Frockt, Farrell, Pollet winning in 46th Legislative District

Voters in the 46th Legislative District apparently have elected David Frockt to the state senate, and Jessyn Farrell and Gerry Pollet to the state house of Representatives.

Appointed incumbent Democratic State Rep. Pollet led Democratic challenger Sylvester Cann 66 percent to 33 percent through the Wednesday vote count in a repeat of the August primary, when Pollet had outpolled Cann 60 percent to 40 percent, with only two candidates on the ballot.

Democrat Farrell led fellow Democrat Sarajane Siegfriedt 64 percent to 36 percent for the position that retiring Democratic State Rep. Phyllis Kenny now holds. The two had emerged from a six-candidate primary in which Farrell took 30 percent to 22 percent for Siegfriedt.

Democrat Frockt was unopposed for the last two years of the term that he holds by appointment. and won 99 percent of the vote.

Frockt had won election as a state representative two years ago and won appointment to the senate after the death of the late Sen. Scott White. Pollet then won appointment to Frockt’s House seat.

Redistricting expanded the northeast Seattle district to Lake Forest Park and Kenmore.

King County officials had counted 40,611 votes Monday and Tuesday out of 70,462 ballots that had arrived at the County elections office in Renton. Those 70,462 ballots make up 78 percent of district voters compared to an expected final turnout of 81-87 percent.