2008 Washington Initiative 1029
Concerning the requirements for long-term home healthcare workers | |||||||||||||
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Yes: 60–70% 70–80%
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Washington Initiative 1029 (2008) was an initiative concerning long-term home health-care workers, approved in the Washington state general election of November 4, 2008. It required "long-term care workers to be certified as home care aides based on an examination, with exceptions; increase training and criminal background check requirements; and establish disciplinary standards and procedures."
Results
Initiative 1029 was approved with 73% of the vote.[1]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 2,113,773 | 72.53 | |
| Against | 800,733 | 27.47 | |
| Total | 2,914,506 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | |||
By county
| County[2] | Yes | No | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 3,201 | 71.42% | 1,281 | 28.58% | 1,920 | 42.84% | 4,482 |
| Asotin | 7,011 | 73.19% | 2,568 | 26.81% | 4,443 | 46.38% | 9,579 |
| Benton | 47,988 | 67.08% | 23,555 | 32.92% | 24,433 | 34.15% | 71,543 |
| Chelan | 21,853 | 71.56% | 8,687 | 28.44% | 13,166 | 43.11% | 30,540 |
| Clallam | 26,903 | 73.11% | 9,893 | 26.89% | 17,010 | 46.23% | 36,796 |
| Clark | 126,081 | 71.79% | 49,539 | 28.21% | 76,542 | 43.58% | 175,620 |
| Columbia | 1,299 | 60.08% | 863 | 39.92% | 436 | 20.17% | 2,162 |
| Cowlitz | 32,446 | 73.65% | 11,606 | 26.35% | 20,840 | 47.31% | 44,052 |
| Douglas | 10,649 | 72.27% | 4,087 | 27.73% | 6,562 | 44.53% | 14,736 |
| Ferry | 2,252 | 68.14% | 1,053 | 31.86% | 1,199 | 36.28% | 3,305 |
| Franklin | 13,064 | 68.13% | 6,112 | 31.87% | 6,952 | 36.25% | 19,176 |
| Garfield | 818 | 63.31% | 474 | 36.69% | 344 | 26.63% | 1,292 |
| Grant | 19,286 | 72.06% | 7,477 | 27.94% | 11,809 | 44.12% | 26,763 |
| Grays Harbor | 22,044 | 76.67% | 6,708 | 23.33% | 15,336 | 53.34% | 28,752 |
| Island | 30,897 | 75.54% | 10,007 | 24.46% | 20,890 | 51.07% | 40,904 |
| Jefferson | 14,333 | 74.22% | 4,978 | 25.78% | 9,355 | 48.44% | 19,311 |
| King | 618,674 | 71.26% | 249,526 | 28.74% | 369,148 | 42.52% | 868,200 |
| Kitsap | 89,125 | 73.83% | 31,588 | 26.17% | 57,537 | 47.66% | 120,713 |
| Kittitas | 12,307 | 71.27% | 4,962 | 28.73% | 7,345 | 42.53% | 17,269 |
| Klickitat | 6,743 | 69.07% | 3,019 | 30.93% | 3,724 | 38.15% | 9,762 |
| Lewis | 24,878 | 73.75% | 8,854 | 26.25% | 16,024 | 47.50% | 33,732 |
| Lincoln | 3,832 | 66.70% | 1,913 | 33.30% | 1,919 | 33.40% | 5,745 |
| Mason | 20,658 | 74.66% | 7,012 | 25.34% | 13,646 | 49.32% | 27,670 |
| Okanogan | 11,233 | 68.82% | 5,089 | 31.18% | 6,144 | 37.64% | 16,322 |
| Pacific | 7,797 | 75.48% | 2,533 | 24.52% | 5,264 | 50.96% | 10,330 |
| Pend Oreille | 4,580 | 71.71% | 1,807 | 28.29% | 2,773 | 43.42% | 6,387 |
| Pierce | 244,329 | 76.32% | 75,823 | 23.68% | 168,506 | 52.63% | 320,152 |
| San Juan | 6,753 | 67.94% | 3,186 | 32.06% | 3,567 | 35.89% | 9,939 |
| Skagit | 38,501 | 72.03% | 14,954 | 27.97% | 23,547 | 44.05% | 53,455 |
| Skamania | 3,778 | 71.39% | 1,514 | 28.61% | 2,264 | 42.78% | 5,292 |
| Snohomish | 230,387 | 74.83% | 77,473 | 25.17% | 152,914 | 49.67% | 307,860 |
| Spokane | 159,886 | 74.24% | 55,465 | 25.76% | 104,421 | 48.49% | 215,351 |
| Stevens | 14,449 | 65.84% | 7,497 | 34.16% | 6,952 | 31.68% | 21,946 |
| Thurston | 89,570 | 72.98% | 33,155 | 27.02% | 56,415 | 45.97% | 122,725 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,565 | 70.18% | 665 | 29.82% | 900 | 40.36% | 2,230 |
| Walla Walla | 16,370 | 68.57% | 7,503 | 31.43% | 8,867 | 37.14% | 23,873 |
| Whatcom | 64,255 | 67.66% | 30,717 | 32.34% | 33,538 | 35.31% | 94,972 |
| Whitman | 11,626 | 68.56% | 5,332 | 31.44% | 6,294 | 37.12% | 16,958 |
| Yakima | 52,352 | 70.17% | 22,258 | 29.83% | 30,094 | 40.34% | 74,610 |
| Totals | 2,113,773 | 72.53% | 800,733 | 27.47% | 1,313,040 | 45.05% | 2,914,506 |
References
- ^ Reed, Sam (November 4, 2008). "Initiative Measure 1029 concerns long-term care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ Reed, Sam (November 4, 2008). "Initiative Measure 1029 concerns long-term care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
External links
Text of measure at https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Long-Term_Care_Initiative,_Initiative_1029_(2008)