The Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety fire benefit charge is losing once again based on results posted on the King County Elections website. The ballot measure is losing with 56 percent no votes. The measure also lost in November 2016.

King County Fire

Protection District 43

Proposition No. 1

Shall Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety (King County Fire Protection District No. 43) be authorized to impose benefit charges each year for six years, not to exceed an amount equal to sixty percent of its operating budget, and be prohibited from imposing an additional property tax under RCW 52.16.160?

Yes — 2,110 votes; 44

percent

No — 2,685 votes; 56

percent

(Requirements to pass 60

percent yes)

KING COUNTY proposition No. 1, Sales tax for cultural aCcess program

Approved —102,971 votes;

44.98 percent

Rejected — 125,970 votes;

55.02 percent

City of Black Diamond

Council Position No. 4

Scott Sherer received 38

votes, 7.05 percent

Erin Rose Stout received

254 votes, 47.12 percent

Ed Hanrahan received

245 votes, 45.45 percent

King County Executive

Goodspaceguy —14,134

votes; 6.45 percent

Dow Constantine —

163,154 votes; 74.45

percent

Bill Hirt — 30,817 votes;

14.06 percent

Stan Lippmann — 9,170

votes; 4.18 percent

Soos Creek Water and Sewer District

Commissioner No. 2

Alan Eades — 5,158 votes;

52.7 percent

Merle Reeder — 2,551 votes;

26.06 percent

Micah Steinhauer — 2,039

votes 20.83 percent

Write-in received 40

votes 0.41 percent