The year 2013 left a ration of questions to be answered in the course of 2014. Here is a sampling. (Feel free to email me your predictive answers.)

Will the Boeing Co. build the 777X in Washington even if the Machinists reject the contract extension offer today?

Will Gov. Jay Inslee give up his pension if the Machinists vote to give up theirs?

Will the tally be so close that a recount and lawsuit are needed to determine the outcome?

Will the only challenger to Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina, be other Democrats?

Is budget-writing Republican Sen. Andy Hill of Redmond the next Dino Rossi?

Will a poll be released showing Hill as the top Republican candidate for governor in 2016 – and beating Inslee in a one-on-one match-up?

And will Inslee reply there’s still a half to be played?

Can Democrats win enough seats to recapture the majority in the state Senate?

Can Republicans win enough seats to regain the majority in the United States Senate?

Will anyone challenge the Democratic incumbents in Washington’s congressional delegation?

Will Congress pass a farm bill to avoid driving the U.S. off the “Dairy cliff” and leaving hungry families even hungrier?

How many people will decide to spend some of their coffee money on cannabis?

Who will expend more on legal marijuana products – the generation of Baby Boomers or that of Miley Cyrus?

Will the Mariners still be in the pennant race when the Seahawks report for training camp?

Will the Seahawks begin next season as Super Bowl champions?

Here’s hoping you get all the answers you’re looking for 2014.

Jerry Cornfield is a political reporter who covers Olympia for The Daily Herald in Everett, which is among the Washington state newspapers in the Sound Publishing group. He can be contacted at jcornfield@heraldnet.com.