ELECTION RESULTS: Ballot measures – Seattle Transportation Levy passing, 3 of 4 state initiatives failing

checkbox.jpgThis is a big election for ballot measures – Seattle has the $1.5 billion transportation levy; statewide, we have four major initiatives:

SEATTLE PROP 1 (Transportation Levy)

Yes 67%
No 33%

We reported in July about key points of what’s in the levy for West Seattle. …. (added) In an email statement, District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka – who chairs the Transportation Committee – says, “I can’t wait to work with our Seattle Department of Transportation – making our streets safer, building out our sidewalk network, giving our residents more reliable options to move around, and improving our transportation infrastructure.”

STATEWIDE INITIATIVES (updated 9:31 pm)

INITIATIVE 2066 (Energy)

Yes 51%
No 49%

INITIATIVE 2109 (Repeals capital-gains tax)

No 63%
Yes 37%

INITIATIVE 2117 (Repeals Climate Commitment Act)

No 62%
Yes 38%

INITIATIVE 2124 (Long-term care insurance)

No 55%
Yes 45%

While the Seattle transportation levy result won’t change until tomorrow’s results update, the statewide ones are likely to evolve through the evening, so we’ll update them when needed.

7 Replies to "ELECTION RESULTS: Ballot measures - Seattle Transportation Levy passing, 3 of 4 state initiatives failing"

  • K November 5, 2024 (8:22 pm)

    Yay!  Excited to see the Transportation Levy doing so well!

  • Derek November 5, 2024 (11:09 pm)

    Need Saka far away from this transpiration money after his big screw up 

  • Kathy November 6, 2024 (7:54 am)

    Then why are you proposing to use $2 million of our tax dollars to undo the safety improvements on Delridge Way, Mr. Saka? That is an abuse of power.

  • anonyme November 6, 2024 (9:04 am)

    Saka is a disaster, as is this levy.  Seattle taxpayers and voters keep throwing millions (and now billions) of dollars at problems that somehow only get worse.

  • Whisky Woods November 6, 2024 (9:57 am)

    Voters in King County have never had a tax/levy they didn’t like… LOL
    Next week they’ll be crying rent control and affordable housing. 

    • Derek November 6, 2024 (10:57 am)

      Okay and..? Those are both needed. Landlords were out of control and housing supply is so short. “LOL”

  • momosmom November 6, 2024 (3:58 pm)

    I don’t understand I thought WS loved Saka otherwise how did he get elected now there are so many hate him comments???

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