I've looked over the Election results for the 42nd Legislative District and they're definitely BLUE. The 42nd district covers Northern Whatcom County and part of Bellingham. The myth has been that if you take away the Bellingham vote Whatcom County is a Conservative bastion. But the votes say different.
2006 General Election (prelim.) Results
42nd Legislative District
Registration 74220
Ballots Cast 46919
Turnout (%) 63.22%
State Measures
Int 920 YES - 39.12%
Int 920 NO - 58.16%
Int 933 YES - 39.30%
Int 933 NO - 58.66%
Int 937 YES - 51.26%
Int 937 NO - 45.52%
HJR 4223 APPROVED - 75.68%
HJR 4223 REJECTED - 18.81%
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U.S. Senate
Maria Cantwell (D) 52.21%
Mike McGavick (R) 44.08%
Bruce Guthrie 1.92%
Robin Adair 0.58%
Aaron Dixon 1.14%
U.S. Rep (WA-02)
Rick Larsen (D) 61.96%
Doug Roulstone (R) 37.24%
State Senate
Jesse Salomon (D) 46.23%
Dale Brandland (R) 52.40%
State Representative pos. 1
Jasper MacSlarrow (D) 44.48%
Doug Ericksen (R) 54.07%
State Representative pos. 2
Kelli Linville (D) 64.43%
Craig Mayberry (R) 30.86%
Supreme Court Justice (NP)
Susan Owens 46.99%
Stephen Johnson 37.04%
I-920 (to eliminate the inheritance tax) and I-933 (Special Rights for Property owners) were both rejected by wide margins, while I-937 (alternative energy) was approve by a solid majority.
Maria Cantwell got a solid majority. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and State Rep. Kelli Linville were both reelected by wide margins.
Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens beat Johnson solidly. Stephen Johnsons Republican partisanship didn't do him any good here.
Brandland and Ericksen seem to have coasted in on the inertia of incumbency. They didn't receive the approval that Democratic incumbents did.
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