November 1997
General Election Results



General	Election			Primary	       Contri-   Expe-  Surplus   Cost

Votes  Percent			      Votes  Percent   butions   nses   Deficit  Per Vote



Port of Bellingham

District 1

22,897	99.7%	Scott L. Walker*	---------------Under $500-----------------



District 2

19,491	99.7%	Douglas G. Smith*	---------------Under $500-----------------



Whatcom County Council

At Large

21,442	50.9%	Marlene Dawson*		8,524	44.4%	$12,687	$11,579	$1,107	$0.54

20,561	48.8%	Allan L. Jensen		4,685	24.4%	 $7,399	 $7,399	---0--	$0.36

		Clarence A. Bob, Sr.	4,105	21.4%	 $3,634	 $3,634	---0--	$0.89

		Warren E. Hanson	1,879	 9.8%	 Under $500



District 1-Position A

22,540	55.2%	Ward Nelson*		3,296	49.4%	$12,593	$12,593	---0--	$0.54

18,152	44.8%	Dan McShane		2.218	33.2%	$16,839	$16,794	($955)1	$0.93

		Marian Beddill		1,159	17.4%	No financial disclosure reports3



District 2-Position A

20,079	51.0%	Connie Hoag		2,275	34.7%	 $5,566	 $5,549	   $15	$0.28

19,154	48.7%	Ron Lagerwey		2,926	44.6%	$12,002	$12,002	---0--	$0.62

		Richard J. Maneval	  746	11.4%	   $220	   $186	   $34	$0.25

		William A. La Freniere	  612	 9.3%	No financial disclosure reports3			

District 3-Position A

19,581	49.9%	Robert Inhof*				 $1,646	 $1,646	---0--	$0.08

19,514	49.7%	Bob Wiesen				$12,039	$11,589	  $450	$0.59



Bellingham City Council At Large

11,706	100%	Louise Bjornson*			 $5,106	 $1,339	$3,768	$0.11



Ward 2

10,071	100%	Gene Knutson*				 $1,665	   $564	$1,101	$0.06



Ward 4

8,422	57.2%	Leslie Richardson			$11,355	$11,666	($311)1	$1.38

6,309	42.8%	Wayne Weed				$12,515	$12,515	---0--	$1.98



Ward 6

9,058	57.7%	Barbara Ryan				$15,123	$15,123	---0--	$1.67

6,651	42.3%	Gary A. Goldfogel			$14,5992$15,6042($3,443)2$2.352



Notes:

*=Incumbent

1Liabilities, loans and dept owed

2As of Jan. 7, has not filed the final disclosure report with the

   Whatcom County Auditor; the report was due on December 10. 

   This info is through Oct. 28.

3As of Jan. 7, has not filed any disclosure reports with the

   Whatcom County Auditor; reports were due on Aug. 26, Sept. 9, and Oct. 14. 


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