Voters in Thurston County and throughout Washington had until 8 p.m. yesterday, August 6, to select candidates for federal, state and county offices; those living in Fire District 8 also voted on an excess levy there.
The Thurston County Auditor's Elections Division reported tonight that 50,204 ballots were cast, representing 25.05% of eligible voters here. All Thurston County ballots have been counted.
Thurston County-only races included those for three county commissioner positions, 12 precinct committee officers and the excess levy for maintenance and operations for Thurston Fire Protection District No. 8.
The voter's pamplet showed only an argument against passage of the fire district levy and stated that "no committee could be found" to write in favor of passage. Excess levies, such as those for fire districts, require a 60% "supermajority" vote to pass.
Thurston Fire Protection District No. 8 (South Bay Fire District 8) |
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Excess Levy for Maintenance and Operations |
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| Yes | 1,506 | 57.77% |
| No | 1,101 | 42.23% |
| Total Votes Cast | 2,607 | 100.00% |
Three of the five Thurston County Commissioner positions appeared on various local ballots. During the primary election, voters in each district select their top two candidates; at the general election, voters throughout the county select one.
Districts 1 and 2's races are on their regular four-year cycle. District 1 Commissioner Carolina Mejia was unopposed. The District 2 race is to replace retiring Commissioner Gary Edwards.
The District 4 race is an artifact of the legislation that added two new seats on the board of county commissioners only a year ago. Whichever candidate wins in the general election will be slotted to serve for four years. In 2028, Districts 1, 2 and 4 candidates will be on ballots; in 2026 Districts 3 and 5 will be on ballots.
Thurston County Commissioner Races |
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| District 1 | |||
| Carolina Mejia | 8,440 | 95.82% | |
| Write-in | 368 | 4.18% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 8,808 | 100.0% | |
| District 2 | |||
| JW Foster | 4,421 | 57.15% | |
| Rachel Dreon | 3,266 | 42.22% | |
| Write-In | 49 | 0.63% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 7,736 | 100.00% | |
| District 4 | |||
| Wayne Fournier | 5,215 | 51.30% | |
| Rob Laymon | 4,862 | 47.83% | |
| Write-In | 89 | 0.88% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 10,166 | 100.00% |
For information about the 12 precinct committee officers elected, both Democrats and Republicans, click here and scroll down to the bottom quarter of the page.
Following the 2023 statewide redistricting, Thurston County includes all of Legislative District (LD) 22 and minority shares of LD 2, LD 19, LD 20, and LD 35.
The results we report for these races are from the Washington Secretary of State because they comprise results from multiple counties.
Overviews of the minority-Thurston districts include:
Four of these five districts are electing all three positions -- senator and two members of the House of Representatives. Legislative District 35's senate seat will be on the 2026 ballots.
In races with more than two candidates, the candidates receiving the most and second-most votes (shown in boldface type) will progress to the general election in November.
"D" = Prefers Democratic Party
"R" = Prefers Republican Party
"L" = Prefers Libertarian Party
"C" = Prefers Culture Republican Party
"G" = Prefers GOP Party
Legislative District 22State Senator |
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| Jessica Bateman | 16,496 | 69.78% | D | |
| Bob Iyall | 4,824 | 20.41% | D | |
| Tela Hogle | 1,710 | 7.23% | D | |
| WRITE-IN | 610 | 2.58% | ||
State Rep.Position 1 |
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| Beth Doglio | 18,492 | 74.92% | D | |
| Steve Owens | 5,942 | 24.07% | - | |
| WRITE-IN | 248 | 1.00% | ||
State Rep.Position 2 |
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| Lisa Parshley | 14,959 | 65.34% | D | |
| Syd Locke | 7,195 | 31.43% | D | |
| WRITE-IN | 741 | 3.24% |
Legislative District 2State Senator |
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| Jim McCune | 9,016 | 38.62% | R | |
| Erasmo Ruiz Gonzalez | 8,110 | 34.74% | D | |
| Ronda Litzenberger | 6,193 | 26.53% | R | |
| WRITE-IN | 24 | 0.10% | ||
State Rep.Position 1 |
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| Andrew Barkis | 16,931 | 93.07% | R | |
| WRITE-IN | 1,261 | 6.93% | ||
State Rep.Position 2 |
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| Matt Marshall | 7,907 | 34.15% | R | |
| John Snaza | 6,718 | 29.01% | R | |
| Yanah G Cook | 5,475 | 23.65% | D | |
| Michael Holloman | 3,025 | 13.06% | D | |
| WRITE-IN | 30 | 0.13% |
Legislative District 19State Senator |
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| Jeff Wilson | 18,229 | 60.13% | R | |
| Andi Day | 12,029 | 39.68% | D | |
| WRITE-IN | 57 | 0.19% | ||
State Rep.Position 1 |
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| Jim Walsh | 18,123 | 59.43% | R | |
| Mike Coverdale | 12,331 | 40.44% | D | |
| WRITE-IN | 39 | 0.13% | ||
State Rep.Position 2 |
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| Joel McEntire | 17,605 | 58.19% | R | |
| Terry Carlson | 11,640 | 38.48% | D | |
| Justin Franks | 962 | 3.18% | L | |
| WRITE-IN | 46 | 0.15% |
Legislative District 20State Senator |
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| John Braun | 27,852 | 95.31% | R | |
| WRITE-IN | 1,370 | 4.69% | ||
State Rep.Position 1 |
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| Peter Abbarno | 27,477 | 89.15% | R | |
| Melvin Kaleolani Apana | 2,192 | 7.11% | C | |
| WRITE-IN | 1,152 | 3.74% | ||
State Rep.Position 2 |
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| Ed Orcutt | 26,530 | 95.08% | G | |
| WRITE-IN | 1,374 | 4.92% |
Legislative District 35State Rep.Position 1 |
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| Dan Griffey | 21,054 | 92.71% | R | |
| WRITE-IN | 1,655 | 7.29% | ||
State Rep.Position 2 |
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| Travis Couture | 13,860 | 45.75% | R | |
| James DeHart | 13,213 | 43.62% | D | |
| Eric Onisko | 3,181 | 10.50% | G | |
| WRITE-IN | 39 | 0.13% |
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TomBoucher
Thanks, JOLT, for summarizing hyper-local results! FYI, everybody, here's the Secretary of State's page on all the results: https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20240806/default.htm
Wednesday, August 7 Report this
Dogmom
It might not seem too important to most of you but I was very disappointed to see Democratic after a Democrat's name on the ballot. They are not Democratic and it is not the Democratic Party. I wish people would quit saying it. Also, I don't understand why, with these local issues and people running for office that affect our lives so much, so few people vote. I guess if everyone likes the way things are being done, then don't complain about crime, very few prosecutions, taxes, gas prices, food prices, homelessness and unaffordable homes because as long as the ones that do vote, keep voting for the same people, then nothing will change.
Thursday, August 8 Report this
Chappellg
Dogmom, please explain what you mean by saying that certain candidates are not Democrats or Democratic. If someone self-identifies as belonging to a party, how is it that they are not actually a member of that party?
Also, if you ever find a solution to low voter turnout & how to improve it, please let us know. I’ve heard that in some European countries, it’s against the law to not vote. I doubt if that’s constitutional here.
Thanks
Friday, August 9 Report this
Dogmom
Chappellg. I appreciate your comment, however, I did not say a candidate is not a Democrat, they Are Democrats, not Democratics.
I wish, like you, that the majority of registered voters would exercise their right to vote. It really is a shame. I think in most other countries, it isn't against the law but they r fined for not voting.
Thanks
Friday, August 9 Report this