Northwest Progressive Institute

• Benton County, home to the Tri-Cities, joins NO on Initiative 1033 column

  A stunning turn of events tonight: After giving Initiative 1033 its support in early returns, Benton County has done an about face and joined the NO on Initiative 1033 column. As of this evening, voters there were very narrowly rejecting Tim Eyman's anti-government scheme, 50.07% to 49.93%.
  
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:17pm EST
  

• Susan Hutchison concedes race for Executive

  We've gotten word that Susan Hutchison has conceded the race for Executive to Dow Constantine. Obviously, not earth-shattering news, as Dow declared victory last night, and the trends looked great for him.
  
  Hutchison has not updated her website, Twitter feed, or Facebook page with the news that she' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:03pm EST
  

• NO on Initiative 1033 reaches 56% of vote statewide, Referendum 71 close to 52%

  The Secretary of State has factored the latest numbers from King County into its vote totals for and against our two statewide ballot measures.
  
  The news is good all around: NO on Initiative 1033 has reached 56%, while Approve Referendum 71 is approaching 52% (it's at 51.83% as' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:52pm EST
  

• New numbers from King County: Mallahan gains, Constantine holds steady

  King County has just updated its election results to include new returns tabulated today. It's mostly good news: Referendum 71 continues to enjoy widespread support and Initiative 1033 continues to face widespread opposition.
  
  Our next King County Executive, Dow Constantine, is holding steady with more than 57% of [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:34pm EST
  

• Washington Poll projects passage of Referendum 71, 52% to 48%

  While we're waiting for King County to post its numbers later this afternoon, here's some data to chew over courtesy of the Washington Poll about the fate of Referendum 71, which as of last night's results, is leading narrowly.
  
  The Washington Poll, which is sponsored by the University' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:19pm EST
  

• Referendum 71 winning, but not by much

  Referendum 71, which would same-sex domestic partnerships many of the rights currently available to married couples, is leading with 51% of the voters approving and 49% rejecting the Referendum. That is at the state level.
  
  It is a different story in King County, where R 71 is carrying a [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:06am EST
  

• Collapse of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033 proves that teabaggers are just a fringe

  "Let’s make Initiative 1033’s vote in November the ultimate tea party."
  
  - Tim Eyman, April 15th, 2009
  
  Tim Eyman's most destructive initiative yet has met a fitting fate.
  
  Voters across Washington State - from Clallam County to Asotin County - are overwhelmingly rejecting the Mukilteo watch salesman's [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:48pm EST
  

• Governor Gregoire releases statement on failure of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033

  Governor Chris Gregoire has released a statement (via email to NPI) on the overwhelming defeat of Tim Eyman's most destructive initiative ever:
  I am pleased that the voters appear to have rejected Initiative 1033. Voters understood that this misguided proposal would have precluded our ability to recover from these extraordinarily [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:20pm EST
  

• Kim Allen wins another term on Redmond city council in early returns

  Redmond city council member and fellow progressive Kim Allen has a large lead over her opponent, Sally J. Chen, in early returns from King County Elections. Allen is winning with 61.9% of the vote. If she should keep her lead, Allen will serve her second term on the council.
  
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:02pm EST