Supreme Court Pos. 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Owens | 642,064 | 63.34% |
| Douglas McQuaid | 243,374 | 24.01% |
| Scott Stafne | 128,185 | 12.65% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About The Race
As per Washington election law, a judicial candidate who receives more than half of the votes in a primary wins the seat and does not have to run in the November general election. Therefore, if the winner of this race receives over 50% of the vote, they will win the seat and be denoted (
) as the sole winner. Otherwise, the two candidates with the most votes will advance to the November general election and both will be marked with .
The Candidates
Susan Owens
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Scott Stafne
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- Web:
- stafneforjustice.com
Complete Coverage
Kevin Coe deemed a danger to society
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the civil commitment of South Hill rapist Kevin Coe as a sexually violent predator, which means he’s exhausted all legal avenues at the state level to win his freedom. A jury committed Coe in 2008 following a monthlong trial. The state moved to commit Coe in 2006 just before his release after serving 25 years in prison on the only rape conviction that survived appeal. He was suspected in dozens of other attacks during a reign of terror that became a best-selling crime novel and made-for-television movie.
Supreme Court upholds Kevin Coe commitment
The Washington Supreme Court today upheld the sexually violent predator civil commitment of South Hill rapist Kevin Coe, which means he’s exhausted all legal avenues at the state level to win his freedom.
Court upends fines put on prosecutors
The Washington Supreme Court has erased penalties levied against prosecutors who changed the date of a suspected robbery on the day the case was set for trial. The unanimous court ruling Thursday is the latest twist in the case of three men who were convicted of a home-invasion robbery and drive-by shooting only to have another man say after the trial that it was he who had committed the crime and then helped implicate the other three men. The case stemmed from a robbery and drive-by shooting trial against Tyler W. Gassman, Robert E. Larson and Paul E. Statler.
Court’s limit on public defender work likely to force changes
Complying with new caps on public defender caseloads could lead to fewer criminal charges being filed against crime suspects because it would be cheaper than hiring more lawyers. Spokane-area authorities say they’re still evaluating the state Supreme Court’s new caseload rules, which won’t take effect until September of next year, and are uncertain specifically how they’ll adapt. But with tight budgets it’s unlikely they’ll be able to simply hire enough public defenders to reduce average caseloads.
Opponents of private alcohol sales take last shot
OLYMPIA – Opponents of Initiative 1183 took their last shot at keeping the state in the liquor business Thursday, telling the Washington Supreme Court the ballot measure had too many subjects and hid new taxes by calling them fees. But attorneys for the state and for supporters of the measure said voters clearly understood the changes they were making to Washington’s long-standing liquor monopoly and the unifying element among the subjects makes the new law constitutional.
Wash. Supreme Court to hear I-1183 challenge
The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today over the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor sales.
Washington Supreme Court to rule on executive privilege
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire believes she can keep some documents from the public because of executive privilege. The Freedom Foundation believes she can’t because no such exemption exists in state law. This week the state Supreme Court accepted a case that will decide who’s right.
Washington high court affirms search protections
OLYMPIA — Police in Washington need a warrant to search a car for evidence after someone has been taken into custody, the state Supreme Court ruled. The 8-1 decision Thursday reversed convictions for two men who were arrested after traffic stops when police searched their cars and found drugs.
New Washington voting districts will stand for 2012
OLYMPIA – Washington voters will choose candidates this fall for the new congressional and legislative districts drawn by a special commission, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday. Whether those districts were improperly drawn, as one critic contends, and need to be adjusted before the 2014 elections remains to be seen.
High court demands state education reforms
SEATTLE – The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state isn’t meeting its constitutional obligation to amply pay for basic public education, but the justices gave an endorsement to the reform work the Legislature has already started. The 85-page opinion said that the judiciary would keep an eye on lawmakers to make sure they fully implement education reforms by 2018.
WA Supreme Court: State underfunding basic education
SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state isn’t meeting its constitutional obligation to amply pay for basic public education, but the justices gave an endorsement to the reform work the Legislature has already started.
Spin Control: Honking, chickens get solemn deliberation
When you pass the Occupy Spokane protesters or any other demonstrators at any location, you might honk and wave to show support. Or you might honk and wave just one finger to show the opposite. When you’re waiting with the motor running for a friend or spouse who is dallying inside, you might honk to get them to move it.
Justice Fairhurst battling lung cancer with radiation
OLYMPIA – Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst is being treated for lung cancer. She has been going to a radiation clinic every day for the past seven weeks and uses the time “to meditate and just be calm and imagine myself being healed,” she told KING-TV.
McKenna keeps state in health care lawsuit
OLYMPIA – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna won’t withdraw from a multistate lawsuit against federal health care reform, even though the other states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to do something McKenna says he doesn’t want: Throw out the entire law.
Justices say McKenna can challenge health care law
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna legally can challenge the federal health care reforms, but can’t refuse to represent Land Commissioner Peter Goldmark in a separate case.