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Mapping the vote: Another way to look at the U.S. Senate race in Spokane

This is a map comparing the vote totals for Maria Cantwell to all of the challengers in the state primary for the U.S. Senate seat. (Jim Camden)
This is a map comparing the vote totals for Maria Cantwell to all of the challengers in the state primary for the U.S. Senate seat. (Jim Camden)

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell easily finished first in last week's state primary, and topped Republican challenger Mike Baumgartner in many Spokane County precincts, as the map below shows.

But when one considers the ABC vote -- Anyone But Cantwell -- she won fewer precincts, as the map above shows.

For a closer look at the map, click on the PDF version below.



The Spokesman-Review's political team keeps a critical eye on local, state and national politics.