By Terry Murry on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
2022 Washington General Election Results (preliminary)
State Measures
Advisory Vote No. 39: The legislature increased, without a vote of the people, the tax on aircraft fuel from 11 cents to 18 cents per gallon, costing $14 million in its first ten years, for government spending. The majority of voters (59.24 percent) said this tax should be repealed.
Advisory Vote No. 40: The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, premiums on “transportation network companies” on provide workers compensation to their drivers, costing an indeterminate amount in its first ten years, for government spending. The majority of voters (53.03 percent) said this tax increase should be repealed.
County
Walla Walla County Proposition No. 1: Amendment of Juvenile Detention Sales and Use Tax. The majority of voters (56.48 percent) said this measure should be enacted into law.
Here are the contested races we are tracking listed by candidate, number of votes and vote percentage:
Federal
U.S. Senator: Patty Murray 56.92 percent, Tiffany Smiley 42.89 percent
U.S. Representative Congressional District No. 4: Dan Newhouse 67.23 percent, Doug White 30.87 percent
U.S. Representative Congressional District No. 5: Cathy McMorris Rodgers 59.11 percent, Natasha Hill 40.69 percent
State Executive
Washington State Secretary of State: Steve Hobbs 49.97 percent, Julie Anderson 46.92 percent
Legislative
Legislative District 8 State Senator: Matt Boehnke 73.33 percent, Ronni Batchelor 26.43 percent
Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 1: Stephanie Barnard 73.37 percent, Patrick Guettner 24.98 percent
Legislative District 8 State Representative Pos. 2: April Connors 55.89 percent, Joe Cotta 42.55 percent
Legislative District 15 State Senator: Nikki Torres 69.61 percent, Lindsey Keesling 30.19 percent
Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 1: Mark Klicker 69.27 percent, Jeff Strickler 30.63 percent
Legislative District 16 State Representative Pos. 2: Skyler Rude 71.43 percent, Jan Corn 28.45 percent
Benton County
Commissioner District No. 2: Michael Alvarez 69.69 percent, William “Bill” Jenkin 32.85 percent
Prosecuting Attorney: Eric Eisinger 48.24 percent, Ryan Lukson 50.61 percent
Benton, Franklin Superior Court Judge Position 4: George F. Cicotte 42.72 percent, Norma Rodriguez 57.01 percent
Franklin County
Commissioner District 3: Clint Didier 55.08 percent, Rick Miller 44.32 percent
Sheriff: J.D. Raymond 73.81 percent, Chris Turner 25.57 percent
Walla Walla County
County Auditor: Karen Martin 68.11 percent, Marjorie Denton Sanborn 31.84 percent
County Commissioner District 3: Darren Z. Goble 35.98 percent, Gunner Fulmer 41.73 percent
County Prosecuting Attorney: Gabriel E. Acosta 62.57 percent, Michelle Morales 37.4 percent Walla Walla County District Court Judge – Part Time: Jared Hawkins 66.98 percent, Nicholas Holce 33.02 percent