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Spin Control archive for Nov. 3, 2010

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010

Marr concedes to Baumgartner

Democrat state Sen. Chris Marr made up some ground in Wednesday's counting against Republican Michael Baumgartner, but Marr said it won't be enough.Marr conceded defeat a few moments ago in an interview with KHQ.His campaign just released this statement:"No matter the outcome of this election,…

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Dare to dream ...

The GOP tidal wave is being credited with delivering election night victories to candidates at all levels of the political spectrum.Here's how Kootenai County Coroner-elect Debbie Wilkey described the 2-to-1 trouncing of her co-worker and Democratic opponent, chief deputy coroner Jody DuLuca Hissong, for the…

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Computer map of votes cast in the Spokane County assessor's race as of 11/2/2010. (Jim Camden/Spokesman-Review)

Mapping the vote: Spokane County assessor race

Challenger Vicki Horton is leading incumbent assessor Ralph Baker in many precincts throughout the cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake, as well as much of the unincorporated area.For this map, because both candidates are Republicans, we opted out of the standard red and…

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How close for recount?

The tight race for U.S. Senate would have to get noticeably tighter to trigger a mandatory recount.Although tens of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted statewide, including more than 100,000 in King County alone, incumbent Democrat Patty Murray's current lead over Republican challenger…

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Next year's Legislative split, if trends hold

Democrats will hold a three-seat majority in the state Senate and an eight-seat majority in the state House if current trends in election results hold.That's a fairly big if, considering several of the races are within a couple percentage points and subject to change. One,…

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Both sides in Senate race 'figure' on a win 

Patty Murray and Dino Rossi both think the numbers are on their side for a win in Washington's close U.S. Senate race.Republican challenger Rossi's campaign released a statement late Tuesday night citing his favorite statistics that would make the race go his way. Among them…

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