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WA 2011 primary election is underway!

WA 2011 primary election is underway!

Washington’s 2011 primary is underway, with county election officials mailing ballots to more than three-fourths of the state’s registered voters. It’s the first election since lawmakers officially switched the state to full use of vote-by-mail.  Pierce County, the last holdout for poll-site voting for a dwindling number of their residents, had made the switch to mail balloting. Not every registered voter should expect to receive a ballot. Two counties have no primary at all this year — Franklin and Wahkiakum…

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Election certified, now for some recounts

Election certified, now for some recounts

After three weeks of people checking our Elections webpage and wondering when the General Election will FINALLY be completed, we can now say that this election has been put to bed, with the exception of a handful of legislative and local races that need recounts. All of the counties have certified their election results, and Secretary Reed and Governor Gregoire will certify the state results on December 2 at the Capitol. The voter turnout in this election was 71.24 percent,…

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Voter turnout topping 70% and still rising

Voter turnout topping 70% and still rising

Prior to this November’s General Election, Secretary Reed predicted that Washington’s voter turnout would be 66 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered voters.  Days after the election, we updated that forecast by saying that the statewide turnout could reach 70 percent. The revised prediction came true late Tuesday, as turnout reached 70.04 percent. As of late Wednesday afternoon, the voter turnout stands at 70.36 percent, with over 2.5 million ballots counted. Go here to see county-by-county voter turnout figures….

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Sizzling turnout for WA primary

Sizzling turnout for WA primary

Washington primary voters may have set a new modern record for participation.  As of this morning, over 950,000 ballots have been counted — or nearly 27 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered voters.  The rule of thumb is that between 50 and 60 percent of the expected votes are tallied on election night, with the rest arriving in the mail today and in the coming days. Elections Director Nick Handy says the eventual turnout could be in the mid-to-high…

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Murray, Rossi advance in WA Senate primary

Murray, Rossi advance in WA Senate primary

Incumbent Sen. Patty Murray and challenger Dino Rossi are advancing to Washington’s November Senate election. As expected, the three-term veteran Murray and Rossi, a former Republican state Senate budget chairman who ran for governor in 2004 and 2008,  easily emerged from a 15-person field in Washington’s primary Tuesday night. Although many votes remain to be tallied in the coming days, Murray had 46 percent and Rossi 34 percent as the election night tabulations were totalled. Clint Didier, who was backed…

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Reed predicts 38 percent turnout; now, do your part

Reed predicts 38 percent turnout; now, do your part

Ballots are in the mail for the August 17 Primary Election. Secretary of State Sam Reed, who is predicting a 38 percent voter turnout in August, urges voters to use their voice by taking part in the Primary. “We have some exciting primary races for U.S. Senate and several congressional seats, including the 3rd District the 2nd District in Northwest Washington,” Reed said. “We also have lots of legislative, county and other local races on tap. Voting is easier and…

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WA final election turnout: 51 percent

WA final election turnout: 51 percent

As forecast by Secretary Reed, about 51 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered voters cast ballots in this month’s general election. That’s about average for an off-year election with few statewide contests.  Falloff from last year’s record 85 percent turnout for the presidential-gubernatorial election was expected.  Wider use of vote-by-mail, including King County this year, two much-debated statewide ballot measures, and assorted local races did keep the turnout in the more-than-50 percent range. The 39 counties submitted their final…

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