Tuesday’s election was significant at the national, state, and local levels, with Washington Retail participating in state legislative races through our political action committee.
Below are the preliminary election results. Please note that the election won’t be officially certified by the Secretary of State until December 5, as thousands of votes are still being counted.
- Bob Ferguson, our current Attorney General, won the election for Governor. Stepping into his role as the new Attorney General will be Nick Brown.
- In the state legislature, Democrats are likely to gain two additional seats in both the Senate and the House. A close race in District 10 (Whidbey and Camano Islands) sees incumbent Ron Muzzall trailing challenger Janet St. Clair by just 153 votes. This would bring the seat counts to: House Democrats 60 – House Republicans 38, and Senate Democrats 31 – Senate Republicans 18.
- Four initiatives were also on the ballot, with only one currently leading in early tallies. Initiative 2066, which supports energy choice by preserving the use of natural gas for businesses and consumers, is ahead with 51% of the vote to 48%, with many more ballots still to be counted.
WR looks forward to working with our new Governor, Attorney General, and the entire legislature to strengthen and grow the retail industry.
