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Spin Control archive for Nov. 2010

THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 2010




Corrected map for Ahern-Driscoll race. Early map misspelled Ahern's name

Mapping the vote: 6th District House race 

Republican challenger and former state Rep. John Ahern is comfortably ahead of incumbent Democrat in the 6th District House race. As this computer mapping of their vote totals shows, Ahern has large vote margins on the edges of the City of Spokane and beyond, while…

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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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TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 2010

Two vote totals tonight in Spokane County

Spokane County will release two rounds of vote totals tonight, one shortly after voting closes at 8 p.m., and another between 10:30 and 11 p.m.Old election hands can remember when the county had poll site voting and would release up to a dozen updates on…

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Run for prosecutor ignores law 

Deputy Kootenai County Prosecutor Jim Reierson has been campaigning for write-in votes for the top prosecutor spot in Spokane County, but it's a race he can't legally win.Running as a candidate who prefers the "Law and Order" Party, Reierson lost his bid for that job…

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Candidates race to finish line

Candidates for Washington's top electoral prize, a U.S. Senate seat that could determine which party controls that chamber of Congress for the next two years, started their full final day of the campaign at dawn, on opposite sides of the state.Republican challenger Dino Rossi had…

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MONDAY, NOV. 1, 2010

This is it: Last day to vote 

Months of television commercials, weeks of campaign mailers and days of street-corner sign waving end today. The election is now out of the hands of the candidates and the consultants, and in the hands of the voters.In Washington, which has all-mail voting in all counties…

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The last frenetic days of the Murray-Rossi race

Washington's U.S. Senate candidates spend Election Day eve attacking the Puget Sound from different directions.Republican challenger Dino Rossi started south and moved north along the I-5 corridor. He began with a morning rally in Vancouver, had a noon rally in Puyallup and a Bellevue rally…

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