The big winner in yesterday's election appears to have been the sofa, since voter turnout was at 19.74 percent. Another victor was Measure K, which got an 85.16 percent yes vote for to expand the Fieldbrook firehouse, a project that is already underway. If you build it, they will vote. Here are the other winners.

Bridgeville Elementary School District Governing Board Members: Amber Woodworth, Curtis Cross and Nicholas N. Entsminger

Eureka City Schools, Trustee Area 1, Governing Board Member: Lisa Ollivier

Ferndale Unified School District, Governing Board Members: Stephanie Koch, Jerry Hansen and Ken Richardson

McKinleyville Union School District, Governing Board Members: Tim Hooven, Mary McCarthy and John McCarthy

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Governing Board Members: Colleen Toste, Mike Pigg and Brian Lovell

Redwoods Community College, Trustee Area 2, Governing Board Member: Thomas R. Ross

Manila Community Services District, Governing Board Member (two-year term): Salena Kahle

Manila Community Services District, Governing Board Members (four-year term): John Woolley and Dendra Dengler

McKinleyville Community Services District, Governing Board Members: George A. Wheeler, David R. Couch and Dennis Mayo

Arcata Fire Protection District Director Division 1 (two-year term): Dennis Lindstrom

Arcata Fire Protection District Director Division 2: Linda Sundberg