South Spokane voters will pick between two familiar candidates for the Second District council seat this fall. Incumbent Jon Snyder will face former State Rep. John Ahern in the general election. Snyder finished Tuesday night's count with nearly 56 percent of the votes; Ahern had…
Appointed State Sen. John Smith will face Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel for the rights to fill northeast Washington’s 7th District Senate seat in next year’s legislative session. Smith easily finished first in the off-year primary and at the end of ballot counting Tuesday night…
Early returns put State Sen. John Smith of Colville firmly in first place in the primary for the 7th District Senate seat. Smith has 51 percent of the vote and Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel is second with about 28 percent of the vote. Mike…
Candace Mumm will face Michael Cannon this fall in the race for the open council seat in Northwest Spokane's 3rd District. In Tuesday night's count, Mumm was easily in first place with 56 percent of the vote. Cannon was solidly in second, with 27 percent…
Talking Points Memo does a synopsis about the Republican National Committee's threat to ban CNN and NBC from its 2016 primary debates if the networks do Hillary Clinton documentaries. Then there's The Hillary Project, a New Hampshire-based PAC intent on keeping Clinton from running, that…
Spokane County could count as much as 90 percent of the ballots for the primary tonight. Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin said county elections staff have processed and readied for tabulation all ballots received by this morning. That leaves only the ballots being placed in the…
This is the last day to turn in a ballot for the primary election. For most Eastern Washington voters, it's a short ballot, if they have one at all. One or two races for city council seat, a fire district or school board. Northeastern Washington's…
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