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MIDTERM ELECTION EDITION BROWN WINS RE-ELECTION STATE ELECTIONS • 6A DEMS TAKE US HOUSE CONGRESS • 10A DailyAstorian.com // WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 146TH YEAR, NO. 93 ONE DOLLAR ASTORIA JONES TRIUMPHS IN MAYOR’S RACE General election vote totals, 2018 (As of 8:49 a.m. Wednesday. NOTE: Totals do not include write-in votes.) Governor Votes Percent Kate Brown (D) 834,207 49.3 Knute Buehler (R) 751,654 44.5 Votes Percent Suzanne Bonamici (D) 187,524 63.2 John Verbeek (R) 97,729 32.9 Drew Layda (L) 11,306 3.8 State House District 32 Votes Percent Tiffiny Mitchell (D) 14,447 49.4 Vineeta Lower (R) 12,596 43 Brian Halvorsen (I) 1,214 4.1 Randell Carlson (L) 968 3.3 1st Congressional District Clatsop County Board of Commissioners Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Astoria City Councilor Bruce Jones is congratulated by supporters as election results showed him in the lead for mayor. City councilor defeats Taylor, Miller By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian A storia City Councilor Bruce Jones will be the city’s next mayor. The deputy director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum and former Coast Guard commander on Tuesday earned 58.6 percent of the vote to surpass Dulcye Taylor, president of the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, and community activist Michael “Sasha” Miller. “I am humbled,” Jones said, stepping out of the noise in the Bridge & Tunnel Bottleshop & Taproom after the election results were announced. “I’m shocked frankly and humbled and very grateful for all the support I received.” Jones will replace Arline LaMear as mayor in January. LaMear, elected in 2014, was Asto- ria’s second female mayor. She followed the 24-year tenure of former Mayor Wil- lis Van Dusen. LaMear announced ear- lier this year that she would not seek re-election. See MAYOR, Page 7A Passing grades for Astoria, Warrenton school bonds New investment in local schools By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian A $70 million school improvement bond in Asto- ria and a $38.5 million school relocation bond in Warrenton won voter endorsements on Tuesday night. The Astoria School Dis- trict’s bond will finance a five- year school improvement plan focused on school security, modernizing learning areas and improving building systems. David Oser, an Astoria school board member and part of the political action commit- tee Yes for Astoria Kids, said See BONDS, Page 7A Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian The Warrenton-Hammond School District floated a $38.5 million bond to buy a master campus and build a new middle school to re- lieve overcrowding at War- renton Grade School. After three tries, voters back a new county jail A $20 million bond to expand to Warrenton By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian Voters on Tuesday approved a $20 million bond to relo- cate the overcrowded Clatsop County Jail in Astoria to an expanded facility in Warrenton. Two previous bond mea- sures, in 2002 and 2012, had MORE INSIDE Sanctuary law repeal, grocery tax ban blocked by Oregon voters. Page 6A failed, but law enforcement saw a rare opportunity to upgrade when the state closed the North Coast Youth Correctional Facil- ity last year. “Oh, hell yes,” Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said when asked if he had seen the election results moments after they were released. The bond passed with 55.4 percent of the vote. “I’m very grateful to the people of Clatsop County for realizing this is an absolute necessity for the integrity of the county,” he said. DLR Group, a Port- land-based architecture firm, was hired to conduct a $51,000 feasibility study on converting the former youth facility. The See JAIL, Page 7A District 3 Votes Percent Pamela Wev 1,806 52.7 Peter Roscoe 1,612 47 Astoria mayor Votes Percent Bruce Jones 2,535 58.6 Dulcye Taylor 1,488 34.4 Michael Miller 283 6.5 Votes Percent Roger Rocka 506 55 David Drafall 408 44.3 Joan Herman 673 66.7 Ron Zilli 334 33.1 Warrenton mayor Votes Percent Henry Balensifer 1,598 74 John Washington 546 25.2 Seaside mayor Votes Percent Jay Barber 1,484 60.1 922 37.8 Votes Percent Kerry Smith 574 69.4 Jack Zimmerman 242 29.3 Astoria City Council Ward 1 Ward 3 John Chapman Gearhart City Council Cannon Beach City Council Votes Percent Robin Risley 480 37.1 Mike Benefield 415 32 Greg Swedenborg 378 29.2 Local measures • Clatsop County Jail bond • Astoria school bond • Warrenton-Hammond school bond • Sunset Empire Park and Recreation Yes (55.4%) Yes (62.5) Yes (59.3) No (66) District bond • Marijuana retail tax in county Yes (71) unincorporated areas • Marijuana retail tax in Gearhart • Cannon Beach rural fire levy Sources: Oregon Secretary of State; Clatsop County Elections Yes (72) Yes (60.3) Daily Astorian graphic
