Democrats lead in every Bellevue-area race after the first ballot counts on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Overall voter turnout stood at 37% as of 9 p.m., according to King County Elections results.
The widest margin belongs to U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, who leads Republican Mary Silva 75.34% to 24.32% in Congressional District 1 (CD1). DelBene has 51,538 votes to Silva's 16,634. CD1 covers Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, Woodinville and surrounding communities.
The Bellevue Reporter first reported the early results across all three districts.
Legislative District 41
LD41 covers Mercer Island, Newcastle and portions of Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah and Sammamish.
Democrat Janice Zahn leads Republican Elle Nguyen 70.97% to 28.85% for state House Position 1, according to King County Elections results. Zahn has 27,442 votes to Nguyen's 11,153.
Incumbent state Rep. My-Linh Thai leads independent challenger Michael Rosen 60.21% to 39.65% for Position 2. Thai has 23,038 votes to Rosen's 15,170.
Legislative District 48
LD48 covers Bellevue, including West Lake Sammamish, along with Redmond and Kirkland.
Incumbent state Rep. Osman Salahuddin leads Republican Jeffery Poppe in Position 1 with 69.22% of the vote to Poppe's 30.59%.
The tightest contest on the Bellevue ballot is Position 2, where two Democrats face each other. Challenger Jessica Forsythe holds a slim lead over incumbent Amy Walen, 51.09% to 46.99%. That gap is roughly 1,050 votes: 13,117 for Forsythe and 12,066 for Walen. Write-in votes account for 1.92% of the Position 2 total, an unusually high share compared with other races on the ballot.
Results will continue to shift. King County Elections will post updated tallies each day at 4 p.m. through Nov. 24 certification. The state certifies results on Dec. 3.
