The Wednesday results from the Tuesday general election showed a few surprises, a couple of slam dunks and some races too close to call.

• Maple Valley

There were three City Council seats up for grabs and the numbers added up to an interesting trend.

In Position No. 6, incumbent Victoria Laise Jonas cruised to a dominating 65 percent lead with 1,871 votes to 1,017 for challenger Stanette Marie Rose at 35 percent. There were nine write-in votes

Challenger Erin Weaver came in with 59 percent and 1,694 votes for Position No. 4 over incumbent David Pilgrim with 1,161 at 41 percent. There were three write-in votes.

The closest race was for Position No. 2 with Bill Allison at 1,541 votes and 52 percent to Jim Flynn at 1,422 and 48 percent, a spread of 119 votes. Allison picked up 26 votes on Flynn in Wednesday tally.

Flynn and Allison had knocked out Deputy Mayor Glenn Smith in the primary race in August, and the two have been slugging it out ever since.

Flynn had been on the Council for 10 years and served as the deputy mayor. He was part of the city’s 1997 incorporation effort. He lost his seat two years ago to Layne Barnes in a very contentious contest.

Allison said he thought he would be a couple of points back in the early results.

“I’m very happy and very humbled,” Allison said Tuesday.

Flynn said he knocked on doors through Monday and thought there were still people who had not decided.

“There are a lot votes coming in,” Flynn said Wednesday morning. “There were a lot of people who hadn’t voted yet (Monday).

Weaver was facing two-term incumbent Pilgrim.

When reached by phone, Weaver said she was “really nervous” waiting for the results.

“I’m please with the results so far,” Weaver said Tuesday. “I’m looking forward to making a positive change in Maple Valley.”

Jonas is gearing up for a fourth term. She has been on the Council for 10 years, serving one two-year term and two four-year terms.

“It’s a good evening for Maple Valley, “ Jonas said Tuesday. “We have to wait until the end of the week for more results. But going through the process was very humbling. For me it shows my community still had confidence in my ability to represent them.”

• Black Diamond

The tightest race of the night was for the mayor’s chair in Black Diamond.

The challenger Rebecca Olness was holding a slim 17 vote edge over Mayor Howard Botts.

Olness had 359 votes, 50 percent and Botts 342 at 49 percent. There were three write-in votes tallied.

In the Council races incumbent Geoff Bowie was losing to challenger Craig Goodwin for Position No. 2. Goodwin had 435 votes, 66 percent to Bowie’s 219 votes at 33 percent. There was one write-in vote.

The Position No. 4 race had William Sass up 54 percent, 369 votes to Jim Kuzaro with 45 percent, 306 votes.

Proposition No. 1, a public safety services replacement levy, was failing narrowly with 352 yes votes, 49 percent to 354 no at 50 percent.

• Covington

The slam dunk of the elction was the race for City Council Position No. 2 in Covington.

Incumbent Mark Lanza had 1,147 votes, 70 percent to Fawn Sieger at 484 votes, about 30 percent. There were four write-in ballots.

• Fire Commissioner No. 43

Camille Walls grabbed the lead in this race with 54 percent and 2,821 votes and Jeff Granlund had 2,381 at about 46 percent. There were eight write-in votes.

• King County Council

It was no surprise that Reagan Dunn led his race for King County Council District No. 9 by 77 percent, 25,409 to Beverly Harison Tonda at 7,667, nearly 24 percent.

There were 78 write-in votes.

• King County Executive

Dow Constantine appears to have won the King County executive race with 171,006, 58 percent to Susan Hutchinson at 42 percent, 125,607.

There were 621 write-in ballots.

• Initiative 1033

The statewide vote on I-1033, which called for limiting growth of certain state, county and city revenue to annual inflation and population growth, was failing with 56 percent voting no, 599,082, to about 44 percent yes, 469,021.

• Referendum Measure 71

Measure 71, concerning the rights for same-sex marriage and senior domestic partners, was passing with 51 percent, 570,810 to about 49 no, 530,754.

• Public Hospital District No. 1

In the contested race for Valley Medical hospital board, challenger Aaron Heide was leading incumbent Mike Miller for Commissioner Position No. 4.

Heide had 15,069 votes, 51 percent to Miller at 14,146 and 48 percent.

There were 87 write-in ballots.