Politics & Government
Canvassing Board Certifies Results for Renton City Council
It's official: Ed Prince wins position 5 on the Renton City Council.
The King County Canvassing Board certified the Nov. 2011 General Election results on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the King County Elections office in Renton.
Mayor Denis Law ran unopposed, garnering more than 96 percent of the vote, as did Council member Marcie Palmer (position 3) who received 98 percent of the vote. Incumbent Council members Greg Taylor (position 4) got 71 percent and Don Persson (position 7) earned 64 percent of the votes.
The race for added some spice to an otherwise ordinary election. , closely followed by .
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In anticipation of the certified results, the , one week prior to the Canvassing Board's official certification. The finalized results for the City of Renton are as follows:
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Daily results
General and Special Election
KING COUNTY
11/28/2011 9:48:59 PM
Official Final
11-08-2011
Page 27 of 69
CITY
CITY OF RENTON
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: *
19411
/
42539
45.63%
Mayor
Denis Law
13748
96.78%
Write-in
457
3.22%
Council Position No. 3
Marcie Palmer
13205
98.35%
Write-in
221
1.65%
Council Position No. 4
Sarah Sanoy-Wright
4424
28.27%
Greg Taylor
11149
71.24%
Write-in
78
0.50%
Council Position No. 5
Ed Prince
8335
51.91%
Robin H. Jones
7652
47.66%
Write-in
70
0.44%
Council Position No. 7
Phyllis Forister
5635
35.37%
Don Persson
10238
64.26%
Write-in
60
0.38%
* Reflects the voter registration count as of October 27, 2011 following the official logic and accuracy test
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