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42nd LD Going All Blue?

By citizensteve
Sat Sep 23, 2006 at 09:22:26 PM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Election news/info

The Primary vote count for the 42nd Legislative District is almost finished (88.5% counted) and the results are mighty exciting. Whatcom County is 100% vote-by-mail, so it couldn't have been any easier to vote in the primary and of those in the 42nd LD who choose to vote and pick a party, 56% picked The Democratic Party.

Jesse Salomon is running for 42nd LD Senator, Jasper MacSlarrow is running for 42nd Leg Dist Rep Pos 1 and Kelli Linville is seeking re-election as 42nd Leg Dist Rep Pos 2.
All of our Democratic candidates have won! And won by hefty margins! Even though it's not a face-off, with only one candidate from each party in each race and a 40% voter turnout, it sure looks like winning.

2006 Primary Election Results Total Registered Voters: 102,452 Number of ballots returned to date: 41,106 -- Approximately 40% voter turnout -- Approximately 4,600 ballots left to count
State Senator District #42 - Whatcom*
Candidate	Party	Vote	Vote %
Jesse Salomon	Democrat	10324	54.2%
Dale Brandland	Republican	8709	45.8%
Vote Totals		19033	100%
State Representative District #42 Position #1 - Whatcom*
Candidate	Party	Vote	Vote %
Jasper MacSlarrow	Democrat	10228	54.0%
Doug Ericksen	Republican	8723	46.0%
Vote Totals		18951	100%
State Representative District #42 Position #2 - Whatcom*
Candidate	Party	Vote	Vote %
Kelli Linville	Democrat	11081	56.6%
Craig Mayberry	Republican	8504	43.4%
Vote Totals		19585	100%

I looked back to 2002 for a point of comparison. The winners of the primary were the winners of the general election. Although from the primary to the general ex-sheriff Brandland's margin decreased he still managed to unseat incumbent Senator Georgia Gardner (D). Incumbents Rep. Ericksen (R) and Rep. Linville (D) were re-election in '02 and again in '04 by approx. the same margins. Again in this years primary Kelli Linville received about 55% of the vote, but Ericksen isn't looking too good with only 46% and Brandland looks just as bad.

Whatcom County 2002 Primary Election Total Registered Voters: 90,104 Total Turnout: 32.59 (0%)
42nd Legislative Senator
Peter Tassoni (GRN)	885	04.17%
Dale Brandland (R)	11537	54.38%
Georgia Gardner (D)	8397	39.58%
Donald Crawford (L)	398	01.88%
42nd Legislative Rep Pos 1
Doug Ericksen (R)	12571	61.12%
Jim Boyle (D)	7998	38.88%
42nd Legislative Rep Pos 2
Gene Goldsmith (R)	9438	45.53%
Kelli Linville (D)	11289	54.47%

Whatcom County 2002 General Election Total Active Registered Voters: 91656 Total Turnout: 55066 (60.08%)
42nd Leg Dist Senator
Georgia Gardner (D)	17565	46.20%
Dale Brandland (R)	18721	49.25%
Donald Crawford (L)	724	01.90%
Peter Tassoni (GRN)	1006	02.65%
42nd Leg Dist Rep Pos 1
Jim Boyle (D)	15726	42.44%
Doug Ericksen (R)	21328	57.56%
42nd Leg Dist Rep Pos 2
Kelli Linville (D)	20950	56.49%
Gene Goldsmith (R)	16138	43.51%

cross posted at Washington Outsiders

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