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How labor’s endorsed candidates are faring

(Nov. 8, 2023 – 7 a.m.) — Because 2023 is not an election year for statewide and legislative races, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO didn’t make endorsements. However, the WSLC publicized the endorsements of regional AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils, which have led labor’s local election work and mobilized working people to support worker-first candidates.

Following are unofficial election results as of 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in races where regional CLCs made endorsements. Check the websites of your County Election Office for the latest results in your community. Candidates endorsed/recommended by the AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils are listed in bold, and * denotes candidates who are alums of the WSLC candidate training program Path to Power.

 

COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM CLC

 

Kelso

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Keenan Harvey 64.96% — Garret Colkitt 34.44%

Longview

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: Kalei LaFave 50.38% — Mike Wallin 49.29%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 2: Keith Young 50.40% — Ramona Leber 49.23%

 

MLK LABOR

 

King County

  • COUNCIL DIST. 2: Girmay Zahilay 98.18%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 4: Jorge L. Barón 56.12% — Sarah Reyneveld* 43.34%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 6: Claudia Balducci 97.53%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 8: Teresa Mosqueda* 50.18% — Sofia Aragon 49.37%

Port of Seattle

  • COMMISSIONER, POS. 2: Sam Cho 98.55%
  • COMMISSIONER, POS. 5: Fred Felleman 71.47% — Jesse Tam 28.09%

Auburn

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 3: Tracy Taylor Turner 59.82% — James Jeyaraj 39.62%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Brian Lott 49.85% — Hanan Amer 49.52%

Bellevue

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: John Stokes 54.34% — Paul Clark 45.47%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 3: Mo Malakoutian 82.80% — Alex Tsimerman 16.75%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Janice Zahn 66.20% — Betsi Hummer 33.63%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: David Hamilton 81.54% — Bil Hirt 18.12%

Black Diamond

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Kristiana de Leon 94.65%

Burien

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 2: Linda Akey 61.43% — Cydney Moore 37.95%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: Alex Andrade 57.98% — Krystal Marx* 41.55%

Federal Way

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 3: Susan Honda 60.34% — Roger Flygare 39.35%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Jack Walsh 57.01% — Katherine Festa* 42.67%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Linda Kochmar 63.75% — Denise Yun 35.66%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 2: Jennifer Jones 71.19% — Daniel Kukhar 28.42%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 3: Luckisha Phillips 74.33% — Christopher Dowllar 24.97%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 5: Joan Marie Murphy 55.37% — Gavin Downing 44.25%

Highline School District

  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 1: Stephanie Tidholm 56.46% — Michael T. Lewis 42.62%
  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 4: Melissa Petrini 54.13% — Carlos M. Ruiz 45.34%

Kenmore

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Nathan Loutsis 52.25% — Corina Pfeil 47.07%

Kent

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: Marli Larimer 78.36% — Jessie Ramsey 21.14%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 3: Leslie Hamada 50.64% — Donald Cook 48.54%

Kirkland

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: Amy Falcone 70.12% — Ryan James Turok 29.51%

Redmond

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: Osman Salahuddin 67.97% — Nate Niederhausern 31.68%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Vanessa Kritzer 98.33%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Angie Nuevacamina 50.99% — David M. Carson 48.77%

Renton

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 3: Valerie O’Halloran 64.05% — Erica Conway 35.60%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Ed Prince 57.05% — Marvin Rosete 42.61%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Kim-Khanh Van 53.05% — Randy Corman 46.64%

SeaTac

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 3: Peter Kwon 67.46% — Elizabeth Greninger 32.11%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: James Lovell 50.43% — Brian Millican 48.81%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Joe Vinson 59.05% — Damiana Merryweather 40.36% (dual)

Seattle

  • Seattle Housing Levy: YES 65.98% — NO 34.02%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 1: Rob Saka 58.65% — Maren Costa* 40.77%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 2: Tanya Woo 54.24% — Tammy Morales* 45.33%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 3: Joy Hollingsworth* 58.28% — Alex Hudson 41.35%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 4: Maritza Rivera 55.33% — Ron Davis 44.23%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 5: Cathy Moore 70.14% — ChrisTiana ObeySumner 29.45%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 6: Pete Hanning 50.75% — Dan Strauss 48.70%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 7: Bob Kettle 55.71% — Andrew Lewis* 43.81%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 1: Liza Rankin 60.77% — Debbie Carlsen 38.59%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 2: Lisa Rivera Smith 68.00% — Christina Posten 31.59%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 6: Gina Topp 86.84% — Maryanne Wood 12.72%

Tukwila

  • MAYOR: Thomas McLeod 52.16% — Kate Kruller 47.53%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 2: Armen Papyan 97.85%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: Jovita McConnell 98.96%

Public Hospital District 1 (Valley Hospital)

  • Erin Smith Aboudara 50.07% — Anthony Berkley* 49.39%

Public Hospital District 2 (Evergreen Medical Center)

  • Jeffrey Cashman 59.22% — Amber Wise* 40.45%

South King Fire & Rescue

  • COMMISIONER, POS. 4: Greg Baruso 54.02% — Mark L. Thompson 45.65%

 

PIERCE COUNTY CLC

 

Judicial

  • COURT OF APPEALS, DIV. II: Meng Li Che 97.37%

Pierce County

  • COUNTY COUNCIL, POS. 2: Paul Herrera 54.40% — Jamie Smith 45.51%

Tacoma

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Kristen Wynne 50.24% — Olgy Diaz 49.46%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 8: Kristina Walker 74.98% — Todd Briske 24.31%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 1: John Hines 98.91%
  • CIVIL SERVICE, POS. 3: Myrah Ballentine 56.05% — Max J. Heller III 42.75%
  • METROPARKS, POS. 5: Matt Mauer 67.53% — Tony Anderson 32.03%

Port of Tacoma

  • POSITION 3: Deanna Keller 80.34% — Jeannette Twitty 19.20%
  • POSITION 5: Kristin Ang 60.03% — Dave Bryant 39.70%

Fife

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: Bryan Yambe* 61.03% — Barry D. Johnson 38.40%

Puyallup

  • CITY COUNCIL, AT LARGE: Renne Gilliam 53.66% — Shellie Willis 45.77%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 1, POS. 1: Lauren Adler 97.39%
  • CITY COUNCIL, DIST. 2, POS. 1: Dean Johnson 56.76% — Joe Colombo 42.56%

University Place

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Melanie J. Grassi 59.24% — Alecia Cunningham 40.42%

School Boards

  • BETHEL, DIST. 2: John Manning 50.91% — Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez 48.59%
  • CLOVER PARK, POS. 1: Krissy Kim 97.95%
  • CLOVER PARK, POS. 2: Bryan Thomas 98.48%
  • CLOVER PARK, POS. 5: Janet Caldwell 64.50% — Noa Bunting 35.26%
  • PUYALLUP, POS. 2: Joseph Romero 59.03% — Trish Crocker 40.58%
  • PUYALLUP, POS. 3: Gretchen Miles 54.71% — Amanda Cuthbert 44.92%
  • PUYALLUP, POS. 5: Shannon Burch 50.85% — Davida Haygood 48.79%
  • TACOMA, POS. 5: Elizabeth Bonbright 75.23% — Brian’na Wolk 24.20%

 

SNOHOMISH & ISLAND CLC

 

Arlington

  • MAYOR: Don Vanney 62.62% — Barb Tolbert 37.21%

Edmonds

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 1: Chris Eck 54.73% — Roger Pence 44.97%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: Susan Paine 57.59% — Kevin Fagerstrom 42.26%
  • MAYOR: Mike Rosen 57.33% — Mike Nelson 42.20%
  • SCHOOL DIRECTOR, DIST. 1: Carin Chase 70.37% — Nicholas Logan 29.37%

Everett

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: Scott Bader 59.12% — Demi Chatters* 40.56%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: Judy Tuohy 63.75% — Judith Martinez 35.36%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 5: Charles Adkins 51.32% — Ryne Rohla 48.41% (dual)
  • PORT COMMISSIONER, POS. 2: Tom Stiger 62.90% — Bob Champion 36.75%

Lynnwood

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 4: Nick Coelho 62.16% — Jim Smith 37.53%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 6: George Hurst 95.97%
  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 7: David Parshall 78.75% — Derek Hanusch 20.84%
  • MUNICIPAL COURT, POS. 1: Valerie Bouffiou 98.60%

Mukilteo

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 5: Mike Dixon 59.48% — Riaz Khan 40.26%

Snohomish County 

  • AUDITOR: Garth Fell 59.70% — Cindy L. Gobel 40.03%
  • COUNTY COUNCIL, DIST. 2: Megan Dunn 63.44% — Georgia Fisher 36.47%
  • COUNTY COUNCIL, DIST. 3: Strom Peterson 95.69%
  • COUNTY EXECUTIVE: David Somers 61.42% — Bob Hagglund 38.47%
  • COUNTY SHERIFF: Suzanna Johnson 52.25% — Adam Fortney 47.64%
  • SUPERIOR COURT: Miguel Duran 55.18% — Brett Rogers 44.51%
  • SUPERIOR COURT: Patrick Moriarty 56.02% — Mary C. Anderson 43.52%
  • TREASURER: Brian Sullivan 98.55%

South County Fire Commissioner

  • DISTRICT 2: Mike Fearnehough 63.48% — Carol McMahon 35.92%

 

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CLC

 

Vancouver

  • CITY COUNCIL: Sarah Fox 80.65% — Leah Perkel 19.35%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 4: Kathy Decker 68.98% — Nick Wells 31.02%
  • SCHOOL BOARD, POS. 5: Tracie Barrows 70.98% — Larry Roe 29.02%

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue

  • COMMISSIONER, POS. 2: Jade Bourke 57.17% — Brigid Taylor 42.83%

 

SPOKANE REGIONAL LC

 

Spokane

  • MAYOR: Lisa Brown 51.51% — Nadine Woodward 48.01%
  • COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Betsy Wilkerson 53.09% — Kim Plese 46.61%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 1, POS. 1: Michael Cathcart 56.91% — Lindsey Shaw 42.57%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 2, POS. 1: Paul Dillon 53.37% — Katey Randall Treloar 46.25%
  • COUNCIL DIST. 3, POS. 1: Kitty Klitzke 60.09% — Earl Moore 39.36%
  • SCHOOL DIST. 81, POS. 5: Mike Wiser 60.17% — Ericka Lalka 39.20%

Spokane Valley

  • COUNCIL, POS. 6: Tim Hattenburg 53.74% — Rob Chase 45.89%
  • FIRE COMMISSIONER, POS. 5: Rick Freier 66.95% — George Orr 32.60%

Liberty Lake

  • COUNCIL, POS. 1: Linda M. Ball 58.59% — Phil Folyer 41.09%
  • COUNCIL, POS. 4: Jed Spencer 51.71% — Travis L. Scott 48.11%

Central Valley School District

  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 1: Cindy McMullen 52.44% — Jeff Brooks 47.34%
  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 3: Debra L. Long 50.60% — Stephanie Jerdon 49.14%
  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 4: Anniece Barker 50.51% — Keith L. Clark 49.23%

Mead School District 

  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 3: Jennifer Killman 55.43% — Jaime Stacy 44.22%

Cheney

  • COUNCIL, POS 2: Vincent Barthels 56.06% — Rebecca Long 43.62%
  • COUNCIL, POS. 6: Jacquelyn Belock 62.24% — Pete Montague 37.76%

Medical Lake School District

  • DIRECTOR, DIST. 3: Laura Elliot Parsons 53.06% — Dennis D. Schilling 46.08%

 

THUTSTON-LEWIS-MASON CLC

 

Lacey

  • CITY COUNCIL, POS. 2: Lenny Greenstein 56.94% — Spencer Zeman 42.56%

Thurston County

  • COMMISSIONER, DIST. 4: Vivian Eason 50.88% — Wayne Fournier 48.77%

Port of Olympia

  • COMMISSIONER, DIST. 1: Jasmine Vasavada 50.10% — Bill McGregor 49.52%
  • COMMISSIONER, DIST. 4: Maggie Sanders 50.11% — Rose Chiu Gundersen 49.39%

Port of Centralia

  • COMMISSIONER, DIST. 3: Peter Lahmann 67.87% — Dianne Dorey 31.13%
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