Opinion

My 2010 Election Predictions (Not Endorsements)

By Josh Feit November 1, 2010

From the only person on record predicting that Greg Nickels would lose last year's primary and Mike McGinn would win the whole thing in November, I say:

Initiatives:

1053, Two-thirds majority on tax increases, Pass

1082, Allow private insurers into workers' comp market, Fail

1098, High-earners' income tax, Fail

1100, Liquor privatization, Costco version, Pass

1105, Liquor privatization, some regs in place, no tax in place version, Fail

1107, repeal soda, candy, and bottled water tax, Pass

R-52, Green retrofits for schools, Fail

Key State Legislature Races (AKA, the Eastside Seattle suburbs). And the winners are:

41st District
Senate, Steve Litzow
(R)
Rep., Peter Dunbar (R)
Rep., Judy Clibborn (D) (Incumbent)

45th District
Senate, Andy Hill (R)
Rep., Roger Goodman (D) (Incumbent)
Rep., Larry Springer
(D) (Incumbent)

47th District
Senate, Joe Fain (R)
Rep., Mark Hargrove
(R)
Rep., Pat Sullivan (D) (Incumbent)

48th District
Senate, Rodney Tom
(D) (Incumbent)
Rep., Ross Hunter (D) (Incumbent)
Rep., Deb Eddy (D) (Incumbent)

Federal races. And the winners are:

U.S. Congressional District 1
Jay Inslee (D) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 2

John Koster (R)

U.S. Congressional District 3

Jaime Herrera
(R)

U.S. Congressional District 4

Doc Hastings (R) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 5

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 6

Norm Dicks
(D) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 7

Jim McDermott (D) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 8

Dave Reichert (R) (Incumbent)

U.S. Congressional District 9

Adam Smith
(D) Incumbent

U.S. Senate

Dino Rossi (R)


And FWIW: Jerry Brown, Joe Miller, Sharron Angle, Barbara Boxer.
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