Primary decides Linde as Judge, Ranker wins State Senate primary

As of 6 p.m. Aug. 21, the San Juan County Elections Office released the results of the Aug. 19, 2008 primary election. They showed that Orcas West County Council candidates Richard Fralick and Mindy Kayl had advanced to the general election, as a result of being the top-two vote-getters eligible to go on past the primary election.

John Linde won the first electoral race for the county’s Superior Court Judge seat, a position he has filled since his appointment last winter by Governor Chris Gregoire.

County Council Member Kevin Ranker came out in first place in the race for the Legislative District 40 Senate seat, which will be vacated by Senator Harriet Spanel when she retires in 2009.

On San Juan Island, Lovel Pratt and Gordy Peterson led the rest for the council seat in County District #1.

On Aug. 21, there were 300 ballots left to process in the San Juan County tabulation. The next results will be issued Aug. 26 on the county website, www.sanjuanco.com.

Returns processed as of Aug. 21 show the following results in local races:

Number of Precincts: 17

Precincts Counted: 17

Number of Registered Voters: 11042

Total Ballots Cast: 7142

Ballots Left to Count: 300

Next Ballot Count On:

Aug. 26, 2008 5 p.m.

Last Tabulated:

Aug. 21, 2008 4:33 p.m.

Precincts Reported: 100 percent

Voter Turnout: 64.6803 percent

County Council District 4

County Council Member 4

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Richard Fralick

/ 467 / 37.8444 percent

Mindy Kayl

/ 283 / 22.9335 percent

Bruce R. Orchid

/ 238/ 19.2869 percent

Alan Lichter

/ 235 / 19.0438 percent

Jessica B. Bense

/ 11 / 0.8914 percent

San Juan Superior Court Judge Position 1

State Results

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

John O. Linde

/ 4,149 / 61.2760 percent

Randall K. Gaylord

/ 2,622 / 38.7240 percent

Legislative District 40 State Senator (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Kevin Ranker

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 3,475 / 52.0443 percent

Steve Van Luven

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 2,010 / 30.1033 percent

Ken Henderson

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 525 / 7.8628 percent

Hue Beattie

(Prefers True Democratic Party)

/ 247 / 3.6993 percent

Stephanie Kountouros

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 209 / 3.1301 percent

Timothy (Cleaver) Stoddard

(Prefers Salmon Yoga Party)

/ 113 / 1.6924 percent

Paul Gonzales

(Prefers Democratic Party)

98 / 1.4677 percent

County Council District 1

County Council Member 1

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Lovel Pratt

/ 507 / 39.9527 percent

Gordy Petersen

/ 380 / 29.9448 percent

Lisa Guard

/ 347 / 27.3444 percent

Daniel Miller

/ 35 / 2.7581 percent

U.S. Congressional District 2 Representative (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Rick Larsen

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 4,233 / 62.8881 percent

Rick Bart

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 1,880 / 27.9305 percent

Doug Schaffer

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 303 / 4.5016 percent

Glen S. Johnson

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 315 / 4.6798 percent

Washington State Governor (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Christine Gregoire

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 4,391 / 62.3544 percent

Dino Rossi

(Prefers G.O.P. Party)

/ 2,262 / 32.1216 percent

Will Baker

(Prefers Reform Party)

/ 11 / 0.1562 percent

Duff Badgley

(Prefers Green Party)

/ 131 / 1.8603 percent

John W. Aiken, Jr.

(Prefers Republican Party)

66 / 0.9372 percent

Christian Pierre Joubert

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 90 / 1.2780 percent

Christopher A. Tudor

(States No Party Preference)

/ 15 / 0.2130 percent

Javier O. Lopez

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 16 / 0.2272 percent

Mohammad Hasan Said

(States No Party Preference)

/21 / 0.2982 percent

James White

(Prefers Independent Party) / 39 / 0.5538 percent

Lt. Governor (State Results) Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Brad Owen

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 3,748 / 59.4260 percent

Marcia McCraw

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 1,527 / 24.2112 percent

Arlene A. Peck

(Prefers Constitution Party)

/ 164 / 2.6003 percent

Jim Wiest

(Prefers G.O.P. Party)

/ 598 / 9.4815 percent

Randel Bell

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 270 / 4.2810 percent

Secretary of State (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Sam Reed

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 3,206 / 50.1643 percent

Jason Osgood

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 2,670 / 41.7775 percent

Mark Greene

(Prefers Party Of Commons Party)

/ 107 / 1.6742 percent

Marilyn Montgomery

(Prefers Constitution Party)

/ 408 / 6.3840 percent

State Treasurer (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Jim McIntire

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 2,898 / 45.5016 percent

Allan Martin

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 2,360 / 37.0545 percent

ChangMook Sohn

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/1,111 / 17.4439 percent

State Auditor (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Brian Sonntag

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 4,199 / 65.5786 percent

J. Richard (Dick) McEntee

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 1,833 / 28.6272 percent

Glenn Freeman

(Prefers Constitution Party)

/ 371 / 5.7942 percent

Attorney General (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

John Ladenburg

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 3,525 / 54.5750 percent

Rob McKenna

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 2,934 / 45.4250 percent

Commissioner of Public Lands (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Peter J. Goldmark

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 3,933 / 61.0904 percent

Doug Sutherland

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 2,505 / 38.9096 percent

Superintendent of Public Instruction (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Teresa (Terry) Bergeson

/ 2,335 / 44.5611 percent

Randy Dorn

/ 1,535 / 29.2939 percent

Enid Duncan

/ 498 / 9.5038 percent

Don Hansler

/ 379 / 7.2328 percent

John Patterson Blair

/ 376 / 7.1756 percent

David Blomstrom

/ 117 / 2.2328 percent

Insurance Commissioner (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Mike Kreidler

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 3,710 / 59.7424 percent

John R. Adams

(Prefers Republican Party)

/ 1,750 / 28.1804 percent

Curtis Fackler

(States No Party Preference)

/ 750 / 12.0773 percent

State Representative Pos. 1 (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Dave Quall

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 4,860 / 100 percent

State Representative Pos. 2 (State Results)

Candidate / Votes / Votes percent

Jeff Morris

(Prefers Democratic Party)

/ 4,463 / 79.4128 percent

Howard Pellett

(Prefers Green Party)

/ 1,157 / 20.5872 percent