2008 Washington Initiative 1029

Initiative 1029

Concerning the requirements for long-term home healthcare workers
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 2,113,773 72.53% No 800,733 27.47% Total votes 2,914,506 100.00%
County results Congressional district results Yes:   60–70%   70–80% 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] By county County results 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 External links Text of measure at https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Long-Term_Care_Initiative,_Initiative_1029_(2008) 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. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.