Dow Constantine News

County executive-elect Constantine names transition committee chairs

2009-11-04T18:03:34+01:00

By Keith Ervin, Seattle Times

State Sen. Fred Jarrett and affordable housing agency director Hyeok Kim will co-chair King County executive-elect Dow Constantine's transition committee.

Constantine announced those appointments moments before King County Elections released the latest vote count this afternoon, widening his already decisive margin over former TV news anchor Susan

Susan Hutchison concedes defeat in county executive race

2009-11-04T18:01:38+01:00

By Keith Ervin, Seattle Times

Susan Hutchison this afternoon conceded that her opponent, Dow Constantine, has won the King County executive election.

Hutchison, a former TV news anchor, congratulated Constantine in a written statement. "Because the new Executive has only a few weeks until taking office, I want him to be able

Councilman Constantine wins King Co Executive Race

2009-11-04T17:56:20+01:00

The Associated Press

Seattle-

County Council Chairman Dow Constantine has defeated former TV news anchor Susan Hutchison in the race for King County Executive.

With 39 percent of the expected vote counted in Tuesday's election, Constantine led Hutchison with roughly 57 percent to her 43 percent - a gap of more than 34,000

"Beyond Anybody's Highest Estimate." (Or, How Dow Did It.)

2009-11-04T17:49:08+01:00

By Eli Sanders, The Stranger

Dow Constantine is right. His current 14-point lead over Susan Hutchison in the race for King County executive is a blowout "beyond anybody's highest estimates." Constantine's also correct to say that "a lot of people were mistaken" when they worried in the closing weeks of the

King Co. voters like knowing who's a 'D' and who's an 'R'

2009-11-03T17:39:11+01:00

By Neil Modie, Seattle P-I Politics Team

King County voters decided a year ago to make county elective offices nonpartisan, but they nonetheless want to know the party affiliations of the nonpartisan candidates they elect.

And while county executive candidate Susan Hutchison called herself an independent, nonpartisan nonpolitician despite her ties to

Constantine defeats Hutchison for King County exec

2009-11-03T17:36:19+01:00

By Bob Young, Seattle Times staff reporter

Constantine declared an "overwhelming victory" to a rowdy crowd at The Edgewater Hotel in Seattle. Voters weren't looking for just any change, he said. "They were looking for change consistent with King County."

Speaking to applauding fans at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Hutchison said

Election Night: Winners and Losers

2009-11-04T17:30:37+01:00

By Dominic Holden, The Stranger

Last night, despite the SECB's beer gogglesâ€”and wine goggles and whisky gogglesâ€”that made us swoon for Dow Constantine and Pete Holmes, a few things were extremely clear: People are sick of City Attorney Tom Carr, nobody is fooled by Susan Hutchison's claim that she's a

Constantine, Hutchison on environmental issues

2009-10-12T10:58:25+01:00

By Linda Mapes, Seattle Times Staff ReporterOctober 12, 2009

On environmental issues, voters face a clear choice in this race between Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchison for King County executive.

She supports the expansion of a gravel mine on Maury Island; he opposes it. He says climate change is a top priority

Constantine: Flip-flopper Hutchison wrong for King Co.

2009-10-11T10:56:14+01:00

By Chris Grygiel, Seattle PIOctober 11, 2009

In a place where Barack Obama won 70 percent of last November's presidential vote, you'd think it would be relatively easy for a self-proclaimed liberal Democrat like Dow Constantine to win the county executive's race. But voters last year also approved a measure making

Constantine, Hutchison back "everything but marriage" law

2009-09-01T10:33:38+01:00

Seattle Times

By Bob Young, September 1, 2009

Constantine sent out a statement Monday evening after the Secretary of State's office announced that backers of R-71, who want to overturn the state law, appeared to have collected enough signatures to put the referendum on the ballot.

"Everyone in a free society must have