Dist 81 update: New map in the Treppiedi-Carder race 4
Incumbent Rocky Treppeidi inched a bit farther ahead of challenger Laura Carder in Thursday's vote count. But there's still a dramatic north-south split in the votes as shown in the map here.
Spin Control archive for Nov. 5, 2009
THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2009
Billig to run for 3rd Dist. House seat 10
Andy Billig, the president of the Spokane Indians baseball, wants to play in a different league. He’s running for the state Legislature in central Spokane’s 3rd District.As ballots were being cast and counted this week for the 2009 election, Billig filed papers with the state…
Another map from tight school board race
Spokane School Board incumbent Jeff Bierman is in a tight race with challenger Heidi Olson. As in the Treppiedi-Carder race, there's a distinct north-south split, as the map illustrates. Here's the latest tally, as of Wednesday evening:Bierman 17,344 (51,35%)Olson 16,431 (48.65%)
Here's a map for tight school board races 1
The Spokane School Board races are too tight to call with any certainty. But a look at the vote patterns shows a definite north-south split in both races.It's probably most pronounced in the Position 4 race, where incumbent Rocky Treppiedi has a narrow lead over…
Here's a new map for that Fire Bond
Spokane City Proposition 1, aka the Fire Bond Issue, inched a bit toward the supermajority it needs for passage in Wednesday evening's count. As the map shows, its support varied around the city. The ballot measure currently has a 58.85 percent approval; it needs 60…
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