Northwest Progressive Institute

• It's close for I-1033 in Pierce and Yakima county

  Pierce county is going for Inititative 1033, but just barely:
  
  Yes - 50.32%
  No - 49.68%
  
  The statewide totals, now including heavily populated Pierce county and Yakima county, have changed just a bit but are still a substantial defeat for Tim Eyman:
  
  Yes - 44.54%
  No - [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:54pm EST
  

• Dow Constantine declares victory, looks to be our next King County Executive

  Hello everyone! I'm here at Dow Constantine's Election Night party and it is rocking. The first (and only results for tonight) from King County put Dow at 57% and Susan Hutchison at 43%. People are ecstatic! Cheering of "Dow Now" are rampant through the packed ballroom at the Edgewater Hotel.
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:51pm EST
  

• State election map shows where the I-1033 votes are falling

  If you take a look at the Washington state elections map, you'll see a large swath of green down the center of the state indicating approval of Initiative 1033, with yellow (that's our color) flanking it on both sides.
  
  Most Puget Sound countes except for Mason county are' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:24pm EST
  

• Elections roundup - Thurston County

  With the election results from Thurston County coming in, even with 20,000 votes yet to be counted, it's shaping up to be a great night for Democrats.
  
  Change is coming to the City of Lacey, where the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are being blown out by Democrats Ron' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:23pm EST
  

• King County is rejecting I-1033

  With 23.5% of the King County vote counted, you could drive a truck through the gap between votes for and against Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033.
  
  Yes - 34.28%
  No - 65.72%
  
  Let's hope these numbers are sustained through the evening. Stay tuned. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  

• Initiative 1033 failing in Spokane County

  Spokane is rejecting Tim Eyman's latest bad idea. Current results from Spokane County are 43% in favor and 57% against the initiative. This important swing county has looked at the damage this measure would do to its already beleaguered governments and said ,"No."
  
  With just four counties reporting, I-1033 [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• Maine voters preserving marriage equality

  The news was good early on from Maine on Question 1:
  Early returns showed a close contest, as had been forecast. With 70 of 608 precincts reporting, the gay-marriage side had 53 percent to 47 percent for the other side.
  
  A vote to uphold the law would mark [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:55pm EST
  

• Election results reporting schedule

  For our Western Washington readers who aren't out watching results come in while partaking in election night festivities, here is an alphabetical guide to when you can expect election results to be reported in your county (click on the links for results as they are reported):
  
  Clallam County' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  

• How the counties could fall tonight: A projection map for Initiative 1033

  Here's a little something to whet the appetites of those anxiously awaiting election results tonight who are not otherwise engaged in get out the vote efforts (and if you aren't, you better have at least contacted your closest friends and relatives and reminded them about the election).
  
  The' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• Time to vote! Election Day 2009 has arrived

  This is it.
  
  In less than twelve hours, it'll be curtains for the 2009 general election as the deadline passes to get ballots to drop sites. Those who are planning to mail in their ballots should get to the Post Office several hours in advance of 8 PM to' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:10am EST