September 16, 2004
Washington Primaries

Do you need more tabulated numbers in your life? Then behold the Washington state primary results!

Basically, most of the people the Stranger recommended--who happen to be mostly the people I voted for--have lost. Gregoire is crushing Sims for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Richard Sanders and Barbara Madsen will be going to the state Supreme Court. The third open spot could still be up for grabs, since there are over 300,000 ballots still to be counted; Mary Kay Becker is slightly ahead of Jim Johnson, but my man Alsdorf isn't that far behind. According to The Stranger, Sanders is a pro-life anti-gay type who admires Scalia, and Madsen is a corporate tool; both are incumbents, and I'm guessing a lot of people voted for them on that basis alone, as the average voter (myself included; I got all my information from alt-weekly endorsements) doesn't know jack about judicial races.

Over twice as many Democratic ballots as Republican ballots were cast in King County, which should come as no surprise.

Did I mention there are tabulated numbers?

Posted by aloysius at September 16, 2004 08:32 PM | TrackBack |