what a difference a day makes

Congrats to Jeff Kingsbury, who resoundingly defeated Ira Knight for a spot on the Olympia city council. All the races were landslides:

Karen Messmer 4,881 69.73%
Michael Normoyle 2,117 30.24%

Position 5
Jeff Kingsbury 4,648 62.87%
Ira Knight 2,745 37.13%

Position 6
Doug Mah 4,939 65.92%
Phyllis Booth 2,550 34.04%

Position 7
Joe Hyer 5,366 81.64%
John Griogair Bell 1,205 18.33%

In other news, I-912, which would have repealed gas tax increases, appears to have failed, as the No's have increased to 53%. Both medical malpractice initiatives are failing by widening margins. Performance audits are in, smoking is out. The monorail is a vanishing dream. David Goldstein is gloating over Ron Sims' solid victory. Sound Politics' Matt Rosenberg sees the silver lining.

Huzzah for the initiative process. Even in an off year, elections are fun.

Update: Follow the statewide vote counts here.