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Spin Control archive for Nov. 8, 2011

TUESDAY, NOV. 8, 2011

This is a map of the precinct breakdowns in the city of Spokane for the council president race, based on the vote count on Election night. (Jim Camden)

Mapping the election: Why Stuckart's ahead

Political newcomer Ben Stuckart has a strong lead after Tuesday's vote total, which shows him leading former Mayor and Council President Dennis Hession in much of the city, from the lower South Hill and East Central through downtown, Browne's Addition, West Central and many northest…

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Map of the mayoral race from the first count of votes on Election night (Jim Camden)

Mapping the election: Why Condon's ahead 

A look at the precinct breakdown for the City of Spokane Mayor's race shows that incumbent Mary Verner carried the city's central core, but challenger David Condon is leading her in precincts all around that center. And he's winning big in some heavy voting precincts…

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Maybe they should go to all-mail elections

This just in from the AP: CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio election board says an employee bit a voter’s nose during an argument over a campaign sign. Cuyahoga County elections board director Jane Platten says the board identified the worker for Cleveland police trying to…

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Candidates prepare for results

Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton said she expects only one count of votes tonight. Results should be released about 8:15 p.m. She said including today's mail, the county has received about 100,000 ballots. About 90,000 of those will be counted in the numbers released tonight.…

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Redistricting panel reworking legislative lines

OLYMPIA--In an effort to resolve conflicts over the redrawing Washington's political boundaries, the State Redistricting Commission is scheduling weekly meetings and splitting up into "bipartisan" subcommittees. At their monthly meeting Tuesday, commissioners acknowledged they are far apart on plans for legislative and congressional boundaries. Legislative…

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The Washington State Capitol, from the north side, in fall colors on Nov. 8, 2011 (Jim Camden)

The State Capitol in autumn

OLYMPIA -- So it's the calm before the election night storm here in Olympia, and with time to spare on the way back from the Washington State Redistricting Commission meeting today, (story above) I stopped to admire the fall colors which are still very much…

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It's Election Day. So vote already

Spin Control has been counting down to Election Day for you since...well, almost since last Election Day. And we realize that most people who read political blogs have voted by now. But if for some reason you haven't -- or more likely you know someone…

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