Bellevue Special Election Results: School Levies Passing

BELLEVUE, WA — The polls have closed and the first round of election results have arrived for several communities across King County. More than 1.1 million registered voters were eligible to cast ballots in the February election, with school levies up for consideration in districts around Seattle and the Eastside.

Voters living within the Bellevue School District saw a pair of levy renewals on their February ballots. The first would help pay for day-to-day needs, special education services, band programs, athletics, and other extracurricular activities, along with funding student health positions, including nurses, counselors and psychiatrists.

The second levy renewal is technology-focused and helps support STEM learning programs, teacher training and "large scale capital improvements." Both measures were on their way to approval in early returns.

Here's how results were shaping up after the first ballot drop on election night:

Proposition No. 1

• Yes: 60%
• No: 40%

Proposition No. 2

• Yes: 59.4%
• No: 40.6%

King County Elections mailed ballots to voters in January and expected roughly 32 percent — or 380,000 ballots — would be returned. County data showed turnout trending a little lower leading up to election night, with 25 percent marked as returned earlier Tuesday. However, last-minute ballots postmarked or dropped off on Election Day will be added to the tally in the coming days.

Results will be updated and posted online daily until the special election is certified on Feb. 18.