Certified Aug. 2 primary results for Sammamish area; November election is next

King County Elections today (Aug. 16) certified the results of the Aug. 2 primary. The top two winners, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the Nov. 8 General Election.

The 8th Congressional District and the 5th, 41st and 45th Legislative District include Sammamish.

Sammamish Comment isn’t covering state-wide races. These results may be found here.

In the Sammamish area, two State Senate races are too close to project a winner for the November General Election: those in the 5th and 41st.

Sammamish Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama, running as a Republican for Position 1 in the 45th LD House, received only 38% of the primary vote. He advances to November.

The Comment has projected winners in the November election in the chart below. The August primary typically serves as proxy for the November election.

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