Whatcom Watch compiled the number of potential voters who did not vote for eight races in the year 2000. The result are in the tables below.

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Tables on this page:
     I-713
     I-732
     I-728
     Attorney General
     Governor
     Lands Commissioner
     U.S. President
     U.S. Senate

Notes:
"Ballots Cast" refers to the total votes cast for that proposition or office.
"Total Ballots" refers to the total ballots cast within the county.

I-713 Animal Trapping

County
Percent
Not Voting
 Tabulation
Method		 Ballots
Cast		 Total
Ballots
PEND OREILLE
2.23
 op-Scan 5,360
5,482
KITSAP
2.99
 op-Scan 101,114
104,235
KITTITAS
3.07
 op-Scan 13,786
14,223
KLICKITAT
3.10
 op-Scan 7,999
8,255
SAN JUAN
3.16
 op-Scan 8,207
8,475
PIERCE
3.41
 op-Scan 261,670
270,898
GRAYS HARBOR
3.65
 op-Scan 25,613
26,583
JEFFERSON
3.77
 op-Scan 15,373
15,976
SKAGIT
3.84
 op-Scan 44,074
45,835
SNOHOMISH
3.91
 op-Scan 243,508
253,423
FERRY
3.96
 op-Scan 2,962
3,084
CHELAN
4.00
 op-Scan 25,764
26,837
YAKIMA
4.00
 datavote 67,782
70,606
COWLITZ
4.02
 op-Scan 35,845
37,347
KING
4.15
 op-Scan 766,017
799,163
WHITMAN
4.16
 op-Scan 15,725
16,408
STEVENS
4.23
 punchcard 17,599
18,376
ADAMS
4.31
 op-Scan 4,838
5,056
GRANT
4.44
 op-Scan 23,015
24,084
FRANKLIN
4.49
 datavote 13,662
14,305
WALLA WALLA
4.52
 op-Scan 20,663
21,642
BENTON
4.54
 punchcard 57,857
60,607
COLUMBIA
4.55
 op-Scan 2,036
2,133
THURSTON
4.63
 punchcard 94,080
98,644
GARFIELD
4.74
 op-Scan 1,287
1,351
ISLAND
4.84
 punchcard 31,925
33,550
MASON
4.87
 punchcard 21,807
22,923
CLARK
4.90
 punchcard 130,493
137,339
SKAMANIA
5.11
 op-Scan 4,107
4,328
LEWIS
5.36
 punchcard 28,955
30,596
OKANOGAN
5.40
 punchcard 14,252
15,066
WHATCOM
5.52
 punchcard 70,548
74,671
SPOKANE
5.86
 punchcard 164,786
175,041
PACIFIC
5.94
 punchcard 9,131
9,708
WAHKIAKUM
6.02
 op-Scan 1,892
2,013
CLALLAM
6.36
 punchcard 30,909
33,013
ASOTIN
6.59
 punchcard 7,628
8,166
LINCOLN
11.55
 punchcard 4,742
5,361

I-732 Teacher Salaries

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
PEND OREILLE
2.46
 op-Scan
5347
5,482
PIERCE
3.52
 op-Scan
261,367
270,898
KITSAP
3.60
 op-Scan
100,486
104,235
GRANT
3.94
 op-Scan
23,136
24,084
COLUMBIA
4.03
 op-Scan
2047
2,133
KITTITAS
4.08
 op-Scan
13,643
14,223
WALLA WALLA
4.14
 op-Scan
20,746
21,642
SAN JUAN
4.15
 op-Scan
8123
8,475
GRAYS HARBOR
4.16
 op-Scan
25,478
26,583
WHITMAN
4.24
 op-Scan
15,712
16,408
SKAGIT
4.27
 op-Scan
43,878
45,835
COWLITZ
4.33
 op-Scan
35.691
37,347
SNOHOMISH
4.36
 op-Scan
242,363
253,423
FERRY
4.38
 op-Scan
2949
3,084
ADAMS
4.39
 op-Scan
4834
5,056
KING
4.41
 op-Scan
763,901
799,163
CHELAN
4.45
 op-Scan
25,644
26,837
YAKIMA
4.63
 datavote
67,336
70,606
JEFFERSON
4.81
 op-Scan
15,208
15,976
FRANKLIN
4.82
 datavote
13,615
14,305
KLICKITAT
4.82
 op-Scan
7857
8,255
SKAMANIA
4.94
 op-Scan
4114
4,328
STEVENS
5.08
 punchcard
17,442
18,376
BENTON
5.15
 punchcard
57,488
60,607
THURSTON
5.49
 punchcard
93,230
98,644
GARFIELD
5.55
 op-Scan
1276
1,351
ISLAND
5.73
 punchcard
31,628
33,550
MASON
6.43
 punchcard
21,450
22,923
WHATCOM
6.55
 punchcard
69,780
74,671
SPOKANE
6.61
 punchcard
163,469
175,041
WAHKIAKUM
6.71
 op-Scan
1878
2,013
LEWIS
6.85
 punchcard
28,500
30,596
ASOTIN
7.03
 punchcard
7592
8,166
OKANOGAN
7.28
 punchcard
13,969
15,066
CLARK
7.51
 punchcard
127,022
137,339
PACIFIC
7.51
 punchcard
8979
9,708
CLALLAM
8.08
 punchcard
30,344
33,013
LINCOLN
10.46
 punchcard
4800
5,361

I-728 School Class Size

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
PEND OREILLE
2.19
 op-Scan 5,362
5,482
KITSAP
3.61
 op-Scan 100,468
104,235
PIERCE
3.79
 op-Scan 260,623
270,898
KITTITAS
3.97
 op-Scan 13,659
14,223
GRANT
4.00
 op-Scan 23,121
24,084
WHITMAN
4.30
 op-Scan 15,703
16,408
GRAYS HARBOR
4.41
 op-Scan 25,412
26,583
SNOHOMISH
4.47
 op-Scan 242,093
253,423
SAN JUAN
4.53
 op-Scan 8,091
8,475
COWLITZ
4.55
 op-Scan 35,649
37,347
SKAGIT
4.57
 op-Scan 43,742
45,835
KING
4.64
 op-Scan 762,099
799,163
WALLA WALLA
4.68
 op-Scan 20,629
21,642
KLICKITAT
4.72
 op-Scan 7,865
8,255
JEFFERSON
4.81
 op-Scan 15,207
15,976
CHELAN
4.87
 op-Scan 25,529
26,837
YAKIMA
4.90
 datavote 67,146
70,606
FRANKLIN
5.01
 datavote 13.589
14,305
COLUMBIA
5.02
 op-Scan 2,026
2,133
GARFIELD
5.33
 op-Scan 1,279
1,351
ADAMS
5.38
 op-Scan 4,784
5,056
BENTON
5.39
 punchcard 57,346
60,607
FERRY
5.61
 op-Scan 2,911
3,084
SKAMANIA
5.73
 op-Scan 4,080
4,328
STEVENS
5.75
 punchcard 17,319
18,376
ISLAND
6.20
 punchcard 31,469
33,550
THURSTON
6.29
 punchcard 92,444
98,644
MASON
6.45
 punchcard 21,445
22,923
SPOKANE
6.58
 punchcard 163,516
175,041
CLARK
6.74
 punchcard 128,082
137,339
LEWIS
6.80
 punchcard 28,516
30,596
WAHKIAKUM
7.00
 op-Scan 1,872
2,013
ASOTIN
7.09
 punchcard 7587
8,166
OKANOGAN
7.37
 punchcard 13,956
15,066
WHATCOM
7.66
 punchcard 68,954
74,671
PACIFIC
7.87
 punchcard 8,944
9,708
CLALLAM
8.41
 punchcard 30,237
33,013
LINCOLN
9.12
 punchcard 4,872
5,361

Attorney General

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
KITSAP 5.87 op-Scan 98,118
104,235
PIERCE 6.18 op-Scan 254,147
270,898
GRANT 6.63 op-Scan 22,488
24,084
YAKIMA 6.71 datavote 65,870
70,606
SNOHOMISH 6.72 op-Scan 236,403
253,423
FRANKLIN 6.83 datavote 13,328
14,305
JEFFERSON 6.99 op-Scan 14,860
15,976
GRAYS HARBOR 7.25 op-Scan 24,656
26,583
THURSTON 7.39 punchcard 91,355
98,644
PEND OREILLE 7.55 op-Scan 5,068
5,482
LEWIS 7.64 punchcard 28,257
30,596
SKAGIT 7.65 op-Scan 42,329
45,835
KITTITAS 7.93 op-Scan 13,095
14,223
SPOKANE 7.94 punchcard 161,137
175,041
WALLA WALLA 8.37 op-Scan 19,831
21,642
BENTON 8.56 punchcard 55,418
60,607
MASON 8.59 punchcard 20,953
22,923
CHELAN 8.60 op-Scan 24,529
26,837
FERRY 8.63 op-Scan 2,818
3,084
ADAMS 8.92 op-Scan 4,605
5,056
ISLAND 8.92 punchcard 30,558
33,550
SAN JUAN 8.93 op-Scan 7,718
8,475
CLARK 9.09 punchcard 124,850
137,339
COLUMBIA 9.19 op-Scan 1,937
2,133
KING 9.34 op-Scan 724,523
799,163
SKAMANIA 9.59 op-Scan 3,913
4,328
COWLITZ 9.90 op-Scan 33,985
37,347
OKANOGAN 10.10 punchcard 13,545
15,066
KLICKITAT 10.13 op-Scan 7,419
8,255
WHATCOM 10.24 punchcard 67,025
74,671
STEVENS 10.50 punchcard 16,447
18,376
WHITMAN 10.94 op-Scan 14,613
16,408
CLALLAM 11.25 punchcard 29,300
33,013
PACIFIC 11.26 punchcard 8,615
9,708
LINCOLN 11.33 punchcard 4,754
5,361
ASOTIN 11.93 punchcard 7,192
8,166
WAHKIAKUM 12.17 op-Scan 1,768
2,013
GARFIELD 12.44 op-Scan 1,183
1,351

Governor

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
KITSAP
1.25
 op-Scan 102,927
104,235
SNOHOMISH
1.37
 op-Scan 249,945
253,423
PIERCE
1.45
 op-Scan 266,983
270,898
JEFFERSON
1.49
 op-Scan 15,738
15,976
GARFIELD
1.55
 op-Scan 1,330
1,351
KITTITAS
1.57
 op-Scan 14,000
14,223
GRANT
1.62
 op-Scan 23,695
24,084
COLUMBIA
1.64
 op-Scan 2,098
2,133
KING
1.67
 op-Scan 785,807
799,163
SKAGIT
1.71
 op-Scan 45,052
45,835
SPOKANE
1.74
 punchcard 171,992
175,041
CHELAN
1.83
 op-Scan 26,345
26,837
PEND OREILLE
1.95
 op-Scan 5,375
5,482
SAN JUAN
1.99
 op-Scan 8,306
8,475
WALLA WALLA
2.11
 op-Scan 21,185
21,642
WHITMAN
2.13
 op-Scan 16,058
16,408
YAKIMA
2.14
 datavote 69,100
70,606
BENTON
2.15
 punchcard 59,302
60,607
ADAMS
2.18
 op-Scan 4,946
5,056
THURSTON
2.21
 punchcard 96,466
98,644
COWLITZ
2.22
 op-Scan 36,518
37,347
FERRY
2.30
 op-Scan 3,013
3,084
GRAYS HARBOR
2.34
 op-Scan 25,961
26,583
OKANOGAN
2.65
 punchcard 14,666
15,066
ISLAND
2.66
 punchcard 32,658
33,550
WHATCOM
2.67
 punchcard 72,674
74,671
FRANKLIN
2.68
 datavote 13,922
14,305
MASON
2.77
 punchcard 22,289
22,923
LEWIS
2.78
 punchcard 29,744
30,596
STEVENS
2.95
 punchcard 17,833
18,376
WAHKIAKUM
3.08
 op-Scan 1,951
2,013
KLICKITAT
3.10
 op-Scan 7,999
8,255
PACIFIC
3.11
 punchcard 9,406
9,708
ASOTIN
3.12
 punchcard 7.911
8,166
CLARK
3.27
 punchcard 132,844
137,339
LINCOLN
3.34
 punchcard 5,182
5,361
CLALLAM
3.79
 punchcard 31,762
33,013
SKAMANIA
6.79
 op-Scan 4,034
4,328

Lands Commissioner

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
PIERCE
4.99
 op-Scan 257,372
270,898
GRANT
5.30
 op-Scan 22,808
24,084
FERRY
5.54
 op-Scan 2,913
3,084
GRAYS HARBOR
5.62
 op-Scan 25,089
26,583
KITSAP
5.66
 op-Scan 98,336
104,235
KITTITAS
5.69
 op-Scan 13,414
14,223
PEND OREILLE
5.75
 op-Scan 5,167
5,482
JEFFERSON
5.88
 op-Scan 15,037
15,976
SNOHOMISH
5.93
 op-Scan 238,400
253,423
LEWIS
6.13
 punchcard 28,721
30,596
SKAGIT
6.17
 op-Scan 43,005
45,835
ADAMS
6.37
 op-Scan 4,734
5,056
STEVENS
6.54
 punchcard 17,176
18,376
WALLA WALLA
6.64
 op-Scan 20,206
21,642
CHELAN
6.74
 op-Scan 25,027
26,837
MASON
6.95
 punchcard 21,330
22,923
COWLITZ
7.03
 op-Scan 34,721
37,347
COLUMBIA
7.22
 op-Scan 1,979
2,133
YAKIMA
7.46
 datavote 65,341
70,606
OKANOGAN
7.52
 punchcard 13,933
15,066
BENTON
7.76
 punchcard 55,901
60,607
SAN JUAN
7.78
 op-Scan 7,816
8,475
ISLAND
7.82
 punchcard 30,926
33,550
SPOKANE
7.89
 punchcard 161,222
175,041
SKAMANIA
7.99
 op-Scan 3,982
4,328
KLICKITAT
8.02
 op-Scan 7,593
8,255
THURSTON
8.02
 punchcard 90,731
98,644
WHITMAN
8.03
 op-Scan 15,091
16,408
GARFIELD
8.14
 op-Scan 1,241
1,351
LINCOLN
8.24
 punchcard 4,919
5,361
PACIFIC
8.27
 punchcard 8,905
9,708
WHATCOM
8.33
 punchcard 68,452
74,671
ASOTIN
8.52
 punchcard 7,470
8,166
CLARK
8.55
 punchcard 125,595
137,339
KING
8.57
 op-Scan 730,662
799,163
WAHKIAKUM
8.64
 op-Scan 1,839
2,013
FRANKLIN
8.69
 datavote 13,062
14,305
CLALLAM
9.10
 punchcard 30,010
33,013

U.S. President

County
Percent
Not Voting
Tabulation
Method
Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
KING 0.62 op-Scan
794,196
799,163
PEND OREILLE 0.80 op-Scan
5,438
5,482
SAN JUAN 0.81 op-Scan
8,407
8,475
JEFFERSON 0.90 op-Scan
15,833
15,976
PIERCE 0.91 op-Scan
268,427
270,898
KITTITAS 0.96 op-Scan
14,086
14,223
SNOHOMISH 0.97 op-Scan
250,967
253,423
COWLITZ 1.03 op-Scan
36,962
37,347
WHITMAN 1.04 op-Scan
16,237
16,408
KLICKITAT 1.16 op-Scan
8,159
8,255
GRANT 1.19 op-Scan
23,798
24,084
CHELAN 1.19 op-Scan
26,517
26,837
COLUMBIA 1.22 op-Scan
2,107
2,133
WHATCOM 1.24 punchcard
73,757
74,671
THURSTON 1.24 punchcard
97,422
98,644
WALLA WALLA 1.28 op-Scan
21,365
21,642
CLARK 1.31 punchcard
135,544
137,339
SKAGIT 1.34 op-Scan
45,221
45,835
BENTON 1.37 punchcard
59,779
60,607
FERRY 1.49 op-Scan
3,038
3,084
KITSAP 1.57 op-Scan
102,596
104,235
ADAMS 1.62 op-Scan
4,974
5,056
GARFIELD 1.63 op-Scan
1,329
1,351
ISLAND 1.63 punchcard
33,004
33,550
SPOKANE 1.71 punchcard
172,042
175,041
SKAMANIA 1.83 op-Scan
4,249
4,328
OKANOGAN 1.84 punchcard
14,798
15,066
MASON 1.93 punchcard
22,480
22,923
PACIFIC 1.95 punchcard
9,519
9,708
WAHKIAKUM 1.99 op-Scan
1,973
2,013
LEWIS 1.99 punchcard
29,986
30,596
STEVENS 2.05 punchcard
17,999
18,376
ASOTIN 2.22 punchcard
7,985
8,166
GRAYS HARBOR 2.30 op-Scan
25,972
26,583
CLALLAM 2.37 punchcard
32,232
33,013
LINCOLN 3.06 punchcard
5,197
5,361
YAKIMA 4.68 datavote
67,299
70,606
FRANKLIN 4.83 datavote
13,614
14,305
DOUGLAS    
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U.S. Senate

 County
Percent
Not Voting
 Tabulation
Method		 Ballots
Cast
Total
Ballots
PEND OREILLE
0.95
 op-Scan 5,430
5,482
KITTITAS
1.39
 op-Scan 14,026
14,223
JEFFERSON
1.59
 op-Scan 15,722
15,976
SNOHOMISH
1.59
 op-Scan 249,390
253,423
KITSAP
1.60
 op-Scan 102,572
104,235
COLUMBIA
1.73
 op-Scan 36,499
2,133
GRANT
1.80
 op-Scan 23.651
24,084
WHITMAN
1.88
 op-Scan 16,097
16,408
FERRY
1.88
 op-Scan 3026
3,084
DOUGLAS
1.91
 op-Scan 3089
11,992
SAN JUAN
1.95
 op-Scan 8,310
8,475
SKAGIT
1.96
 op-Scan 44,937
45,835
PIERCE
1.99
 op-Scan 265,510
270,898
GARFIELD
2.01
 op-Scan 1,323
1,351
KING
2.02
 op-Scan 783,056
799,163
WALLA WALLA
2.07
 op-Scan 21,193
21,642
SPOKANE
2.07
 punchcard 171,426
175,041
BENTON
2.12
 punchcard 59,323
60,607
THURSTON
2.17
 punchcard 96,503
98,644
YAKIMA
2.18
 datavote 69,066
70,606
OKANOGAN
2.25
 punchcard 14,727
15,066
CHELAN
2.27
 op-Scan 26,229
26,837
COWLITZ
2.27
 op-Scan 11,992
37,347
ADAMS
2.35
 op-Scan 4,937
5,056
ISLAND
2.53
 punchcard 32,702
33,550
STEVENS
2.53
 punchcard 17,911
18,376
LEWIS
2.67
 punchcard 29,778
30,596
LINCOLN
2.89
 punchcard 5,206
5,361
MASON
2.94
 punchcard 22,250
22,923
FRANKLIN
3.01
 datavote 13,874
14,305
GRAYS HARBOR
3.12
 op-Scan 25,754
26,583
ASOTIN
3.31
 punchcard 7,896
8,166
KLICKITAT
3.38
 op-Scan 7,976
8,255
PACIFIC
3.50
 punchcard 9,368
9,708
CLALLAM
3.52
 punchcard 132,423
33,013
CLARK
3.58
 punchcard 2,096
137,339
WAHKIAKUM
4.02
 op-Scan 1,932
2,013
WHATCOM
4.45
 punchcard 71,350
74,671
SKAMANIA
6.01
 op-Scan 4,068
4,328