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Spin Control archive for Nov. 2012

TUESDAY, NOV. 13, 2012

FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2012

McKenna concedes; Inslee next governor 

A Democrat will occupy the governor's office for another four years. Less than 24 hours after his campaign insisted that their data showed he would eventually win the governor's race, Republican Rob McKenna conceded defeat Friday evening as Washington's ongoing ballot count showed he couldn't…

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THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2012


Spokane County vote on Referendum 74 after Wednesday's ballot count (Jim Camden)

Same-sex marriage foes concede defeat 11 

Spokane County vote on Referendum 74 after Wednesday's ballot count. OLYMPIA -- Opponents of Referendum 74, this afternoon conceded that they will lose the fight over same-sex marriage in Washington. The latest vote count has Ref. 74 passing with about 52 percent of the vote,…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7, 2012


Map of the Spokane County votes on Referendum 74 on Election night (Jim Camden)

Ref. 74 supporters declaring victory

OLYMPIA -- Supporters of Referendum 74, the state ballot measure that would legalize same-sex marriage, are declaring victory this afternoon, even before any more ballots are counted from the general election. Opponents say they aren't conceding. Washington United for Marriage scheduled an afternoon press conference…

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Election night totals for the 6th District House race between Jeff Holy and Dennis Dellwo (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Holy leads Dellwo 

Republican Jeff Holy built up his sizeable lead by beating Democrat Dennis Dellwo in most of the 6th Districts precincts. Dellwo won some city precincts in Spokane and Cheney, but Holy ran much stronger in the suburbs and rural precincts.

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Updated map of the 4th Legislative District race between Matt Shea and Amy Biviano (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Shea leads Biviano 

State Rep. Matt Shea has a seemingly insurmountable lead over Democoratic challenger Amy Biviano. She won some precincts in Millwood and the City of Spokane Valley; he won everything else. For a more detailed look at this map, click on the PDF document below.

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Map of the votes for Spokane County Commissioner District 1 base on Election Night totals (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Mielke leads Roskelley

Incumbent County Commissioner Todd Mielke has a comfortable lead over former Commissioner John Roskelley in the race for Commissioner District 1. Roskelley had strong support in some parts of the City of Spokane, but Mielke is running ahead in most other precincts. For a closer…

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Map of the Spokane County results for the 5th Congressional District race on Election Night (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Spokane on U.S. House race

Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers easily won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, and defeated Democrat Rich Cowan in all the counties in the Eastern Washington District, including Spokane County. Click here to see a map of the vote for all of Eastern Washington's 5th…

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Map of the U.S. Senate race results in Spokane County on Election Night (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Spokane on U.S. Senate

Democrat Maria Cantwell easily won a third term in the U.S. Senate in the statewide vote, but is running only slightly ahead of Republican Mike Baumgartner in Spokane County. If trends hold, Baumgartner's home county would be the only Eastern Washington County she carries. Click…

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Spokane County's vote for president in the count of ballots on Election Night (Jim Camden)

Mapping the Vote: Spokane on president 

Although Washington state as a whole went for Barack Obama, Spokane County and Eastern Washington went for Mitt Romney. Here's a look at the votes counted on Election Night. For a look at the statewide map, click here. For a closer look at the Spokane…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 2012

Marijuana measure passes

Initiative 502, which legalizes recreational marijuana use for adults in Washington, will pass. The Associated Press has called the race, and we here at Spin Control agree. It's at 56 percent yes to 44 percent no, and that's too big of a margin to turn…

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I marked my ballot. Now what?

After Washington voters have marked their ballot, sealed it and signed the envelope, they have two choices. Put a stamp on it and mail it. But remember it has to be postmarked today, so you'll need to take it to a post office, to make…

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