“Upthegrove defeated Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler with 52.88% (1,836,388 votes) to 46.89% (1,628,286 votes), according to results released Nov. 11 by the Washington Secretary of State.
Upthegrove has represented District 5, which includes parts of Kent, on the county council since 2014. Voters elected Upthegrove to a third, four-year term on the council in 2021. He defeated Shukri Olow, of Kent, with 63.9% of the vote. Prior to council, he represented the 33rd District, which includes parts of Kent, in the Legislature from 2002 to 2013.
“Voters have sent a powerful message,” Upthegrove said in a Facebook post. “These lands don’t belong to industry. They don’t belong to big business. They belong to We The People. They are public lands. Our lands.” https://www.kentreporter.com/news/upthegrove-looks-forward-to-role-as-state-lands-commissioner/