Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle

[RI]

What is R-71?

A referendum on domestic partnerships.

[bgwah]

Can someone explain to me what happened in Spokane?

Pfft, you tell us!

[CultureKing]

Can someone explain to me what happened in Spokane?

Pfft, you tell us!

Hey just because I live here 9 months a year doesn't mean I understand them. Or at least that is what I am getting out of the results coming out of here, I thought R-71 would run about even in Spokane county...

[bgwah]

All counties are now in. R-71 is being approved 51-49.

Pierce County is lame and voted 52% reject and even voted yes on I-1033!

[bgwah]

Preliminary maps:

[Meeker]

My locals were acceptable. Yay.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

What about the Instant Runoff voting repeal in Pierce County?

[Meeker]

What about the Instant Runoff voting repeal in Pierce County?

72% in favor. The experiment is over.

No more numbers coming out tonight besides a small trickling of poll results in Pierce.

[CultureKing]

wow... Pierce county = fail. I was expecting more out of them.

[bgwah]

County maps scores. One point for correct winner, one point for correct shade.

59.0% - Bgwah
57.1% - Alcon
53.2% - RealisticIdealist

[Alcon]

Uh...Pierce County Charter Amendment #1 is down 67-33 and #2 is down only 52-48?

Wtf wtf wtf.

[Meeker]

Uh...Pierce County Charter Amendment #1 is down 67-33 and #2 is down only 52-48?

Wtf wtf wtf.

That's what you choose to comment on after not being online all night?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I find it troubling that such a basic step forward for the gay rights movement passed so narrowly. Imagine if you guys had actually voted on gay marriage tonight.

[Alaska2392]

     I find it troubling that such a basic step forward for the gay rights movement passed so narrowly. Imagine if you guys had actually voted on gay marriage tonight.

First of all, let me say that this is my first ever post on election atlas.  I've been following this forum for about a year now but finally registered recently.

Yes, for anyone who is interested - I am a Washington resident who voted approve on Ref 71.

Now, to the comment:

What we need to consider is how many votes are still to be counted in King County, which is currently approving by about 65%-35%.  The secretary of state's website reports that so far 254,261 ballots have been counted.  King county elections says that the approx. number received is 374,801.  If that is the case there are about 120,000 ballots from King County not yet counted.

This also presents a problem because you were allowed to mail in your ballot as late as today.   I expect king county to be receiving a good amount of additional ballots until Wednesday.   

[CultureKing]

Oh olympia... why did I leave?

Spokane is the reason this state can't have nice things. Oh and by the way the northern suburbs of Spokane are mostly lower-middle class blue collar workers. I feel like they exemplify the type of voter who would vote democratic but against such measures as these. Thankfully the Gonzaga precinct voted in favor, though I don't know what the numbers are.

[Alcon]

Oh olympia... why did I leave?

Spokane is the reason this state can't have nice things. Oh and by the way the northern suburbs of Spokane are mostly lower-middle class blue collar workers. I feel like they exemplify the type of voter who would vote democratic but against such measures as these. Thankfully the Gonzaga precinct voted in favor, though I don't know what the numbers are.

Spokane 3142
Approve 121 (56.3%)
Reject 94 (43.7%)

The Gonzaga precinct contains a substantial residential area, too.  It's everything southwest of Division & Mission to the riverfront.

Today's 5 AM Pierce County update was not good for R-71 at all. (Edit: Neither was tonight's Lincoln update...ack.)

[bgwah]

Spokane is a pretty sad place...

[bgwah]

Bunch more King County votes counted...

Constantine now leading 58-42.

McGinn's lead in Seattle shrinks... This is going to be a long election!
49.77% McGinn
49.33% Mallahan

In King County, I-1033 and R-71 are 33-67 and 67-33 respectively.

This leaves the statewide numbers at 44-56 for I-1033 and 52-48 for R-71.

[Ebowed]

This leaves the statewide numbers at 44-56 for I-1033 and 52-48 for R-71.

Washington > Maine

[Sbane]

This leaves the statewide numbers at 44-56 for I-1033 and 52-48 for R-71.

Washington > Maine

If this was straight up gay marriage instead of a civil union, this would have failed as well.

[bgwah]

San Juan is now 71% approve.

[ottermax]

This leaves the statewide numbers at 44-56 for I-1033 and 52-48 for R-71.

Washington > Maine

If this was straight up gay marriage instead of a civil union, this would have failed as well.

Maybe. But I feel like this off-year election really messed up the results since young voters didn't really care and the older voters actually voted. I wonder what the demographics of the Maine vote were because it seems like Washington would possibly approve gay marriage.

[bgwah]

I think we would've approved it in 2008.

[Holmes]

Looks like R-71 will probably win by 2%. SUSA had it up by 7%, so I'll just say that Washington's gay Bradley Effect is 5%. At least on off-off year elections.

Maine's is about 4%.

[Meeker]

Woodards vs. Rojecki is the first time a black Democrat has beaten a white Democrat in Tacoma, as far as I can tell (which may not be very well).