Voters in blue Washington vote to block bans on gas stoves

Published November 11, 2024 9:54am ET



Breaking from the clean energy goals of Washington state’s Democratic leadership, residents in the Evergreen State have put their support behind natural gas, voting to block any bans on gas stoves.

Approximately 51.4% of voters had cast their ballot in favor of the measure, Initiative 2066, the natural gas policies measure, when the Seattle Times and local NBC affiliate KING 5 called the Washington vote early Friday afternoon. That lead has since grown to 51.6% of voters in support of the initiative and 48.4% voting against it. With 91% of the vote in as of Monday, the Associated Press has nonetheless not called the race.

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