November 3, 2009
By ElectionNerd at 10:35 pm
When PubliCola arrived at the Mike McGinn party at the War Room, a lot of the crowd had already dispersed–apparently McGinn sent them all out on a last minute vote-getting manhunt. But McGinn himself was still there, looking tired and sitting on a bench up on the War Room’s cold patio, holding a glass of [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 10:05 pm
Here’s what Joe Mallahan had to say during his non-concession speech after the 8:00 vote drop tonight: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw4AWS9Ov04[/youtube] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 10:02 pm
The Kemper Freeman-backed anti-light rail slate, which we wrote about here (and elsewhere, but Google is failing us) appears to be winning. Here are the reults so far: Council Position No. 2 Vicki Orrico 6817 46.55% Conrad Lee 7800 53.27% Write-in 26 0.18% Council Position No. 4 Kevin R. Wallace 7012 50.95% Patsy Bonincontri 6730 [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:32 pm
This post was filed by Emily Knudsen. City Attorney Tom Carr’s party at Christo’s on Alki started off slow. The room was sparse until about 7:45; then it filled up, mostly with older couples, until a couple of preteens showed up to gorge on the free pizza. The murmurs of the crowd sounded mostly chipper [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:28 pm
Tim Eyman—whose tax-slashing Initiative 1033 seemed to be losing as of tonight’s 8:15 pm vote drop—had already taken over the lobby of the Bellevue Hyatt when Publicola arrived. Eyman was surrounded by a gaggle of supporters, who clapped, cheered and hung on his every word. Meanwhile, a woman on the edge of the circle was [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:26 pm
This post was filed by Jesse Piedmont. Tonight’s returns put Mike McGinn into a narrow lead (McGinn has 50.03% to Joe Mallahan’s 48.96%) in the mayoral election and sent the hundreds of volunteers and supporters packed into The War Room on Capitol Hill into a (very) last-minute vote-scrounging frenzy. After a brief speech from the [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:24 pm
Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn is imploring folks at his election night party to vote before the polls close at midnight. And a PubliCola tipster reports that the McGinn campaign is doing robocalls tonight urging people to turn in their ballots at the Wallingford Center, where elections workers will be delivering ballots to the SeaTac post [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:21 pm
Initiative 1033, Tim Eyman’s tax-slashing measure, is losing, 55 to 45. Referendum 71, upholding domestic partner rights for gay couples, is winning, 51 to 49. read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:17 pm
Highlights: King County Charter Amendment No. 1 YES 85.09% NO 14.91% King County Charter Amendment No. 2 YES 82.05% NO 17.95% King County Charter Amendment No. 3 YES 91.13% NO 8.87% King County Charter Amendment No. 4 YES 80.49% NO 19.51% King County Executive Susan Hutchison 42.76% Dow Constantine 57.01% Write-in 0.23% Sheriff Sue Rahr [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 9:02 pm
King County Executive candidate Susan Hutchison just gave a speech (at the Bellevue Hyatt) that seemed mildly concessionary — appropriate, given that the numbers show Constantine winning 53 to 47 percent. Hutchison told the crowd that most of the votes that have been counted so far were cast before Boeing announced it would be moving [...] read more →
By ElectionNerd at 8:56 pm
According to a report from his campaign-night event in West Seattle. Not surprising, given that tonight’s results show the current city attorney losing to challenger Pete Holmes, 62 to 38 percent. read more →
By ElectionNerd at 8:36 pm
The Seattle Glassblowing Studio is packed. Supporters of Pete Holmes, Nick Licata, and David Bloom are thronging the space, and having their way with an array of tasty snacks. Enthusiasm is running high, the beer cooler is half-empty, and all three candidates have already arrived. PubliCola talked to all three candidates, or representatives thereof, about [...] read more →
