Licata, who was the council's lonely light rail opponent four years ago, also hopes to forge a common agenda—making life more difficult for Sound Transit. "The city council needs to figure out where it is on light rail," he said. "One of the first issues we need to wrestle with is the transfer of the [downtown bus tunnel to Sound Transit for light rail]." Licata wants the city council to ask the federal government to demand an Environmental Impact Statement from Sound Transit before the tunnel is turned over. "It's critical to the economic welfare of the city," he claimed.
From this range of views on a single subject, light rail, one can see the challenge ahead for the city council. Their seniority and knowledge give them a great advantage in the battle for power at City Hall. But if they cannot forge a common position, all their smarts and experience won't mean a thing. After all, there will only be one mayor, and he only has to ask himself what his agenda is going to be.
Stevan Morgain
Greg Nickels led at the end of election night.
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ELECTION RESULTS
Tabulations based on election night totals.
Absentee ballots may change outcomes.
Initiative 747 (more tax cuts)
*Yes 549,199 (59.16%)
No 379,125 (40.84 %)
Initiative 773 (tax smoking, fund insurance)
*Yes 600,506 (64.72%)
No 327,384 (35.28%)
Initiative 775 (home health care changes)
*Yes 580,584 (63.86%)
No 328,514 (36.14%)
King County Charter Amendment No. 1 (megachurch crusade)
*Yes 129,427 (59.33%)
No 88,710 (40.67%)
King County Proposition No. 1 (Medic One funding)
*Yes 183,529 (80,37%)
No 44,831 (19.63%)
King County Executive
*Ron Sims (D) 139,168 (62.00 %)
Santos Contreras (R) 75,402 (33.59)%
King County Council, Dist. 1
*Carolyn Edmonds (D) 11,272 (62.32%)
Ed Sterner (R) 6,816 (37.68 %)
King County Council, Dist. 3
*Kathy Lambert (R) 9,051 (63.27 %)
Kristy Sullivan (D) 5,255 (36.73 %)
King County Council, Dist. 13
*Julia Patterson (D) 8,673 (58.96 %)
Pam Roach (R) 6,037 (41.04 %)
Port of Seattle, Dist. 1
Lawrence Molloy 80,743 (50.05%)
Jack Block 80,589 (49.95%)
Port of Seattle, Dist. 3
*Paige Miller 106,028 (63.16 %)
Richard Pope 61,843 (36.84%)
Port of Seattle, Dist. 4
*Pat Davis 87,078 (55.51%)
Christopher Cain 69,796 (44.49%)
Seattle Mayor
Greg Nickels 48,612 (53.83%)
Mark Sidran 41,698 (46.17%)
Seattle City Attorney
*Tom Carr 43,748 (60.20%)
Edsonya Charles 28,929 (39.80%)
Seattle City Council, Pos. 2
*Richard Conlin 42,605 (60.36%)
Michael Preston 27,977 (39.64%)
Seattle City Council, Pos. 4
*Jan Drago 42,659 (57.38%)
Curt Firestone 31,690 (42.62%)
Seattle City Council, Pos. 6
*Nick Licata 54,541 (76.92%)
Peter Olive 16,362 (23.08%)
Seattle City Council, Pos. 8
Richard McIver 36,246 (52.25%)
Grant Cogswell 33,128 (47.75%)
Seattle School Board, Dist. 4
*Dick Lilly 34,672 (55.34%)
Pat Griffith 27,984 (44.66%)
Seattle School Board, Dist. 5
*Mary Bass 37,416 (60.23%)
Juan Cotto 24,701 (39.77%)
Seattle School Board, Dist. 7
*Jan Kumasaka 45,615 (71.97%)
Garry Breitstein 17,763 (28.03%)
*= Likely winner
