WA Midterm Elections 2026: See Results for Initiative 001 on Parental Rights

Washington's Initiative 001 would require schools to notify parents before non-emergency medical care—but early results show voters narrowly rejecting it

Washington Initiative 001 was trailing in early returns, with voters divided over parental access to student records and notification before schools provide non-emergency medical services.

WA midterm elections 2026: See results for Initiative 001 on parental rights

Washington voters appear to be rejecting Initiative 001 that would expand parents’ rights to students’ medical and mental health records.

Washington's parents' rights initiative trails

More ballots are set to be counted in the coming days.

Washington Initiative 001 to expand parental rights in schools trailing

A push to modify parental rights in Washington’s public schools was trailing in election results released Tuesday night. With all counties reporting, 53 percent of voters were saying no to Initiative 001, one of three statewide ballot measures advanced by conservative hedge fund manager Brian Heywood’s political committee. More votes will be counted in the coming days.

Washingtonians reject two of three statewide ballot measures

Washingtonians had three statewide ballot measures to vote on this midterm election season. With over half the votes counted, here is how Washington voted. Initiative 001: REJECTED The first ballot measure was an initiative to restore Washington’s “Parents’ Bills of Right,” which was first passed in 2024 before it was amended by the state legislature in 2025. If passed, it would have reversed the state legislature’s amendments and expanded paren…

Two initatives failing statewide

SPOKANE — The Cascade Curtain was rapidly closing on two of three statewide initiatives Tuesday night, Nov. 3, as Western Washington voters pushed to defeat measures reinstating the so-called Parents Bill of Rights and to eliminate the looming state income tax. At 11 p.m., I-645 on eliminating a planned state income tax and I-001 on parental rights were failing statewide. I-645 was failing with 1,...