The first 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 early numbers showed an interesting trend.

In Position No. 6, incumbent Victoria Laise Jonas cruised to a dominating 64 percent lead with 1,484 votes to 815 for challenger Stanette Marie Rose who tallied 35 percent.

Challenger Erin Weaver came in with 59 percent and 1,346 votes for Position No. 4 over incumbent David Pilgrim with 933 at 41 percent. There were two write-in votes.

The closest race was for Position No. 2 with Bill Allison at 1,225 votes and 52 percent to Jim Flynn at 1,132 and 48 percent, a spread of 93 votes.

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.

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. “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. “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. “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 razor-thin 3 vote edge over Mayor Howard Botts.

Olness had 302 votes, 50 percent and Botts 299 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 370 votes, 66 percent to Bowie’s 188 votes at 37 percent. There was one write-in vote.

The Position No. 4 race had William Sass up 54 percent, 310 votes to Jim Kuzaro with 46 percent, 267 votes. This position opened up when Olness decided to challenge Botts for the mayor’s seat.

Proposition No. 1, a public safety services replacement levy, was passing narrowly with 305 yes votes, 50 percent to 299 no at 49 percent.

• Covington

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

Incumbent Mark Lanza had 975 votes, nearly 71 percent to Fawn Sieger at 399 votes, about 29 percent. There were four write-in ballots.

• Fire Commissioner No. 43

Camille Walls grabbed the early lead in this race with 54 percent and 2,250 votes and Jeff Granlund had 1,908 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 76 percent, 20,600 to Beverly Harison Tonda at 6,361, nearly 24 percent.

There were 68 write-in votes.

• King County Executive

Dow Constantine came in with a strong lead in the King County executive race with 139,501, 57 percent to Susan Hutchinson at nearly 43 percent, 104,622.

There were 561 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 55 percent voting no, 533,476, to about 45 percent yes, 428,354.

• Referendum Measure 71

Measure 71, concerning the rights for same-sex marriage and senior domestic partners, was passing with 51 percent, 506,936 to about 49 no, 484,567.

• Public Hospital District No. 1

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

Heide had 12,628 votes, 51 percent to Miller at 12,023 and 49 percent.

There were 87 write-in ballots.

The next update at the King County Elections’ Web site will be 4:30 p.m. today.