City Council

Barbara Clark
Clark was reelected with close to 55% of the vote, while challenger Gary Johnson took second with the remainder of the votes. Clark, a highly active community member has served for 10 years on the Walla Walla City Council. She is the only woman on the council.

Often considered a more progressive member of the council, Clark received the Union-Bulletin’s endorsement as they praised her for the alternative views she brings to the table.

Throughout the campaign Clark emphasized her role as someone who looks at the big picture. Clark also said the city of Walla Walla should continue to develop the wine and tourist industries and back current businesses.

While campaigning, Clark also said that she is a proponent of planned growth which limits sprawl and provides affordable housing.

Jerry Cummins

The incumbent five-term council member won with a significant margin, taking over 61% of the vote. John “Jock” Morrison came in behind Cummins with just over 38% of the votes.
Cummins talked about promoting economic growth, creating affordable housing, protecting water (and water rights) and encouraging more family-wage jobs in his campaign.
In his time with the Council, Cummins has sought to increase the number of lanes in Hwy. 12 and sought planned growth. Cummins has also said he hopes to create more activities for youth in Walla Walla.

Jim Barrow
Beverage salesman Barrow beat out former Council member Bobby Hodge by a slim margin. Hodge had been on the City Council before he lost his seat to Jim Phillips. After Phillips died in April, however, Jan Foster was appointed to Phillips’ seat.

Barrow also centered much of his campaign around the issue of growth. In his campaign, Barrow said he hoped to meet the challenge of funding various growth projects and the increasing needs for city services.

Washington state ballot measures

Initiative 960: Approved by a 51.6% margin.
Referendum 67: The referendum was approved with 56.4% of the vote.
Senate Resolution 8206:Approved with 67.9%.
Senate Resolution 8212:The measure preventing the privatization of inmate labor passed with 60.6% of the vote.
House Resolution 4204:This resolution which would have made it so passage of school district tax levies could only necessitate a simple majority to pass, somehow failed by the slimmest of margins with 50.1% of the votes.
House Resolution 4215:Passed with 54.0% of the votes.