OUR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DID VERY WELL!
All of our endorsed candidates won during this November mid-term election!
Jefferson County voter turnout was 82.2% the second highest turnout in Washington State!
(just behind Garfield County at 82.62%)
Vote percentages as of midnight Nov. 6, 2018 are:
FEDERAL
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (58.6% state-wide; 69.16% Jefferson County)
Congressional Rep. Derek Kilmer (62.82% state-wide; 72.95% Jefferson County)
WASHINGTON STATE
State Rep. Mike Chapman (58.85% Region; 69.95% Jefferson County)
State Rep. Steve Tharinger (57.03% Region; 69.37% Jefferson County)
JUDGES
Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens (unopposed)
Supreme Court Justice Steve Gonzalez (67.57% state-wide; 75.58% Jefferson County)
Supreme Court Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud (unopposed)
Court of Appeals – District 2 Judge Rebecca Glasgow (unopposed)
District Court Judge Position No. 1 Mindy Walker (58.16%)
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Assesser Jeff Chapman (unopposed)
Auditor Rose Ann Carroll (unopposed)
Clerk Ruth Gordon (unopposed)
District 3 Commissioner Greg Brotherton (68.45%)
Prosecutor James Kennedy (59.74%)
Sheriff Joe Nole (61.66%)
Treasurer Stacie Prada (unopposed)
PUD Commissioner, District 3 Daniel Toepper (50.02%)
FOR MORE ELECTION RESULTS GO TO: https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/jefferson/
Welcome to
Jefferson County Democrats!
Washington State
Dedicated to implementing Democratic Party platforms through candidates and legislation.
We are a living organization with platforms and policies that are shaped by members.
Our membership meets once a month, typically early in the last week of the month. You can review meeting minutes here. In between, members are volunteering and working independently or in committees to accomplish our goals.
If you haven’t already, we hope you will join us today!
To identify/contact your Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) – click here!
UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS!
MONTHLY MEETINGS/EVENTS LIST
See our calendar for details.
NOVEMBER 2018
Nov. 13 JCD Executive Board Meeting
Nov. 14 FYI: Open Meeting on Aerial Spraying
Nov. 15 JCD Tech Committee
Nov. 18 Membership Committee Meeting
Nov. 27 Election Certification
* No General Membership Meeting in November.
DECEMBER 2018
Dec. 2 Potluck and then Reorganization Meeting
Dec. 11 Executive Board Meeting
Dec. 16 Membership Committee Meeting
Kitsap Sun: About Maria Cantwell’s Election!
Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated PressSPOKANE (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell on Tuesday easily won re-election to a fourth term from Washington state, beating Republican Susan Hutchison…
Cantwell told cheering supporters in the Seattle area that she was honored to continue to represent the residents of the state despite a divisive political environment.
“This is one of the most amazing elections,” Cantwell said Tuesday evening, calling it a “mid-course correction.”
“I’m going to redouble my efforts to work across the aisle, to get things done for our country,” Cantwell said. Read more.
Peninsula Daily News: About Greg Brotherton’s Election!
Greg Brotherton reacts to the announcement of his win for the Jefferson County commissioner District 3 seat over challenger Jon Cooke. The announcement was made by Auditor Rose Ann Carroll at the Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday night. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)
by Peninsula Daily News
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 2:15pm
PORT TOWNSEND — Greg Brotherton won a seat on the Jefferson County board of commissioners, while incumbents for prosecuting attorney and sheriff were losing in the initial count of ballots tonight…
Greg Brotherton, 46, a Quilcene Democrat, was leading in Tuesday’s initial count against Jon Cooke, 60, a Quilcene Republican and chair of the county Republican Party, in the race for the District 3 seat vacated by Kathleen Kler after she served one term. Read more.
Peninsula Daily News: About Mindy Walker’s Election!
Mindy Walker reacts with her son to her leading Tuesday night over challenger Noah Harrison in the Jefferson County District Court judge race. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)
by Peninsula Daily News
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 2:15pm
PORT TOWNSEND — Greg Brotherton won a seat on the Jefferson County board of commissioners, while incumbents for prosecuting attorney and sheriff were losing in the initial count of ballots tonight.
Mindy Walker was leading for District Court judge against Noah Harrison, 44, of Port Townsend for the District Court judgeship vacated by longtime judge Jill Landis and Daniel Toepper was narrowly ahead in the race for a Public Utility District seat against Tom Brotherton. Read more.
Peninsula Daily News: About Joe Nole’s Election!
Jefferson County Sheriff-elect Joe Nole and his daughter learn of his election over incumbent Sheriff David Stanko on Tuesday night at the Jefferson County Courthouse. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)
by Paul Gottlieb
Thursday, November 8, 2018 2:18pm
PORT TOWNSEND — Joe Nole, who is now a detective in the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, looks forward to addressing the issues for which he criticized his boss, Sheriff Dave Stanko, during a campaign that led to Stanko’s resounding defeat election night.
Nole, 62, of Chimacum, had 11,762 votes, or 61.95 percent, to Stanko’s 7,225 votes, or 38.05 percent after the second count of ballots on Wednesday and the initial count Tuesday night…
He will no longer accept funding from Operation Stonegarden, a federal Department of Homeland Security program that pays for patrols that assist Border Patrol operations….Read more
Election Results – Mid-Terms!
http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/
Seattle Times: On the Mid-Terms!
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/election-2018-heres-a-look-at-tuesdays-results-in-washington-state/