After the first ballots were counted statewide, here’s where the four statewide initiatives stood:
Initiative 2117 to repeal the cap-and-invest program: 38% voted Yes to repeal, 62% voted No to keep. Initiative 2109 to repeal the capital gains tax: 37% voted Yes to repeal, 63% voted No to keep. Initiative 2124 to make the state’s long term care insurance program optional: 45% Yes, 55% No. Initiative 2066 to ban natural gas bans: 51% Yes, 49% No.
Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at an election night watch party for the Washington State Democrats after the results. He criticized conservative organization Let’s Go Washington, which raised more than $8.5 million to
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