2006 Washington Resolution 4223
November 7, 2006
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Property Tax Exemption | |||||||||||||
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Yes 70–80% 80–90%
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House Joint Resolution 4223 was a constitutional amendment in Washington which passed the house and was approved by the voters of the state in the 2006 general election.
- This amendment would authorize the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption for taxable personal property owned by each "head of a family" from three thousand ($3,000) to fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,581,373 | 79.82 | |
| Against | 399,684 | 20.18 | |
| Total | 1,981,057 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | |||
By county
| County[1] | Yes | No | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,520 | 74.31% | 871 | 25.69% | 1,649 | 48.63% | 3,391 |
| Asotin | 5,698 | 79.80% | 1,442 | 20.20% | 4,256 | 59.61% | 7,140 |
| Benton | 40,064 | 83.37% | 7,992 | 16.63% | 32,072 | 66.74% | 48,056 |
| Chelan | 18,109 | 81.76% | 4,039 | 18.24% | 14,070 | 63.53% | 22,148 |
| Clallam | 23,978 | 82.55% | 5,070 | 17.45% | 18,908 | 65.09% | 29,048 |
| Clark | 91,221 | 82.31% | 19,604 | 17.69% | 71,617 | 64.62% | 110,825 |
| Columbia | 1,429 | 77.08% | 425 | 22.92% | 1,004 | 54.15% | 1,854 |
| Cowlitz | 22,880 | 76.53% | 7,015 | 23.47% | 15,865 | 53.07% | 29,895 |
| Douglas | 8,430 | 78.87% | 2,258 | 21.13% | 6,172 | 57.75% | 10,688 |
| Ferry | 2,061 | 75.66% | 663 | 24.34% | 1,398 | 51.32% | 2,724 |
| Franklin | 9,589 | 78.10% | 2,689 | 21.90% | 6,900 | 56.20% | 12,278 |
| Garfield | 891 | 77.14% | 264 | 22.86% | 627 | 54.29% | 1,155 |
| Grant | 14,668 | 77.24% | 4,322 | 22.76% | 10,346 | 54.48% | 18,990 |
| Grays Harbor | 15,883 | 74.05% | 5,565 | 25.95% | 10,318 | 48.11% | 21,448 |
| Island | 24,127 | 83.90% | 4,630 | 16.10% | 19,497 | 67.80% | 28,757 |
| Jefferson | 13,162 | 85.51% | 2,230 | 14.49% | 10,932 | 71.02% | 15,392 |
| King | 487,235 | 81.71% | 109,093 | 18.29% | 378,142 | 63.41% | 596,328 |
| Kitsap | 68,640 | 79.22% | 18,005 | 20.78% | 50,635 | 58.44% | 86,645 |
| Kittitas | 9,451 | 79.53% | 2,432 | 20.47% | 7,019 | 59.07% | 11,883 |
| Klickitat | 5,963 | 82.90% | 1,230 | 17.10% | 4,733 | 65.80% | 7,193 |
| Lewis | 19,467 | 79.49% | 5,024 | 20.51% | 14,443 | 58.97% | 24,491 |
| Lincoln | 3,587 | 77.96% | 1,014 | 22.04% | 2,573 | 55.92% | 4,601 |
| Mason | 16,338 | 79.45% | 4,226 | 20.55% | 12,112 | 58.90% | 20,564 |
| Okanogan | 10,003 | 80.77% | 2,382 | 19.23% | 7,621 | 61.53% | 12,385 |
| Pacific | 6,568 | 79.12% | 1,733 | 20.88% | 4,835 | 58.25% | 8,301 |
| Pend Oreille | 3,953 | 79.23% | 1,036 | 20.77% | 2,917 | 58.47% | 4,989 |
| Pierce | 148,484 | 73.96% | 52,281 | 26.04% | 96,203 | 47.92% | 200,765 |
| San Juan | 6,836 | 86.96% | 1,025 | 13.04% | 5,811 | 73.92% | 7,861 |
| Skagit | 31,003 | 79.84% | 7,830 | 20.16% | 23,173 | 59.67% | 38,833 |
| Skamania | 3,062 | 79.16% | 806 | 20.84% | 2,256 | 58.32% | 3,868 |
| Snohomish | 155,529 | 79.19% | 40,872 | 20.81% | 114,657 | 58.38% | 196,401 |
| Spokane | 113,668 | 78.13% | 31,827 | 21.87% | 81,841 | 56.25% | 145,495 |
| Stevens | 13,270 | 80.24% | 3,268 | 19.76% | 10,002 | 60.48% | 16,538 |
| Thurston | 65,610 | 81.19% | 15,201 | 18.81% | 50,409 | 62.38% | 80,811 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,401 | 81.12% | 326 | 18.88% | 1,075 | 62.25% | 1,727 |
| Walla Walla | 13,958 | 80.96% | 3,283 | 19.04% | 10,675 | 61.92% | 17,241 |
| Whatcom | 52,634 | 80.53% | 12,722 | 19.47% | 39,912 | 61.07% | 65,356 |
| Whitman | 9,936 | 79.74% | 2,525 | 20.26% | 7,411 | 59.47% | 12,461 |
| Yakima | 40,067 | 76.27% | 12,464 | 23.73% | 27,603 | 52.55% | 52,531 |
| Totals | 1,581,373 | 79.82% | 399,684 | 20.18% | 1,181,689 | 59.65% | 1,981,057 |
References
- ^ Reed, Sam (November 7, 2006). "Elections Search Results November 2006 General State Totals Proofed · County Totals Proofed". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.