The pattern for the U.S. House candidates in Spokane County was similar to those for most county offices. Democratic challenger Joe Pakootas captured some precincts in the city of Spokane, Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers won almost everywhere else. For a closer look at the…
Spokane County turnout currently stands at 35.5 percent, which isn't very good, but there are still plenty of ballots to count. But as the map above shows, it wasn't consistent across the county, with much lower turnout in many of the city of Spokane precincts,…
Republican Larry Haskell beat Democrat Breann Beggs in nearly all precincts outside the city of Spokane to win the Spokane County prosecutor's race. For a more detailed look at the results, click on the PDF below.
Voters in staunchly Republican Stevens County strongly supported Cathy McMorris Rodgers, voiced vehement opposition to a state initiative to extend background checks for gun purchases and cast most of their ballots for incumbents in Tuesday's races. The Stevens County Auditor's Office counted on Tuesday 7,700…
In a pattern that became familiar in Tuesday's election, Republican County Treasurer Rob Chase carried most of the precincts outside of the city of Spokane, while Democratic challenger Amy Biviano won much of the city. For a better view of the results, click on the…
Auditor Vicky Dalton escaped the fate of other Democrats running for office, beating Republican challenger Alene Lindstrand by extending her winning vote totals beyond the city of Spokane to much of the other county precincts
Here's how the precinct votes broke down in the race between Tim Fitzgerald and Mary Wissink for Spokane County clerk. For a closer look, click on the document below.
In the Spokane County commissioner's race, challenger Mary Lou Johnson is winning the city of Spokane, and incumbent Al French is winning almost everything else. As the map of the Tuesday vote totals shows, Johnson did well inside the city limits of Spokane and some…
The Spokane park bond issue was passing handily around the city Tuesday night, picking up the needed 60 percent approval rating or better in most of the 137 precincts. As the map shows, it was getting a majority, although not the needed supermajority, in most…
One in three ballots in Washington state have been returned to county elections offices statewide. Spokane County is slightly better, at 39 percent. If you still have yours and are looking for a little help to make your final picks, scroll down to the last…
Washington voters who still have their ballots sitting on the counter may be searching for that last bit of information to help them decide how to mark the ballot on one particular race or ballot measure. Idaho voters may be trying to bone up before…
So you've marked your ballot and want to save a stamp by putting it in a drop box. Or you put the ballot somewhere where you wouldn't lose it when it arrived two weeks ago, and now you can't find it. Spin Control can help…
Idaho voters may have one of two questions on election day. Those who are registered may wonder where they vote. Your best bet is to check with the county elections office. For a list of numbers and websites, click here. For those who are eligible…
If you are tired of hearing about how control of the U.S. Senate is in the balance on Tuesday when Washington has no Senate race and Idaho's seems to be a foregone conclusion, John Oliver on Last Week Tonight explains in pithy detail why Legislative…
CBS's Sunday Morning show repeated the rather questionable claim that the city of Spokane Valley is the most centrist city in the country, a ranking Spin Control first questioned last week and revisited in this morning's paper. For our look at this spurious ranking, click…
Spokane Mayor David Condon endorsed Ozzie Knezovich for sheriff, which is not hugely surprising but interesting for a couple of wrinkles. First Knezovich's main law enforcing area is outside the Spokane city limits and Condon has his own police chief for things inside those lines.…
Given a chance to vote on some items on this year's ballot, Washington students supported wider background checks for gun sales and smaller classroom sizes for themselves. The Secretary of State's office traditionally holds a mock election for students from kindergarten through high school, with…
You can watch it on the web, at KHQ's Decision 2014. The debate was sponsored by Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce and the West Plains Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon at The Lincoln Center. The candidates touched on the economy,…
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Joe Pakootas have their third and final debate today at the Lincoln Center. The debate is sponsored by Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce and the West Plains Chamber of Commerce, a lineup that…
The city's plan commission recommended three names for the new plaza next to City Hall to the City Council this week, and the names reflect recent history and Native culture. The commission, which has been discussing the names since July, suggested naming the plaza after…
OLYMPIA – With control of the state Senate in the balance, legislative candidates could pull in record amounts of money. Some ballot measure campaigns also are spending heavily as the election deadline approaches. Their fates may be decided by a relatively small number of voters.…
Local readers of USA Today might have been pleased recently when the city of Spokane Valley was mentioned in one of those trendy "list" stories as No. 1. But they may have been incredulous that it topped the list it was on. Spokane Valley was…
Out of the $13 million in federal grant assistance the city of Spokane doles out every year, about $3.6 million comes from a type of grant aimed at homelessness referred to as McKinney funding. Today, we wrote about some difficulties the city's Community, Housing and…
Only a few legislative races in the hinterlands merit a story in the esteemed Washington Post. So the candidates in the 6th Legislative District Senate race might count themselves lucky. Or maybe not. The story spends quite a bit of time on zombies. It details…
OLYMPIA – Spokane County’s new wastewater treatment plant will need a new permit that measures the amount of a cancer-causing chemical it’s putting in the Spokane River, a Thurston County Superior Court judge ruled. Judge Eric Price agreed with a state Pollution Control Hearings Board…
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