Initial results of Whatcom County political races and propositions reported just after 5pm, August 2nd, 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: 8/3/2023 5pm
County
Whatcom Executive Candidate Vote Vote % Misty Flowers 1,763 3.17% Alicia Rule 9,801 17.6% Satpal Sidhu 19,423 34.88% Dan Purdy 15,463 27.77% Barry Buchanan 7,717 13.86% Sukhwant Gill 1,421 2.55% WRITE-IN 92 0.17% Total Votes 55,680 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Council District 4 Candidate Vote Vote % Mark Stremler 5,576 46.12% Kathy Kershner 5,255 43.46% Katherine Orlowski 1,229 10.16% WRITE-IN 31 0.26% Total Votes 12,091 Whatcom At-Large Position B Candidate Vote Vote % Atul Deshmane 12,382 22.77% Jon Scanlon 20,307 37.35% Hannah Ordos 16,806 30.91% Jerry Burns 4,706 8.66% WRITE-IN 172 0.32% Total Votes 54,373
City/Town
CITY OF BELLINGHAM Mayor Candidate Vote Vote % Christopher J. McCoy 1,171 5.26% Kim Lund 5,627 25.27% Seth Fleetwood 8,227 36.94% Mike McAuley 3,524 15.82% Kristina Michele Martens 3,482 15.63% WRITE-IN 240 1.08% Total Votes 22,271 BELLINGHAM WARD 1 Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote Vote % Michi Marcher 213 6.01% Hannah Stone 2,039 57.5% Eamonn Collins 1,276 35.98% WRITE-IN 18 0.51% Total Votes 3,546 CITY OF BELLINGHAM Council At-Large Candidate Vote Vote % Maya Morales 2,598 11.94% Garrett O’Brien 3,921 18.02% Paul Schissler 2,711 12.46% Jace Cotton 7,405 34.04% Russ Whidbee 5, 051 23.22% WRITE-IN 71 0.33% Total Votes 21,757 CITY OF EVERSON Council Position 5 Candidate Vote Vote % Hadia Seddiqi 90 20.64% Gary Locke 133 30.5% Ashley Brown 205 47.02% WRITE-IN 8 1.83% Total Votes 436
School
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Brent Bode 2,976 39.72% Adrian Sheridan 1,021 13.63% Antonio Machado Catano 3,473 46.36% WRITE-IN 22 0.29% Total Votes 7,492 BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 503 Director District 2 Candidate Vote Vote % Tana Perkins Reneau 1,086 22.69% Ben Lazarus 2,091 43.69% Dean Berkeley 1,582 33.05% WRITE-IN 27 0.56% Total Votes 4,786 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 504 Director Position 3 Candidate Vote Vote % David E. Vis 2,455 41.05% Terry Montague 1,379 23.06% Jim Verburg 2,094 35.01% WRITE-IN 53 0.89% Total Votes 5,981 MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 505 Director District 5 Candidate Vote Vote % J. Riley Sweeney 770 26% Michelle Simmons 1,327 44.82% Craig Mitchell 451 15.23% Malia Pickett 405 13.68% WRITE-IN 8 0.27% Total Votes 2,961
Fire
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 4 Proposition 2023-01 Measure Vote Vote % Approved 2,074 70.04% Rejected 887 29.96% Total Votes 2,961