Washington State local elections, 2008

King County

Charter amendments

Eight proposed charter amendments appeared on the ballot for King County voters. The amendments proposed changes to the King County Charter. Two of the proposed amendments (Charter Amendments 1 and 8) were placed on the ballot through the citizen initiative process. Six of the amendments (Charter Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) were placed on the ballot by a vote of the King County Council.

All proposed amendments passed with the exception of Charter Amendment 7.

King County Charter Amendment 1

King County Charter Amendment 1
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 448,751 56.32
No 348,057 43.68
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 2

King County Charter Amendment 2
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 580,551 71.31
No 233,595 28.69
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 3

King County Charter Amendment 3
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 489,596 66.72
No 244,183 33.28
Total votes 0

King County County Charter Amendment 4

King County Charter Amendment 4
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 375,385 50.64
No 365,908 49.36
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 5

King County Charter Amendment 5
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 477,187 64.36
No 264,236 35.64
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 6

King County Charter Amendment 6
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 590,203 78.44
No 162,196 21.56
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 7

The ballot question initially was set to ask: "Shall King County Charter Section 800 be amended to establish a new process for citizens to directly propose amendments to the King County Charter and to set the signature threshold for citizen-initiated charter amendments at twenty percent of votes cast in the last election for county executive, as provided in Ordinance No. 16221?" However, Tim Eyman won a lawsuit over the ballot title, stating that it was misleading: King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ordered that the wording be changed to explain clearly that the measure would increase the number of signatures needed to place future citizen-initiated amendments to the King County Charter on the ballot from 10 percent to 20 percent.[1]

King County Charter Amendment 7
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 406,627 54.51
Yes 339,337 45.49
Total votes 0

King County Charter Amendment 8

King County Charter Amendment 8
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 421,215 55.84
No 333,119 44.16
Total votes 0

Pierce County

County level elections in Pierce County will use Ranked Choice Voting for the first time in 2008.[2]

County Charter Amendment 1

Charter Amendment 1 called for a streamlined process for appointing citizens to Boards and Commissions.
Explanatory Statement: The Pierce County Council has passed Ordinance No. 2008-55s, proposing an amendment to the Pierce County Charter concerning appointment and confirmations of members to Boards and Commissions. If passed, it would require: the Executive must appoint from a list of three candidates supplied by the Councilmember filling district-specific appointments only if the list of three names has been supplied within thirty days of the vacancy to be filled; the Executive must transmit appointments to the Council within sixty days of a vacancy; and, the Council would have the authority to appoint and confirm members to boards and commissions when filling vacancies of ninety days or more.
The question on the ballot will be, "Should Charter Amendment No. 1 be approved?"

Skagit County

Pud Proposition 1

PUD Proposition 1 ― a resolution of the Commissioners of Public Utility District No.1 of Skagit County, Washington ― asks voters to approve or reject PUD authority to “construct or acquire electric facilities for the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power.”

Stevens County

Stevens County Commissioner District No. 1

Stevens County Commissioner District No. 3

Stevens County PUD Commissioner District 2

Wahkiakum County

Wahkiakum County Assessor
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bill Coons 1,264 62.64
Republican Sulema Zerr 754 37.36
Wahkiakum County Auditor
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane L. Tischer 1,654 100
Wahkiakum County Clerk
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kay M. Holland 1,643 100
Wahkiakum County Commissioner #3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Blair H. Brady 1,085 54.33
style="background-color: Template:Independent (candidate)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | Template:Independent (candidate)/meta/shortname Lori Scott 912 45.67

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Wahkiakum County Treasurer
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paula Holloway 1,602 100
Town of Cathlamet Councilman #1
Candidate Votes Percentage
Steven McNicholas 110 62.86%
Dale Jacobson (write-in) 65 37.14%
Town of Cathlamet Councilman #2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Wally Wright 148 100%
Town of Cathlamet Councilman #3
Candidate Votes Percentage
Richard (Dick) Swart (write-in) 112 65.5%
Angie Pugh 59 34.5%
Port District 1 Commission #2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Larry Bonds 549 100%
Port District 1 Commission #3
Candidate Votes Percentage
Lori Scott 392 53.55%
Carlton E. Appelo 340 46.45%
Fire Protection District 1 Commissioner #2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Jim Jespersen 246 100%
Fire Protection District 3 Commissioner #2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Dennis Nagasawa 272 100%
Fire Protection District 4 Commissioner #2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Jim McCoy 369 100%
Cemetery District 1 Commissioner #1
Candidate Votes Percentage
Geoffrey Morse 724 100%

Walla Walla County

Walla Walla County Commissioner District 1
Candidate Votes Percentage
Gregg Loney 18,953 97.87%
Walla Walla County Commissioner District 2
Candidate Votes Percentage
Perry Dozier 11,984 58.02%
Sheryl Cox 8,413 40.73%
Proposition No. 1 Prescott Joint Park & Recreation District One Year Maintenance & Operation Excess Levy
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 202 61.21
No 128 38.79
Total votes 0

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