Final Election Results Nov. 25 — Krishnadasan Beats Caldier; Mullen Is New Fire Commissioner

State Rep. Michelle Caldier (R) of the 26th legislative district conceded the state senate race to incumbent Sen. Deb Krishnadasan (D) Nov. 6. The final tallies Nov. 25 put Krishnadasan ahead by 3,064 votes, or 5%.

Caldier will continue to serve in the state House of Representatives. After a record $4 million battle of mostly out-of-state money, both delegates will have to seek reelection to retain their respective seats in November 2026.

Key Peninsula fire commissioner candidate Colleen Mullen won the seat being vacated by Cambria Queen, beating Gretchen Schneider by 118 votes, or almost 2% of the voting KP electorate. 

There was no change on the Key Pen Parks board of commissioners: Incumbents Linda Parry and Mark Michel both kept their seats by large margins.

Peninsula School District board candidate Matt Bruhn beat Emily DuCharme by 190 votes, or just less than 1%, for an open seat. Incumbent David Olson, after serving 12 years on the board, retained his seat by a margin of over 10%.

A total of 200,434 ballots were accepted by Pierce County as of Nov. 25. There are 14,353 active voters on the Key Peninsula (though more are registered), according to the Pierce County Auditor’s Office. Approximately 45% of them submitted accepted ballots, compared to 34% in the rest of Pierce County and 39% statewide. More ballots are received than accepted because of various voter errors, according to the auditor’s office.

Including those ballots and write-ins, voter turnout for the KP was 51% for KPFD 16 and KP Parks, with 56% for the 26th legislative district and Peninsula School District.

Pierce County 

Deb Krishnadasan (D)          15,807        52% 

Michelle Caldier (R)              14,668        48% 

Kitsap County 

Deb Krishnadasan (D)           15,128        53% 

Michelle Caldier (R)               13,205       47%

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16 Commissioner - Position No. 1 

Colleen Marie Mullen            3,250      51% 

Gretchen Schneider              3,132       49%          

KEY PENINSULA METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT Commissioner 

Position No. 1 

Linda Parry                             4,057     63% 

John Pat Kelly                        2,356     37% 

Position No. 2 

Mark Michel                           4,624     73% 

Bruce Cook                             1,693     27% 

PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT Director 

District No. 2 

Matt Bruhn                         13,571      50% 

Emily DuCharme               13,381      49% 

District No. 5 

David Olson                    15,393             55% 

Jonathan Appleton       12,598            45% 

CHARTER REVIEW DISTRICT 7 

Position No. 1 

Justin Leighton           28,332             59% 

Pat McMonigle             19,967             41% 

Position No. 2 

Brenda Lykins            28,229             58% 

Gary Parker                20,311               42%  

Position No. 3 

Martha Lantz              29,504             59% 

Jesse L. Young           20,274             41%