Initial results of Whatcom County political races and propositions reported just after 8pm, August 1st, by the Washington State Secretary of State and Whatcom County Election Division are as follows. Top 2 vote-getters in each race will advance to the General Election in November. Election results will be certified on August 15th.
Next Ballot Count: 8/2/2023 5pm
County
Whatcom Executive Candidate Vote Vote % Misty Flowers 1,284 3.2% Alicia Rule 7,064 17.61% Satpal Sidhu 13,987 34.87% Dan Purdy 11,222 27.98% Barry Buchanan 5,562 13.87% Sukhwant Gill 934 2.33% WRITE-IN 61 0.15% Total Votes 40,114 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Council District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Mark Stremler 4,071 46.12% Kathy Kershner 3,855 43.67% Katherine Orlowski 877 9.94% WRITE-IN 24 0.27% Total Votes 8,827 Whatcom At-Large Position B Candidate Vote Vote % Atul Deshmane 8,549 21.85% Jon Scanlon 14,624 37.38% Hannah Ordos 12,217 31.23% Jerry Burns 3,601 9.2% WRITE-IN 131 0.33% Total Votes 39,122
City/Town
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Christopher J. McCoy 829 5.32% Kim Lund 3,810 24.44% Seth Fleetwood 6,207 39.82% Mike McAuley 2,503 16.06% Kristina Michele Martens 2,076 13.32% WRITE-IN 164 1.05% Total Votes 15,589 BELLINGHAM WARD 1 Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Michi Marcher 154 5.95% Hannah Stone 1,526 58.94% Eamonn Collins 899 34.72% WRITE-IN 10 0.39% Total Votes 2,589 CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large Candidate Vote Vote % Maya Morales 1,648 10.82% Garrett O’Brien 2,937 19.29% Paul Schissler 1,983 13.02% Jace Cotton 4,920 32.31% Russ Whidbee 3,688 24.22% WRITE-IN 51 0.33% Total Votes 15,227 CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Hadia Seddiqi 59 23.23% Gary Locke 80 31.5% Ashley Brown 110 43.31% WRITE-IN 5 1.97% Total Votes 254
School
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Brent Bode 2,270 40.33% Adrian Sheridan 800 14.21% Antonio Machado Catano 2,539 45.11% WRITE-IN 19 0.34% Total Votes 5,628 BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Tana Perkins Reneau 875 23.13% Ben Lazarus 1,629 43.06% Dean Berkeley 1,258 33.25% WRITE-IN 21 0.56% Total Votes 3,783 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % David E. Vis 1,852 42.23% Terry Montague 1,037 23.65% Jim Verburg 1,458 33.25% WRITE-IN 38 0.87% Total Votes 4,385 MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % J. Riley Sweeney 533 24.55% Michelle Simmons 974 44.86% Craig Mitchell 351 16.17% Malia Pickett 308 14.19% WRITE-IN 5 0.23% Total Votes 2,171
Fire
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Proposition 2023-01 Measure Vote Vote % Approved 1,545 69.66% Rejected 673 30.34% Total Votes 2,218