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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS November 7, 2012 | 75¢
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Kilmer, Chapman, Rohrer leading races/Below
Obama wins four more years President defeats Romney
Election Results Unofficial Tuesday night returns Updates at www.peninsuladailynews.com
Federal
Initiative 1240
President
(Charter schools) Statewide Yes 742,057 No 717,734 Clallam County Yes 14,108 No 11,644 Jefferson County Yes 6,968 No 7,788
National Obama/Biden 36,314,242 48% Romney/Ryan 37,644,542 50% Statewide Obama/Biden 835,670 55.71% Romney/Ryan 634,119 42.28% Clallam County Obama/Biden 12,930 48.83% Romney/Ryan 12,977 49.00% Jefferson County Obama/Biden 9,737 64.08% Romney/Ryan 5,041 33.17%
U.S. Senate
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions. “This happened because of you. Thank you� Obama tweeted to supporters as he secured four more years in the White House. The president sealed his victory in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Colorado, four of the nine battleground states where THE NEW YORK TIMES (2) the two rivals and their allies President Barack Obama, left, visits a campaign office in spent nearly $1 billion on dueling Chicago before participating in an Election Day basketball television commercials.
game. Challenger Mitt Romney visits supporters at an TURN TO PRESIDENT/A4 airport in Pittsburgh on the campaign’s final day.
Chapman, Simpson, Rohrer leading in Clallam races PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Incumbent Clallam County commissioner Mike Chapman was trouncing challenger Maggie Roth in the first round of election vote counting Tuesday night. Erik Rohrer had a commanding lead over Christopher Melly for Superior Court judge. Incumbent Ted Simpson pulled far ahead of challenger Cindy Kelly in the race for the District 3 seat on the three-member Clallam County Public Utility District board of commissioners.
Kilmer leading
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Clallam County commissioner candidate Maggie Roth, left, congratulates incumbent Commissioner Mike Chapman for his early lead in Tuesday’s ballot count.
2009
Democratic state Sen. Derek Kilmer had a large lead over Republican businessman Bill Driscoll in the race to succeed veteran congressman Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, who is retiring after 36 years. State Sen. Jim Hargrove, Rep. Kevin Van Wege and Rep. Steve Tharinger, the three Democratic legislators representing the North Olympic Peninsula in Olympia, held leads over their challengers.
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Statewide Cantwell 892,680 Baumgartner 601,780 Clallam County Cantwell 14,059 Baumgartner 12,232 Jefferson County Cantwell 10,299 Baumgartner 4,792
6th Congressional District Kilmer 99,625 Driscoll 69,283 Clallam County Kilmer 13,687 Driscoll 12,291 Jefferson County Kilmer 9,715 Driscoll 4,972
68.25% 31.75%
58.98% 41.02% 52.69% 47.31% 66.15% 33.85%
54.78% 45.22% 47.22% 52.78%
Initiative 502 (Marijuana legalization) Statewide Yes 839,120 No 660,455 Clallam County Yes 14,614 No 11,754 Jefferson County Yes 9,824 No 5,204
55.96% 44.04% 55.42% 44.58% 65.37% 34.63%
Referendum Measure 74 (Same-sex marriage) Statewide Approved 784,951 Rejected 713,377 Clallam County Approved 12,241 Rejected 13,998 Jefferson County Approved 9,471 Rejected 5,531
52.39% 47.61% 46.65% 53.35% 63.13% 36.87%
Washington state
Additional state offices, state and regional judicial and ballot-measure results at www.vote.wa.gov.
Governor
Clallam County
Statewide Inslee 772,917 McKenna 722,663 Clallam County Inslee 12,373 McKenna 13,888 Jefferson County Inslee 9,381 McKenna 5,677
51.68% 48.32% 47.12% 52.88% 62.30% 37.70%
State senator 24th Legislative District Hargrove 18,046 Carter 8,203 Clallam County Hargrove 15,460 Carter 9,423 Jefferson County Hargrove 10,066 Carter 4,295
68.75% 31.25% 62.13% 37.87% 70.09% 29.91%
Position 1 24th Legislative District Van De Wege 17,300 Durgan 8,372 Clallam County Van De Wege 15,067 Durgan 9,737 Jefferson County Van De Wege 10,133 Durgan 4,096
County Commissioner District 2 (elected countywide) Chapman 15,290 61.64% Roth 9,516 38.36%
Superior Court Judge, Position 1 (elected countywide) Rohrer 12,210 Melly 9,544
56.13% 43.87%
Public Utility District Commissioner, District 3 (elected district-wide) Simpson 9,897 57.71% Kelly 7,252 42.29%
Jefferson County
State representative
County Commissioner 67.39% 32.61% 60.74% 39.26% 71.21% 28.79%
District 1 (elected countywide) Johnson 8,705 60.16% Masci 5,765 39.84% District 2 (elected countywide) Sullivan 8,423 58.58% Thomas 5,956 41.42%
Superior Court Position 2 24th Legislative District Tharinger 16,303 Gale 9,761 Clallam County Tharinger 13,746 Gale 11,806 Jefferson County Tharinger 9,606 Gale 4,808
62.55% 37.45%
Judge, Position 1 (elected countywide) Harper 8,337 Bierbaum 5,351
53.80% 46.20%
Proposition 1 (Coyle)
66.64% 33.36%
(Parks and recreation tax levy) Yes 142 56.80% No 108 43.20%
Initiative 1185
60.91% 39.09%
Proposition 1 (Brinnon)
(Restrictions on raising taxes) Statewide Yes 924,638 64.06% No 518,762 35.94% Clallam County Yes 17,912 69.89% No 7,716 30.11% Jefferson County Yes 7,891 54.19% No 6,672 45.81%
(Creating parks, recreation district) Approved 415 60.14% Rejected 275 39.86% Additional Brinnon results including proposed Parks and Recreation District No. 2 board voting at www. vote.wa.gov/results/current/jefferson.
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