We went to an election party last night with people from church. It started at 7 and even before we got there Obama had won Ohio, so there wasn't much suspense regarding the national election.

There were a lot of local and regional elections to track, though. Our governor was up for re-election in a rematch of the 2004 election, which was very close. Also, there were a few local initiatives on the ballot. One of the biggest ones was to expand light rail throughout the region and that one passed, raising sales tax by half a percent. There were also initiatives to fund renovations to Pike Place Market and improve park land, both of which passed.

Anyway, a lot of people showed up and there was a lot of energy in the room. It was fun hanging out and watching the election results come in.