[Steely Tom]

I didn't see any party affiliation given for these ousted politicians, unless "incumbent" is a political party in the state of Washington.

Oh well. I guess I'll just have to guess...

(steely)

[BurbankKarl]

I think it is the affect of taxes going up, power prices going up, etc while they are wasting time passing Anti War Resolutions

[ppaul]

I didn't see any party affiliation given for these ousted politicians, unless "incumbent" is a political party in the state of Washington.

That is because the races are supposedly "non-partisan."
But Seattle is a one-party town.
Pretty much, both incumbents and challengers are socialist lefties.

Lenin in Seattle.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, you know they are all liberals, dont' you? I mean, if one liberal screws up they just replace him or her with another one and hope for the best. THat's usually how Seattle works ;0)