As of Tuesday night, the races were very close: District 1Todd Mielke, 12,070Kim Thorburn, 11962District 2Mark Richard, 10,981Brian Sayrs, 11,493A couple things to remember: Thousands of ballots left to count, so the spread could change.The primary is held in the district, the general is countywide.…
Mark Mays will have an uphill -- or perhaps up mountain -- race against Cathy McMorris Rodgers.District wide, she's pulling in about 55 percent of the vote. The Republican incumbent has almost three times as many ballots as the Democratic challenger.The challenge from the right…
Spokane County Elections Office says they will release the results of 70,073 ballots shortly after 8 p.m.And that will be it for the night. They'll process and count more on Wednesday afternoon.
Last, final, no-kidding-this-is-it reminder: To have your primary ballot count, it must be postmarked today, or deposited in a box at a drop-off site or a voter service center. For a list of locations, click here. Today's video: Something to consider as Obama gets ready…
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