In a statement received on the evening of Nov. 10, Sally J. Chen conceded the race for Redmond City Council Position 4 to incumbent Kim Allen.
As of that evening, Allen had received 60.79 percent of the counted votes in the Nov. 3 election. Chen had received 38.89 percent of the votes.
“I would like to congratulate Mrs. Allen and wish her the very best in her next term on council,” Chen said in her statement. “The people of Redmond made their decision and I accept the result and look forward to doing what I can to help the council build a brighter future for Redmond. I also want to thank everyone who voted for me and all of the people who gave their time, hard work and financial support to my campaign. I entered this race because I believe I can make a valuable contribution and I will continue to serve the Redmond community.”
In response to the Redmond Reporter’s requests for comments last week, Allen stated, “I am gratified that the neighbors in Redmond have voted to return me to the City Council for the next four years. I will be focusing in the next month or so on getting Redmond’s legislative agenda ready for us to take to Olympia when the session opens. I am also jumping into the zoning code rewrite effort with issues raised by folks I spoke to doorbelling — so we can streamline the remodeling permit process. The next few years are critical ones for Redmond’s voice to be heard in the region on transportation and growth so I am seeking a regional appointment in transportation, as well as a renewal of my seat on the King County Growth Management Planning Council, so that Redmond’s interests are well protected.”
The other two Redmond City Council races were both uncontested with the re-election of John (Pat) Vache to Position 2. Vache received 98.72 percent of the votes for this position as of Nov. 10.
John Stilin will replace Council President Nancy McCormick at Position 6. McCormick announced that she will retire at the end of the year. Stilin received 99.84 percent of votes for this position as of Nov. 10.
In the Lake Washington School District, Nancy Phillips Bernard, running uncontested, was re-elected to the District 3 Director position with 99.10 percent of the votes as of Nov. 10.
Doug Eglington, also running uncontested, will retain his seat as District 4 Director of the Lake Washington School District, with 77.91 percent of the votes as of Nov. 10. Although Julie Wright’s name was on the ballot for this position, and she received 21.52 percent of the votes, Wright withdrew from the race for personal reasons and said she would not accept the position if elected.
At the county level, as of the Nov. 10 results, Dow Constantine had 58.94 percent of the votes in the King County Executive race, while Susan Hutchison had 40.84.
At the state level, Initiative 1033, a Tim Eyman initiative that puts limits on revenues for state and local governments, received 31.43 percent yes votes and got 68.57 percent no votes as of Nov. 10.
For Referendum 71, which expands domestic partnership rights to gays, lesbians and senior citizens, 68 percent of the voters have approved the measure and 32 percent have rejected it as of Nov. 10.
The election will be certified on Nov. 24.
