UW Tacoma students reflect on the 2026 midterm election results

UW Tacoma students share their thoughts on the predicted results of the 2026 midterm election. By Kai Lee With the election results still coming in, many people are watching in anticipation. Some students at UW Tacoma reflect on the Nov. 3, 2026, election results. On Nov. 4, Shayla Pitre, a senior at UW Tacoma, explained that she voted against Initiative 645, which aimed to repeal the millionaires’ tax. The initiative was predicted to not pass. “I feel like they should tax millionaires,” Pitre said. “… I’m glad that one didn’t go the other way.” Initiative 001, the “Parents Bill of Rights,” focused on giving parents more access to certain records about their child held at their school. “I feel like parents should have a right to see what their kids are learning,” Pitre said. “I don’t see what the problem is. Do they not want [parents] to know? Parents—whether they know or not—they don’t write the book that they learn from in school.

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