OF NOOKSACK Council Position 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Judy | 176 | 98.32% |
| WRITE-IN | 3 | 1.68% |
| Total Votes | 179 | |
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Bob Bromley 112 50% Jessica Koehler 110 49.11% WRITE-IN 2 0.89% Total Votes 224
CITY OF SUMAS Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % John Van Wingerden III 86 38.57% Jesse Clawson 137 61.43% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 223
School
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Camille Diaz Hackler 14,486 98.51% WRITE-IN 219 1.49% Total Votes 14,705
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Click for more information| BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Aran Clauson | 8,402 | 44.4% |
| Katie Rose | 10,463 | 55.29% |
| WRITE-IN | 60 | 0.32% |
| Total Votes | 18,925 | |
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Scott Ritchey 14,303 98.71% WRITE-IN 187 1.29% Total Votes 14,490
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Beth Perry 2,639 40.06% Kevin Erickson 3,936 59.75% WRITE-IN 12 0.18% Total Votes 6,587
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Antonio Machado Catano 3,276 50.05% Brent Bode 3,257 49.76% WRITE-IN 12 0.18% Total Votes 6,545
Click for more informationClick for more information| FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Button | 3,986 | 60.73% |
| Toni Jefferson | 2,570 | 39.15% |
| WRITE-IN | 8 | 0.12% |
| Total Votes | 6,564 | |
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly Akre 1,276 35.73% Erika Creydt 2,279 63.82% WRITE-IN 16 0.45% Total Votes 3,571
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Ben Lazarus 2,231 61.6% Dean Berkeley 1,383 38.18% WRITE-IN 8 0.22% Total Votes 3,622
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Cliff Freeman 2,265 63.77% Jeffery D. Carrington 1,259 35.44% WRITE-IN 28 0.79% Total Votes 3,552
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Click for more information| BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 4 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Bovenkamp | 1,440 | 40.67% |
| Ryan Ford | 2,087 | 58.94% |
| WRITE-IN | 14 | 0.4% |
| Total Votes | 3,541 | |
BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Don Leu 2,723 98.84% WRITE-IN 32 1.16% Total Votes 2,755
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Khush Brar 3,078 97.81% WRITE-IN 69 2.19% Total Votes 3,147
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Danny Martinez 3,279 67.18% Nick Sawka 1,590 32.58% WRITE-IN 12 0.25% Total Votes 4,881
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| LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 3 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| David E. Vis | 2,323 | 47.2% |
| Jim Verburg | 2,593 | 52.68% |
| WRITE-IN | 6 | 0.12% |
| Total Votes | 4,922 | |
LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Doris Smith 2,297 49.96% Kenneth “Spin” Owsley 2,284 49.67% WRITE-IN 17 0.37% Total Votes 4,598
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Jana (Bjornstad) Haugen 1,394 62.6% Corey Culp 826 37.09% WRITE-IN 7 0.31% Total Votes 2,227
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Marty Gray 1,540 96.98% WRITE-IN 48 3.02% Total Votes 1,588
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Click for more information| MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Simmons | 1,337 | 58.44% |
| J. Riley Sweeney | 939 | 41.04% |
| WRITE-IN | 12 | 0.52% |
| Total Votes | 2,288 | |
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Shelley Harder 987 60.81% Joshua Clawson 625 38.51% WRITE-IN 11 0.68% Total Votes 1,623
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Ty Elmendorf 1,150 98.46% WRITE-IN 18 1.54% Total Votes 1,168
NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Director At-Large No. 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Tanya Silves 1,193 98.6% WRITE-IN 17 1.4% Total Votes 1,210
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Click for more information| MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 1 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Gray | 1,793 | 98.52% |
| WRITE-IN | 27 | 1.48% |
| Total Votes | 1,820 | |
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Edward Fox 1,797 99.12% WRITE-IN 16 0.88% Total Votes 1,813
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Jason Bloodgood 929 49.71% Ashley Sterling 752 40.24% WRITE-IN 188 10.06% Total Votes 1,869
MT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Theresa Sygitowicz 1,180 46.88% Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt 1,323 52.56% WRITE-IN 14 0.56% Total Votes 2,517
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 1*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Jessie Mattingly 2 100% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 2 Multi-county Results »
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 2*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Michael Brondi 2 100% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 2 Multi-county Results »
CONCRETE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 Director District 5, At-Large*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Laura Schmidt 2 100% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 2 Multi-county Results »
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 2*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Lindy Mullen Doyle 0 Christina Jepperson 0 WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 0 Multi-county Results »
SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 101 Director District 3*Multi-county race. Results include only Whatcom County. Candidate Vote Vote % Dani Baird Russell 0 Hannah Oliver 0 WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 0 Multi-county Results »
Fire
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Demus Lourie 126 7.16% Randy VanderHeiden 1,630 92.56% WRITE-IN 5 0.28% Total Votes 1,761
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Steve Cooley 786 63.7% John H. Miller 402 32.58% WRITE-IN 46 3.73% Total Votes 1,234
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Commissioner Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Tim Johnson 1,440 99.04% WRITE-IN 14 0.96% Total Votes 1,454
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Proposition 2023-03 – Property Tax Levy For Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services | ||
| Measure | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Approved | 174 | 66.41% |
| Rejected | 88 | 33.59% |
| Total Votes | 262 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Norman Katz 191 100% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 191
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Eric Grant 3,548 98.97% WRITE-IN 37 1.03% Total Votes 3,585
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Frank White 682 96.6% WRITE-IN 24 3.4% Total Votes 706
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Commissioner Position 5 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Neher | 686 | 96.76% |
| WRITE-IN | 23 | 3.24% |
| Total Votes | 709 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 11 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Joan Moye 301 73.41% Robert “Bob” Auld 109 26.59% WRITE-IN 0 Total Votes 410
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Proposition 2023-05 – Restoring Property Tax Levy Measure Vote Vote % Approved 627 61.65% Rejected 390 38.35% Total Votes 1,017
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 14 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Russell Vreugdenhil 725 98.24% WRITE-IN 13 1.76% Total Votes 738
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 16 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Elvin Kalsbeek | 226 | 99.56% |
| WRITE-IN | 1 | 0.44% |
| Total Votes | 227 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 17 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % William Carroll 273 97.15% WRITE-IN 8 2.85% Total Votes 281
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 18 Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Socorro Ruiz 182 98.91% WRITE-IN 2 1.09% Total Votes 184
GLACIER FIRE AND RESCUE Commissioner Position 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Magenta Widner 61 96.83% WRITE-IN 2 3.17% Total Votes 63
Click for more informationClick for more information| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 2 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Ansell | 4,606 | 99.05% |
| WRITE-IN | 44 | 0.95% |
| Total Votes | 4,650 | |
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Matthew Rigberg 4,565 99.33% WRITE-IN 31 0.67% Total Votes 4,596
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 21 Commissioner Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Kimberly McMurray 4,623 99.36% WRITE-IN 30 0.64% Total Votes 4,653
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % James Willson 1,807 98.69% WRITE-IN 24 1.31% Total Votes 1,831
SOUTH WHATCOM FIRE AUTHORITY Commissioner District 3 Candidate Vote Vote % Reece Williams 1,956 99.39% WRITE-IN 12 0.61% Total Votes 1,968