Unlike Spokane's mayoral race, which has a clear favorite based on the primary results, the council president race is a more interesting mix of support around the city for the top three candidates. As things stand now, former Council President and Mayor Dennis Hession would…
(click on map to enlarge) Dennis Hession is currently first in the Spokane City Primary for council president. This map shows the percentage of the votes he got in each city precinct. Click to return to story
(click on map to enlarge) Political newcomer Ben Stuckart is currently in second place in the City Council President primary. This map shows his vote percentages in the city's precincts based on the election night tally. Click to return to story.
(click on map to enlarge) Spokane City Councilman Steve Corker is currently third in the primary for Spokane City Council President, based on the count of ballots on election night. Click to return to story.
(Click on map to enlarge) By now, everyone knows that Spokane voters like to chew up mayors and spit them out after one term, so Mary Verner's ability to win the primary is noteworthy. But just how noteworthy might be best shown by the above…
While Spokane voters were sorting through 11 different ballot measures on a wide range of changes, Seattle voters had one big ballot measure to confront: Whether or not to replace the seismicly challenged Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel. It's a nasty debate: Sort of…
David Condon opened his campaign declaring that Mary Verner was no David Rodgers (the last mayor to win a second term). On Tuesday night, Condon offered some reasons for hope for his campaign, comparing his run to Jim West's 2003 bid for mayor. Condon said…
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