This year’s crop of state-wide initiatives has helped to peak voter participation as King County expects a record number of mail-in ballots. But despite the high profile of many of the measures, only two of them were passing as of Tuesday night.

Initiatives 1100 and 1105 both pertained to privatizing liquor sales in the state of Washington and closing state run liquor stores. First returns on Tuesday night show only one of the measures even close to passing with 1100 receiving 48 percent of the yes vote. Initiative 1105 is failing, with 63 percent rejecting the measure.

Passage of either measure would impact local city budgets as they get money from alcohol sales for emergency response.

Voters sent a message against new taxes with a trio of measures that were on the ballot.

Measure 1053 that would place restrictions on future tax increases, has 65 percent approval and 34 percent rejecting the measure.

A measure to tax “adjusted gross income” above $200,000 for individuals and $400,000 for joint-filers, reduce state property tax levies, reduce certain business and occupation taxes and direct any increased revenues to education and health looks to be failing with just 34 percent of the vote in favor and 65 percent rejecting initiative 1098.

Initiative 1107, which would repeal new taxes on candy, soda, bottled water and reduce tax rates for certain food processors looks to be passing easily with 62 percent in favor and 37 rejecting the measure.

Also, an initiative (1082) to authorize employers to purchase private industrial insurance beginning July 1, 2012; direct the legislature to enact conforming legislation by March 1, 2012; and eliminate the worker-paid share of medical-benefit premiums also looks to be going down to defeat with 58 percent against and 41 percent in favor.

All votes have to be certified by Nov. 23.

The Reporter will update this story as the King County Elections Office updates election results.