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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013 | Vol. 113, No. 32 | www.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.com | 75¢
LANDSLIDE WIN FOR TOLLEFSON, TOWNSEND AND ROTH
Trio coasts to win in races for Bainbridge Island City Council BY CECILIA GARZA
61% Central Ward
Bainbridge Island Review
In a blowout tally, voters showed they want to see civility, transparency, collaboration and public service on the dais over budgetary hard hitters by electing Bainbridge city council candidates Val Tollefson, Roger Townsend and Wayne Roth. Each candidate brought in more than 60 percent of the vote over opponents Dick Haugan, Dee McComb and Arlene Buetow, of whom pledged their fiscal and business experience as the basis of their campaigns. Townsend won by the largest margin in the council races with 68.4 percent of the vote for the South Ward seat against McComb who carried in 31.4 percent. The latest vote tally released Wednesday, Nov. 6 was 4,2821,962. Tollefson wasn’t far behind that margin with a win of 66.4 percent of the votes for the North Ward position; his opponent, Haugan, held 33.5 percent. The latest vote tally was 4,285-2,161. Roth trumped opponent Buetow for Central Ward with 61.9 percent of the votes. Buetow brought in 38 percent. The latest vote tally was 3,881-2,382. Buetow, 56, has been on the Utility Advisory Committee since 2009 and is the current chairwoman. She has based her campaign largely on her expertise in utility accounts. Her experience ranges from many years working in economic research and finance with the Boeing Company to several years working with the city in contracting and utilities. Buetow has said numerous times in her campaign that she will use this experience to improve the fiscal structure and efficiency of the city by reviewing costs versus benefits of individual activities. She also stated in her voter’s pamphlet that she would take
Wayne Roth
68% South Ward Roger Townsend
Val Tollefson vs. Dick Haugan
Luciano Marano | Bainbridge Island Review
Candidates Arlene Buetow and Dick Haugan react as initial votes were posted Tuesday, Nov. , by the Kitsap County Elections Division, at a joint-election party along with candidate Dee McComb (not pictured) at the Treehouse Cafe in Lynwood. a deeper consideration for regional cooperation where it provides savings and efficiencies. In contrast, Roth, 70, promised that if elected, he would be guided by values of integrity, access, engagement and collaboration. He has worked in public media for 40 years, including nine years on the National Public Radio board of directors. In his campaign, Roth has promised to use his experience in communications to respect the roles of a councilmanager form of government much like a board of directors would in a nonprofit organization like KUOW and NPR. Tollefson who celebrated Election Night with Roth and Townsend said,
“We don’t agree on everything, but we do agree on our approach to how the city council ought to operate.” Tollefson, 71, is a former trial lawyer and mediator. He has served in numerous positions in community organizations ranging from president for One Call for All in its earlier days to the first chair for the Bainbridge Island Harbor Commission. With that background, he has said during the campaign for city council that he was running as an act of public service and to advocate for good governance. “It’s just so exciting that the majority of voters, and I’m speaking for myself, responded to my positive turn to landslide | A19
Votes for Val Tollefson 70+ % 60 - 69 % 50 - 59 % Tie
Bainbridge Island by precinct
Graphic by Clare Ortblad Bainbridge Island Review
The race for the North Ward council race was the marquee matchup this election, as both candidates raised record amounts. Val Tollefson won with 66 percent overall to Richard “Dick” Haugan’s 33 percent.