Election 2014: Statewide ballot measures I-594, I-591, I-1351; Legislature, Congress races

In this story, we’re tracking the big statewide measures for starters, and will add other regional results, including Legislature and Congress races. The initiative numbers, you should note, will change often, since results are coming in from counties all over the state, and some will be counting all night long (unlike here in King County, where there won’t be a second count until tomorrow). We’ll update the initiative results, with time notations, as often as we can, in the hours ahead.

I-594 (FIREARMS) – results here
9:09 pm – 59.72% yes, 40.28% no

I-591 (FIREARMS) – results here
9:09 pm – 45.44% yes, 54.56% no

I-1351 (CLASS SIZE) – results here
9:09 pm update – 49.43% yes, 50.57% no

STATEWIDE ADVISORY VOTES – results linked here

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 7 – results here
Jim McDermott, 80%
Craig Keller, 20%

STATE SENATE, 34TH DISTRICT – results here
Sharon Nelson, 98% (unopposed)

STATE HOUSE POSITION 1, 34TH DISTRICT
Eileen Cody, 98% (unopposed) – results here

STATE HOUSE POSITION 2, 34TH DISTRICT – results here
Joe Fitzgibbon, 81%
Brendan Kolding , 18%

Diane November 5, 2014 (11:58 am)

I was at the fantastic celebration for 594 down at the Edgewater Hotel; hundreds of us were packed in like sardines, and tons of media; so much happiness to finally pass a law to save lives from preventable gun deaths/injuries; thankfully my glee lasted until I got home and saw all the rest of the election results
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photos of the 591 party, 5 people and a dog

Scott November 5, 2014 (3:37 pm)

I-594 does not save lives. Don’t kid yourself. This will not prevent bad people from getting guns and doing bad things. What bad person have you ever meet say oh there is a law preventing me from doing that ok I will not do that. This will get struck down in court as it goes against Federal Laws.

doug November 5, 2014 (3:59 pm)

Good job Diane!

Because, as you know, criminals who are going to kill people follow laws….that is why there are no school shootings anymore, they made it illegal to have guns at schools.

OH, wait….

Thomas M. November 5, 2014 (5:44 pm)

This initiative will hardly be the first to fall victim to the Judicial system. There is this inconvenient system called “rights”. They are not subject to popularity contests or any other form of mob rule. The Excise Tax on a transaction involving no money whatsoever will be the first weakness.
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However, the truly fatal flaw is the highly doubtful chance the law has of passing the “Strict Scrutiny” test applied to any measure of any kind that infringes on any one of the Bill of Rights. The Framers chose to use the phrase “shall not be infringed” for only the 2nd Amendment and no other.
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The test is: (1) Compelling state interest (where’s the fire?); (2) Narrowly tailored to further the compelling state interest; (3) Does not sweep in activity that is either apparently lawful, or can not be stated either way, hence a “chilling effect” (This is where “overbroad” and “void for vagueness” come from). (4) The means chosen is the least intrusive means of achieving the compelling state interest.
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Enjoy the political victory. It is just exactly that. Do understand that political decisions at the state and local level are subject to federal scrunity. The US Supreme Court has hardly been generous to gun control regulations. The GOP now has complete control of the Congress, and can stop any Supreme Court nominee just like the liberals stopped Robert Bork in his tracks. Do enjoy the victory, but to understand that it is not immune to the math.

Rick November 6, 2014 (1:26 am)

Don’t confuse me with facts! Especially not ones purchased by Bill Gates. I suppose if the Bill of Rights were for sale…

teacher November 7, 2014 (12:50 pm)

there is a special heal for people that vote against schools… anyone who voted against 1351 or the Highline bond should be ashamed of themselves

Thomas M. November 8, 2014 (7:27 pm)

We fell off the board pretty fast. The truth can be less than welcome. One final bit. This is not the exercise of a police power like a zoning decision or an ordinance controlling where you can put a strip joint. Those all get the Rational Basis test. This involves direct government infringement on the free exercise of a Constitutional right. I may be the messenger, but any lawyer will tell you the test is Strict Scrutiny and the law is unlikely to survive judicial scrutiny.

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