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       Whatcom County, Washington

Voting results for the November 3, 2009 General Election

      The total number of ballots returned = 61,620

      All numbers are OFFICIAL


Last Updated: December 4, 2009
Registration & Turnout
114,292 Voters
  Vote Count Percent
Mail Ballot Turnout 61,288 53.62%
Total 61,288 53.62%


INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1033
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
No 32,317 55.29%
Yes 26,130 44.71%
Total 58,447 100.00%


REFERENDUM MEASURE NO. 71
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 31,720 53.47%
REJECTED 27,598 46.53%
Total 59,318 100.00%


PORT OF BHAM COMM DIST 1
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Scott L.Walker 27,125 52.55%
NP - John Blethen 24,489 47.45%
Total 51,614 100.00%


PORT OF BHAM COMM DIST 2
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Mike McAuley 26,848 54.31%
NP - Douglas G. Smith 22,587 45.69%
Total 49,435 100.00%


WHATCOM CO COUNCIL DIST 1 POS A
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Kathy Kershner 27,605 50.28%
NP - Dan McShane 27,298 49.72%
Total 54,903 100.00%


WHATCOM CO COUNCIL DIST 2 POS A
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Ken Mann 28,751 51.99%
NP - Mary Beth Teigrob 26,551 48.01%
Total 55,302 100.00%


WHATCOM CO COUNCIL DIST 3 POS A
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Carl Weimer 27,747 50.76%
NP - Michelle Luke 26,912 49.24%
Total 54,659 100.00%


WHATCOM CO COUNCIL - AT LARGE
120/120 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Bill Knutzen 29,925 53.78%
NP - Laurie Caskey-Schreiber 25,722 46.22%
Total 55,647 100.00%


RURAL LIBRARY PROPOSITION NO. 1
73/73 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 17,843 51.41%
REJECTED 16,867 48.59%
Total 34,710 100.00%


B'HAM MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
47/47 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Debra Lev 14,750 100.00%
Total 14,750 100.00%


BELLINGHAM COUNCIL WARD 2
47/47 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Gene Knutson 14,915 100.00%
Total 14,915 100.00%


BELLINGHAM COUNCIL WARD 4
47/47 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Stan Snapp 14,565 100.00%
Total 14,565 100.00%


BELLINGHAM COUNCIL WARD 6
47/47 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Michael Lilliquist 10,255 56.55%
NP - Catherine Chambers 7,878 43.45%
Total 18,133 100.00%


BELLINGHAM COUNCIL-AT LARGE
47/47 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Seth Fleetwood 13,542 77.00%
NP - Orphalee Smith (Write-In) 4,009 23.00%
Total 17,551 100.00%


BLAINE COUNCIL WARD 1 POS 2
3/3 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Bonnie Onyon 948 76.39%
NP - David White 293 23.61%
Total 1,241 100.00%


BLAINE COUNCIL WARD 2 POS 4
3/3 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Charlie Hawkins 949 78.17%
NP - John George 265 21.83%
Total 1,214 100.00%


BLAINE COUNCIL WARD 3 POS 6
3/3 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Paul Greenough 950 100.00%
Total 950 100.00%


BLAINE COUNCIL AT-LARGE POS 7
3/3 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Harry K. Robinson 978 100.00%
Total 978 100.00%


EVERSON CITY MAYOR
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - John Perry 403 100.00%
Total 403 100.00%


EVERSON CITY COUNCIL POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - John Hammond 370 100.00%
Total 370 100.00%


EVERSON CITY COUNCIL POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Jennifer K. Lautenbach 316 69.00%
NP - Eric Oettel 142 31.00%
Total 458 100.00%


EVERSON CITY COUNCIL POS 3
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Bill Brouwer 384 100.00%
Total 384 100.00%


FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL POS 5
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Jon Mutchler 1,265  recount total 50.10%
NP - Ken Downey 1,260  recount total 49.90%
Total 2,525 100.00%


FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL POS 6
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Lloyd Zimmerman 1,889 100.00%
Total 1,889 100.00%


FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL POS 7
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Brent W. Goodrich 1,185 51.06%
NP - Keith M. Olson 1,136 48.94%
Total 2,321 100.00%


LYNDEN CITY MAYOR
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Scott Korthuis 2,337 52.39%
NP - Gary L. Bode 2,124 47.61%
Total 4,461 100.00%


LYNDEN CITY COUNCIL POS 4
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Brent Lenssen 2,923 69.68%
NP - Bob Johnson 1,272 30.32%
Total 4,195 100.00%


LYNDEN CITY COUNCIL POS 5
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Nick H. Laninga 3,511 100.00%
Total 3,511 100.00%


LYNDEN CITY COUNCIL POS 6
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Tobey Gelder 3,329 100.00%
Total 3,329 100.00%


LYNDEN CITY COUNCIL POS 7
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - David Burns 3,272 100.00%
Total 3,272 100.00%


NOOKSACK CITY MAYOR
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - James S. Ackerman 211 100.00%
Total 211 100.00%


NOOKSACK CITY COUNCIL POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Rena Guerin 149 57.09%
NP - Daniel Bennett 112 42.91%
Total 261 100.00%


NOOKSACK CITY COUNCIL POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Linda S. Bylsma 200 78.43%
NP - Peter G. Lubetich 55 21.57%
Total 255 100.00%


NOOKSACK CITY COUNCIL POS 3
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Thomas M. Jones 213 100.00%
Total 213 100.00%


SUMAS CITY MAYOR
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Bob Bromley 215 100.00%
Total 215 100.00%


SUMAS CITY COUNCIL POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Bruce T. Bosch 214 100.00%
Total 214 100.00%


SUMAS CITY COUNCIL POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Leige J. Clare 228 100.00%
Total 228 100.00%


SUMAS CITY COUNCIL POS 4
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Michael Quinn 233 100.00%
Total 233 100.00%


BELLINGHAM SD 501 DIR. POS 4
64/64 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Steven H. Smith 10,996 52.91%
NP - Rogan Jones 9,786 47.09%
Total 20,782 100.00%


BELLINGHAM SD 501 DIR. POS 5
64/64 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Scott Stockburger 12,972 60.57%
NP - Michael Jay 8,443 39.43%
Total 21,415 100.00%


FERNDALE SD 502 DIR. DIST 4
20/20 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Lee Anne Riddle 3,988 55.10%
NP - Larry Hoffman 3,250 44.90%
Total 7,238 100.00%


FERNDALE SD 502 DIR. DIST 5
20/20 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Troy Clark 3,917 57.32%
NP - Andrew McLaurin 2,917 42.68%
Total 6,834 100.00%


BLAINE SD 503 DIR. DIST 3
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Susan Holmes 3,156 100.00%
Total 3,156 100.00%


BLAINE SD 503 DIR. DIST 5
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Mike Dodd 3,211 100.00%
Total 3,211 100.00%


LYNDEN SD 504 DIR. POS 2
12/12 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Gary A. Vis 5,008 100.00%
Total 5,008 100.00%


LYNDEN SD 504 DIR. POS 4
12/12 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Todd Lingbloom 4,462 100.00%
Total 4,462 100.00%


LYNDEN SD 504 DIR. POS 5
12/12 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Mike Haveman 3,795 71.25%
NP - Rollo Van Slyke 1,531 28.75%
Total 5,326 100.00%


MERIDIAN SD 505 DIR. DIST 1
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Craig Wasilewski 2,124 100.00%
Total 2,124 100.00%


MERIDIAN SD 505 DIR. DIST 2
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Karolyn L. Crabtree 2,120 100.00%
Total 2,120 100.00%


MERIDIAN SD 505 DIR. DIST 3
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Brian A. Evans 2,069 100.00%
Total 2,069 100.00%


NOOKSACK VALLEY SD 506 DIR. DIST 1
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Randall Wright 1,893 100.00%
Total 1,893 100.00%


NOOKSACK VALLEY SD 506 DIR. DIST 2
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Stephen A. Jones 1,914 100.00%
Total 1,914 100.00%


MT BAKER SD 507 DIR. DIST 1
13/13 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - David E. Smith 2,765 100.00%
Total 2,765 100.00%


MT BAKER SD 507 DIR. DIST 4
13/13 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - James Freeman 2,877 100.00%
Total 2,877 100.00%


CONCRETE SD 11 DIR. DIST 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Rae (Crissie) Wilson 8 100.00%
Total 8 100.00%


CONCRETE SD 11 DIR. DIST 3
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Vincent Hedrick 8 100.00%
Total 8 100.00%


CONCRETE SD 11 DIR. DIST 4 AT LARGE
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Lucille Claybo 6 60.00%
NP - Bill Thompson 4 40.00%
Total 10 100.00%


FD 2 PROPOSITION NO. 1
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 2,365 89.01%
REJECTED 292 10.99%
Total 2,657 100.00%


FD 6 PROPOSITION NO. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 320 94.12%
REJECTED 20 5.88%
Total 340 100.00%


FD 9 PROPOSITION NO. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 368 82.51%
REJECTED 78 17.49%
Total 446 100.00%


FD 10 PROPOSITION NO. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
APPROVED 596 86.50%
REJECTED 93 13.50%
Total 689 100.00%


FD 18 PROPOSITION NO. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
Yes 385 78.25%
No 107 21.75%
Total 492 100.00%


FD 21 PROPOSITION NO. 1
20/20 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
Yes 4,194 51.62%
No 3,930 48.38%
Total 8,124 100.00%


FD 1 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
9/9 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Floyd Roorda 1,529 100.00%
Total 1,529 100.00%


FD 4 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Harry Andrews 1,213 52.13%
NP - David A. Wright 1,114 47.87%
Total 2,327 100.00%


FD 5 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Susan Brownrigg 242 100.00%
Total 242 100.00%


FD 7 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
11/11 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Al Saab 2,378 100.00%
Total 2,378 100.00%


FD 8 COMMISSIONER POS. 3
5/5 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Wallace Croy 1,068 100.00%
Total 1,068 100.00%


FD 11 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Ed Scott 404 100.00%
Total 404 100.00%


FD 11 COMMISSIONER POS. 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Wendell Terry 433 100.00%
Total 433 100.00%


FD 14 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Larry M. Moore 1,027 100.00%
Total 1,027 100.00%


FD 14 COMMISSIONER POS. 3
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - RobRoy M. Graham, Jr 1,011 98.00%
NP - Rebecca L Boonstra (Write-In) 25 2.00%
Total 1,036 100.00%


FD 16 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
3/3 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Gary L. Knaus 424 100.00%
Total 424 100.00%


FD 17 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Anthony Cannizzaro 379 100.00%
Total 379 100.00%


FD 18 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Connie Robinson 311 100.00%
Total 311 100.00%


GLACIER F & R 19 COMM POS. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Tim Coralline 113 100.00%
Total 113 100.00%


FD 21 COMMISSIONER POS. 1
20/20 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Dean A. Whitney 5,808 100.00%
Total 5,808 100.00%


S WHAT FIRE AUTH 1 COMM DIST NO. 1
8/8 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Lynn Trzynka 2,973 100.00%
Total 2,973 100.00%


PT ROB WD 4 COMMISSSIONER POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Madeleine Anderson 248 100.00%
Total 248 100.00%


PT ROB WD 4 COMMISSSIONER POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Scott Hackleman 228 100.00%
Total 228 100.00%


WD 7 COMMISSSIONER POS 1
2/2 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Thomas Rhone 389 100.00%
Total 389 100.00%


WD 7 COMMISSSIONER POS 3
2/2 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Michael Webb 332 74.61%
NP - Bruce T. Siren 113 25.39%
Total 445 100.00%


BIRCH BAY W & S 8 COMM POS 1
4/4 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Carl Reichhardt 1,598 100.00%
Total 1,598 100.00%


LK WHATCOM W&S COMM DIST 1
9/9 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Thomas L. Hadd 2,087 100.00%
Total 2,087 100.00%


LK WHATCOM W&S COMM DIST 4
9/9 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Leslie McRoberts 2,090 100.00%
Total 2,090 100.00%


SAMISH WD COMMISSSIONER POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Robert N. Merrill 258 100.00%
Total 258 100.00%


WD 13 COMMISSSIONER POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Robert Vandenhaak 131 100.00%
Total 131 100.00%


WD 13 COMMISSSIONER POS 5
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Phil Cloward 84 50.30%
NP - Kaye Koenig 83 49.70%
Total 167 100.00%


GLACIER WD 14 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Ray Sygitowicz 74 100.00%
Total 74 100.00%


ACME WD 18 COMMISSSIONER POS 1
2/2 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Gordon W. Scott 61 100.00%
Total 61 100.00%


EVERGREEN W&S 19 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Richard Banel 165 100.00%
Total 165 100.00%


EVERGREEN W&S 19 COMM POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Gerald Kern 172 100.00%
Total 172 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 1 COMM POS 1
2/2 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Terri Maleng 224 100.00%
Total 224 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 2 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Charles Baker 403 100.00%
Total 403 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 3 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Robert E. Straka 115 100.00%
Total 115 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 4 COMM POS 1
4/4 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - John Groom 1,299 100.00%
Total 1,299 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 4 COMM POS 3
4/4 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - David J. Kratzig 1,324 100.00%
Total 1,324 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 5 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Theresa Sygitowicz 206 100.00%
Total 206 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 5 COMM POS 2
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Kenneth John Ferry 197 100.00%
Total 197 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 6 COMM POS 1
13/13 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Julie Hughes 3,629 100.00%
Total 3,629 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 7 COMM POS 1
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Leonard A. Sund 1,096 100.00%
Total 1,096 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 7 COMM POS 2
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Michael R. Campbell 1,027 100.00%
Total 1,027 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 8 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Ernie T. Loreen 264 100.00%
Total 264 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 10 COMM POS 1
11/11 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Richard H. Decima 4,464 100.00%
Total 4,464 100.00%


CEMETERY DIST 11 COMM POS 1
2/2 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Roderic A. Perry 146 100.00%
Total 146 100.00%


PT ROB PARK & REC PROPOSITION NO. 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
LEVY YES 231 76.24%
LEVY NO 72 23.76%
Total 303 100.00%


NW PARK & REC DIST 2 COMM POS 1
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Richard C. Sturgill 2,952 100.00%
Total 2,952 100.00%


NW PARK & REC DIST 2 COMM POS 2
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Katy Montfort 2,842 100.00%
Total 2,842 100.00%


NW PARK & REC DIST 2 COMM POS 3
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Terry Johnston 2,740 100.00%
Total 2,740 100.00%


NW PARK & REC DIST 2 COMM POS 4
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Ted Morris 2,769 100.00%
Total 2,769 100.00%


NW PARK & REC DIST 2 COMM POS 5
7/7 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Betty Sells Robertson 2,719 100.00%
Total 2,719 100.00%


LYNDEN REG P&R DIST 3 COMM POS 1
12/12 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Kevin Burke 4,482 100.00%
Total 4,482 100.00%


LYNDEN REG P&R DIST 3 COMM POS 4
12/12 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Terry DeValois 5,068 100.00%
Total 5,068 100.00%


HOSPITAL DIST NO. 304 COMM POS 1
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - David G. Walker 8 100.00%
Total 8 100.00%


PT ROB HOSP DIST COMM POS 3
1/1 100.00%
  Vote Count Percent
NP - Barbara Wray Wayland 244 100.00%
Total 244 100.00%


Fire District 18 Levy validation numbers:

The number of persons voting in last general election in this district was (919)
The turnout this election must be at least 40% of that number (368)
      AND;
The YES vote must equal at least 60% of those voting in this district election.

Pt. Roberts Park & Recreation District Levy validation numbers:

The number of persons voting in last general election in this district was (693)
The turnout this election must be at least 40% of that number (278)
      AND;
The YES vote must equal at least 60% of those voting in this district election.