WA primary election results in, some November races set

We begin tonight with the august primary tonight. Some ballots are counted and we're beginning to see what's to come this november as the field narrows. FOX 13 has team coverage tracking the races that matter to you report Alejandra Guzman standing by with what's in store for our state Supreme Court. But let's begin with FOX 13's Jennifer Dowling live at a watch party for the Washington Democrats. Jennifer, you're tracking one of the hottest races in our state congressional District three as tight as expected. Marie glues and camp Perez with a slight lead over her Republican challenger. What can you tell us? Well, that district covers a large area of southwest Washington, including Skamania County and Clark County. And at 53% of the votes counted, the Associated Press said tonight that the top two vote getters are officially incumbent rep Marie Guzman, Camp Perez and Republican john Braun with just over 250 votes separating them after that early vote count tonight. Guzman Camp Perez lives in Skamania County and says in the past few years she's passed a bill on housing affordability and has made it a priority to secure funding for rural schools and technical programs. There have been some challenges. Some within the party had been frustrated after she voted to give ice more money without the reforms they wanted. The chair of the Washington State Democrats Shasti Conrad says the elections in the third district have been closed for the past two cycles, but they are hopeful glues and camp Perez can win again in November. It's always feels good when you're up on election night, but we want to make sure that every vote is counted. People see that she is really representing her district even when she sometimes takes votes that are a little bit outside of the box, you know, but that's because she knows how to deliver for the folks that she represents. And, you know, I think she's really delivered on affordability and making sure that she's standing with people who make up that district. And we're hoping that people see that and deliver it for her. Losing Camp Perez issued a statement tonight, saying, quote, I'm humbled by the show of support across our district. The other top vote getter in tonight's primary Republican John Braun from Centralia. He was also endorsed by President Donald Trump in April and is also backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee. He said he's focused on lowering taxes on a strong national defense and rebuilding the Navy by investing in the submarine fleet. Meantime, in Bellevue at the Watch Party, U. S. Representative Kim Schreier and her supporters were also celebrating tonight after the Associated Press said she would advance to the general election. She talked about next steps with us tonight. I will be out. We're planning this weekend east of the mountains to see how I can help with wildfire response and understand the scope and thank wild that wildland firefighters. Um, and then I will continue to knock doors, make phone calls and make sure I reach every voter in this district. As for who Schreier will face in November, the votes are still being counted, and that's still being determined. Reporting live in Bellevue, Jennifer Dowling, FOX 13 News. Turning now to several races in Seattle, the first library levy, a property tax levy that would raise more money for libraries over the next several years. Right now, 71% of voters approving that levy in King County, a simple majority wins it. Library leaders celebrating tonight. Well, tonight you and the voters of Seattle have said yes. The $480 million levy would maintain library hours, increase security, covered maintenance and help manage the system's collection, replacing an expiring levy passed back in 2019. The levy would cost homeowners an average 23 cents per $1000 of assessed home value. That's about $193 a year for a median home. Now to the Seattle City Council, four candidates vying to fill the City Council's District five seat Silas James, Julie Kang, Nilo Jinx and Dimitri Georgia Copop Co Co Palace. Excuse me. Right now, you can see Nilo Jinx has nearly 50% of the votes with Julie Kang in second place with 30%. The district includes the infamous Aurora Avenue, which has been known for sex trafficking and has seen a surge of gun violence this year. The seat was left open by the resignation of Kathy Moore. Last year, former council member Deborah Juarez was appointed to fill the seat during the interim. So one of the most consequential decisions voters are making this year is one down at the bottom of the ballot. The race for state Supreme Court five of the nine seats more than half are changing hands. Four of those races narrowed in today. FOX 13 Alejandra Guzman tracking the latest. Alejandra, what's the latest? Yes, Avera, we have a better look at those results and whoever is sworn in as justice will help shape the state's highest court. And one of the key question that is likely to land before justices is, can the state expand its taxing power? Let's look at the voter turnout in position one. We have incumbent Justice Colleen Melody, who was appointed by Governor Ferguson in November of last year, leading with 51% of the votes with 30% is tax attorney Scott Edwards. In position three is close between three candidates. David Stephen is leading with at this hour with 35.9% of the votes. King County Superior Court Judge Jamie Michelle Hawk has 33% and Court of Appeals Judge Mike V. S. Not too far behind at 33% position five. One of the more crowded races with incumbent Justice Theo Angelis leading with 34.3% of the votes and Judge Dave Larson close behind with 32.7% of those votes and for position seven voters looking to back incumbent Chief Justice Debra Stevens, who has 55% of the votes afar. Second, Todd Bloom, who previously ran for justice in 2024 and representative for Washington's sixth congressional district as Republican in 2016 and 2022. Now, shortly after these numbers came in, I did speak with several of the candidates and I asked them what their stance on the millionaires taxes and they say they can't openly discuss this. But here's the message that they do want to share with you, the voters. The judiciary is supposed to be the lighthouse in the storm, not a ship lost at sea. I think we have to. The confidence in the judiciary belongs to everyone. In fact, in a recent interview, I felt that I'm more concerned about people having confidence in me that disagree with me rather than agree with me because they have to trust that it comes from the right place for the right reason. I think that voters should care about somebody who's going to focus on the law as written in the Constitution as written are the state constitution has specific provisions about what the legislature's tax authority is. There's a constitutional precedent regarding that now position for candidates heading to the November ballot include Judge Ian Burke and Judge Sean O'Donnell. Now I want to stress FOX 13 did reach out to all 14 candidates for the Supreme Court justice. We're still waiting to hear from many of them severe. Alejandra, thank you. And FOX 13 is staying on top of dozens of other races. You can find all of the results on our website. That's FOX 13 seattle dot com.