[PeppyGPhiB]

Well, we finally know who our senator will be for Washington - Patty Murray, returning for her, I think, fourth term. With this result I'm hoping that Dino Rossi goes away. I'm tired of voting against him - it's been three times now. Since eastern Washington likes him so much, I think he should run for something like mayor of Spokane.

Meanwhile, almost all of our congressional incumbants won, Democrat and Republican.

I'm curious what the voter turnout results were everywhere? In King County (Seattle and suburbs), they were expecting 68% of absentee ballots to be returned (our state is all-absentee now), but they're still counting the ballots and we're at 71% return rate already.

Our state voted down an income tax (though 35% voted for it and I think the issue will continue to come up), voted down an increase to our sales tax, and voted DOWN two initiatives that would have closed state liquor stores and permitted booze to be sold in every grocery, drug and convenience store. Sometimes my state surprises me! We legalized medical marijuana years ago and permit Joe Neighbor with a permit to grow it at home, but we want ONLY the state to sell booze.