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Didier wants commitments from Rossi
Unsuccessful Senate candidate Clint Didier set conditions Friday for endorsing fellow Republican Dino Rossi in the race against incumbent Democrat Patty Murray. Rossi must take strong positions against abortion, taxes and government spending, said Didier, who finished third in Tuesday’s primary.
WA Senate race Friday update
WA Senate race Friday update
Chadez endorses Billig
Chadez endorses Billig
Didier holds off on Rossi endorsement
Tea party favorite Clint Didier says he won’t endorse fellow Republican Dino Rossi in the Senate race against Patty Murray unless Rossi agrees to take strong positions against abortion, taxes and government spending.
Murray begins fall race in Spokane
Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray on Thursday stressed her support for programs in Eastern Washington and new financial regulations approved by Congress as she opened her general election campaign Thursday with a speech in Spokane. “I’m here to tell you Wall Street’s and big banks’ money cannot buy my vote now or any day ever. I will always fight for you,” she said in her 20-minute speech.
Allred: Otter ‘career politician’
BOISE – During Thursday’s debate with Gov. Butch Otter, Democratic rival Keith Allred painted himself as a citizen activist fighting a career politician whose three decades in office align him with special interests, not Idaho residents. Allred slammed Otter’s failed pushes in 2009 to hike gas taxes and to double registration fees for car owners – while only boosting fees on heavy trucks by 5 percent. Allred favors cutting the gas tax, then boosting fees on trucks to make up the difference.
Didier to announce…something…Friday
Didier to announce…something…Friday
Incumbents persevere, but challenges await
Thousands of votes are still to be counted from Tuesday’s primary, but along with most races, some lessons are clear. Lesson 1: It may be uncomfortable to be an incumbent this year, but it’s not fatal. Few incumbents were eliminated in the state’s top-two primary, but some clearly have their work ahead of them.
Doug Clark: With no sign of Lampert, she still outdid Salvatori
The results are in and I am here to answer your questions regarding Tuesday’s primary election. Q. Who was the biggest primary winner?
Election results offer up valuable lessons
Thousands of votes are still to be counted from Tuesday’s primary, but along with most races, some lessons are clear.
Primary over. Lessons learned?
Primary over. Lessons learned?
Marr wins city, Baumgartner wins county
Marr wins city, Baumgartner wins county
Treasurer write-in candidate likely will earn place on ballot
Treasurer write-in candidate likely will earn place on ballot
White has tough task in facing Billig
White has tough task in facing Billig
Single server in Cheney overwhelmed with election data
A software glitch confounded election watchers during the “top two” primary, causing the secretary of state’s website to crash when results began pouring in.
O’Quinn not saying if she will back Ahern
O’Quinn not saying if she will back Ahern
Election roundup: Murray, Rossi tie on the gloves
Sen. Patty Murray will face Dino Rossi in the November general election, continuing the fight for a U.S. Senate seat that started even before the Republican former legislator got into the race in May. With hundreds of thousands of ballots still to count, Murray was pulling down the most votes Tuesday night in the state’s top-two primary, and Rossi was a somewhat distant second, but far ahead of tea party favorite Clint Didier, a former NFL player turned Eltopia farmer. Bellingham businessman Paul Akers ran a distant fourth.
Challengers doing well in some state Senate races
Challengers made some waves in primaries for the state Senate today, with Republicans and Democrats alike faring well in early returns against Democratic incumbents.
State election computers back up
An overwhelming number of contested races for precinct committee officers has crashed the state’s main election computer, delaying tabulation of the U.S. Senate and multi-county congressional district races, officials said tonight. The Secretary of State’s office said it’s working with Microsoft to get the problem fixed.
Democrat Heck advances in WA 3rd District race
Democrat Denny Heck has advanced to the November ballot in his bid for the seat of retiring Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird.