Ryne Rohla

Alternative version of the President map, by raw vote margin per square mile:

2024 General Election maps by precinct. Larger here: maps.rynerohla.com/election-maps/…

@WWFerguson2 How did you find which AVCBs map to which precincts?

Just a reminder that the maps above show absent voter county boards (AVCBs), which group together multiple election day precincts. The lines show the ED precincts, but are colored by total vote in the AVCBs. There are around 100 fewer ED precincts than in 2020.

While the the GOP candidate gained ~6,800 more votes than in 2020, the real story is that there were over 10,211 fewer voters in the presidential race than four years ago, and Harris had nearly 20,000 fewer votes than Biden. Turnout was down 4 points compared to 2020.

@RyanFamuliner At the Cathedral in Spokane, the priest mentioned the assassination attempt at the start of the homily, and we all prayed a Hail Mary for the victims, their families, and our country.

Would love to know: if you went to religious services today, how did your leaders address what happened yesterday? And if you’re cool with it, include religion/denomination and location.

Making it dramatically easier for people to gamble has some major downsides. slowboring.com/p/the-sports-g…

According to results provided by the Democratic Party in American Samoa, Jason Palmer has won the American Samoa Democratic Caucus. Follow results here: results.decisiondeskhq.com/2024/Primaries/

The Washington House approved Initiative 2113 on a 77 to 20 vote. Senate approved earlier 36-13. The measure lifts state restrictions adopted in 2021 on police vehicle pursuits. It will take effect 90 days after the legislative session adjourns on March 7.

@mrandystevens @RyMB @BrandiKruse @JimWalshLD19 If the tiny chance of this happening concerns you, you can vote at the auditor's office or use a drop box. There are likely processing and printing reasons why the outside was chosen. I don't find indulging this unfounded paranoia and victim conplex many have adopted productive.

@rarohla @RyMB @BrandiKruse @JimWalshLD19 Why do people get TDS? I didn't say it was logical, but I bet I could post a dozen stories of postal workers committing crimes. And these primary declaration numbers will be used for the next 4yrs until the next one. All I want is the declaration on the inside.

Washington's presidential primary ballots are getting a lot of attention after @elonmuskcommented on a post about them. Voters here must declare their Party on the OUTSIDE. @JimWalshLD19 will join #unDivided today to discuss: youtube.com/live/WlzLKpnIi…

@mrandystevens @RyMB @BrandiKruse @JimWalshLD19 Why would a postal worker commit a federal crime (for which USPS has its own police force) to throw away R ballots in a primary when doing so does not benefit the Ds in any way?

@RyMB @rarohla @BrandiKruse @JimWalshLD19 Easy. A mailman can see the R and chuck the ballot in the dumpster. Dropping it in a ballot box lowers the risk, but trust is not exactly high with our elections system itself. ESPECIALLY in our state's largest county.

@ChristaStamper @jasonrantz You get a ballot for the primaries if you turn 18 by the time of the general election. There are lots of pre-registration programs for high schoolers, including automatically through the DOL if you get a driver's license

@jasonrantz We were shocked to receive a ballot for our son who is 17 and has obviously never registered to vote. Wonder how many other unregistered teenagers got ballots?

NEW: Voters are again miffed and concerned that you must check a Washington party declaration on the outside of the primary ballot return envelope. It’s not especially private. Read 👇🏻mynorthwest.com/3952068/jason-…

@twizzyu @astrohxncho @AugustaPatriot @Thorongil16 Interlibrary loan, especially from a university, can often get this kind of thing

@astrohxncho @rarohla @AugustaPatriot @Thorongil16 Yeah I'm probably not ever going to be in Montgomery though lol

This would be such an interesting election to map. I've always been really interested in those Southern coalitions where the suburbs are super red and the rurals are blue

@twizzyu @AugustaPatriot @astrohxncho @Thorongil16 Someone could try here: …labama-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1v…

@AugustaPatriot @astrohxncho @Thorongil16 I fully expect this race to be impossible to map by precinct, but it would just be cool

Last map. In the Snohomish School District, conservative educator Sherri Larkin bested appointed board member Sarah Adams in a very tight race which closely mirrored 2022 Senate numbers. Larkin outran Smiley in Clearview/Silver Firs; Adams outpaced Murray to the north.

In the Northshore School District, engineer Han Tran handily defeated substitute teacher Myriam Jurtiz despite Tran's controversial anti-Israel social media posts. Tran won all but one precinct in the SnoCo portion of the district, sweeping newer Asian areas on south 35th/39th.

A thread of precinct maps for Snohomish County's preliminary election results. First up is County Executive, where incumbent Democrat Dave Somers handily defeated county Republican Party chair and 2022 SOS candidate Bob Hagglund.