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…
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…
Mary Verner may be taking on the same description has been hung on Spokane mayors since 1977: One termer. Verner, who handily won the August primary with more than twice as many votes as her challenger David Condon, finds herself behind the former congressional aide…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…