Environmental Champion,

More people than ever before cast a ballot for President and we are on pace in Washington to have the highest turnout ever in our state. In America and Washington, we count every vote - that is how we determine who won. Let us remind you that politics isn’t a sport. Once elected, elected officials govern for all of us. It is their job to represent us and it is our job to ensure that they know what we need.

We need to defeat COVID, address the climate crisis, and root out systemic racism. In Washington, we have elected fearless leaders who are going to work for all of us and make sure we have an Evergreen Future.

• Governor Jay Inslee, a national climate leader who leads with science in response to COVID, decisively won re-election to his third term.
• T’wina Nobles won her Senate race in the 28th Legislative District. T’wina will serve as only the second Black woman ever elected to the Washington State Senate - and she speaks out for environmental justice.
• In the 42nd Legislative District in North Whatcom County, Sharon Shewmake retained her House Seat and our work earned another pro-environment House Seat with the election of Alicia Rule.
• Dave Paul retained his House Seat in the 10th Legislative District - he proudly stood up for the environment during his first term in Olympia.
• And, we now have a clean energy majority on the Whatcom PUD with Christine Grant winning; the Pierce County Council now has a pro-environment majority with the victory of Jani Hitchen.

Because every vote counts, there are some races that are just too close to know who will win:

• Ingrid Anderson is 78 votes behind in her race for State Senate in the 5th Legislative District. We are currently working to cure more than 1,000 challenged ballots in the district. Sign up here to help out with these efforts.
• In the 10th Legislative District, Helen Price Johnson who is running for State Senate and Angie Homola who is running for State House are both behind by a handful of votes. Victories for these candidates would mean two pro-environment flips in this district so we are closely watching this race as ballots continue to be tabulated.

In a free and fair election, every vote counts. Given the large number of voters participating, election results will take time to count and certify. We expect daily results at approximately 4:30 p.m. As we watch races closely, we’ll update you.

Thank you for all you’ve done this year to fight for a strong democracy and a healthy environment. You inspire us.

Onward,

Lennon Bronsema
Political Director