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Who's happy about the election outcome?
The Seattle Times is happy, that's who. Here's how endorsers and predictors fared.
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The DUI factor
The DUI vote was split. Venus Velazquez appeared to be losing to Bruce Harrell in a Seattle City Council race. Jane Hague appeared to be retaining her job on the King County Council, defeating Richard Pope. Velazquez and Hague both made headlines for recent DUI arrests. Both issued apologies. But in
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Early election trend: Experience (though not necessarily incumbency) is a plus
With the big tri-county roads-and-transit measure failing and Tim Eyman's spending straightjacket, passing, you could sense that the government-wary voters are not passing around any blank checks. But they are also favoring mature moderates as they challenge some wayward legislative bodies. The bigg
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Where to find official election results
* State of Washington [http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/] * Proposition 1 three-county totals [http://vote.wa.gov/elections/WEI/Results_Prop1.aspx] * King County [http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/200711/results.asp] * Pierce County [http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elec
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The Eyman tax-buster movement thanks its media machine
With Initiative 960 not looking good in the early results, failing 45.5 percent to 54.5 percent in King County, it looks now to be passing statewide. Sponsor Tim Eyman was out with an early thank-you-and-onward statement, reprinted below. It's a good who's who of the Eyman tax-buster movement, which