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u 2019 Washington General Election, Nov. 5
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Initiative limiting vehicle registration fees jumps out to solid lead in early count
Spokane voters gave a big win to Tim Eyman’s latest anti-tax initiative strictly limiting vehicle registration fees to $30 a year, according to election results Tuesday.
Astronaut casts Pennsylvania absentee ballot from space
An election official in Pennsylvania didn’t think anything of the absentee ballot application until he saw the out-of-this-world voting location. The New Castle News reports that the application to Lawrence County’s voter services department listed the location as “International Space Station, low Earth orbit.”
Live Coverage: 2019 General Election
Nadine Woodward was winning the race for Spokane mayor Tuesday night, while voters approved a preemptive ban on a Spokane income tax, gave the legislature broad powers in case of a catastrophe and Tim Eyman may have scored a vehicle registration fee victory.
2019 General Election
In the first call of the night, Ben Stuckart has conceded the race for Spokane Mayor to Nadine Woodward.
Analysis: Candidates for Spokane’s mayor have taken confusing, but understandable postures. So does either one have the advantage?
Tuesday’s election features a candidate running pretty much as the incumbent mayor, though he isn’t the incumbent mayor, against an opponent who for the most part concedes that she’s running against the incumbent mayor, though he is not.
Realtors dump more than $620,000 to influence Spokane elections, but not all agents like the group’s new spending
The Washington Realtors Political Action Committee has led the charge in breaking Spokane election-spending records this year. But not all local Realtors are pleased that their industry is taking center stage in this year’s heated contest for power at City Hall.
Spokane Valley election spending grows slightly, while Spokane races break records
While spending in Spokane elections have hit a record breaking $1 million, Spokane Valley’s election spending hasn’t surpassed $120,000, which is slightly above what candidates normally spend.
New Fairfield Town Council member faces challenger
Fairfield Town Councilwoman Jamie Paden is facing a challenge from Mark Matherly as she seeks to keep the position she was appointed to last year after it was vacated by a council member who moved. Paden said she started attending City Council meetings soon after she moved to Fairfield three years ago because she wanted to be involved in her new community.
Hayden property tax increase would more than double number of deputies on patrol
The tax on the November ballot would increase property taxes by 26 cents per $1,000 in assessed home value, which works out to an estimated $4.23 per month for a $300,000 home.
Christie Wood, Elaine Price vie to replace longtime Coeur d’Alene councilman
Coeur d’Alene voters will choose between two women with long-time ties to Coeur d’Alene for a seat on City Council.
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Races
- Spokane mayor
- Spokane City Council president
- Spokane City Council, northeast district
- Spokane City Council, northwest district
- Spokane City Council, south district
- Spokane Valley City Council, position 2
- Spokane Valley City Council, position 3
- Spokane Valley City Council, position 6
- Airway Heights City Council, position 5
- Airway Heights City Council, position 7
- Cheney City Council, position 6
- Cheney City Council, position 7
- Deer Park City Council, position 2
- Deer Park City Council, position 4
- Liberty Lake City Council, position 1
- Liberty Lake City Council, position 3
- Liberty Lake City Council, position 5
- Liberty Lake City Council, position 7
- Liberty Lake mayor
- Medical Lake City Council position 5
- Millwood City Council, position 3
- Millwood City Council, position 4
- Fairfield Town Council, position 2
- Fairfield Town Council, position 3
- Latah Town Council, position 2
- Latah Town Council, position 3
- Spokane Public Schools Board, position 1
- Spokane Public Schools Board, position 2
- Spokane Public Schools Board, position 4
- Central Valley School Board, district 1
- Central Valley School Board, district 3
- Cheney Public Schools Board, district 3
- Cheney Public Schools Board, district 5
- Great Northern School Board, position 3
- Liberty School Board, district 5
- Mead School Board, district 3
- Mead School Board, district 4
- Medical Lake School Board, position 3
- Nine Mile Falls School Board, position 2
- Reardan-Edwall School Board, position 5
- Riverside School Board, district 3
- Spokane Valley Fire Commission, position 1
- Spokane Valley Fire Commission, position 2
- Spokane County Fire District 3, position 1
- Spokane County Fire District 4, position 1
- Spokane County Fire District 5, position 1
- Spokane County Fire District 10 Commission, position 1
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Measures
- Referendum 88
- Initiative 976
- Senate Joint Resolution 8200
- Advisory votes
- Spokane Proposition 1
- Spokane Proposition 2
- Cheney Public Schools Proposition 1
- Mead School District Proposition 1
- West Valley School District Proposition 1
- Spangle Proposition 1 (fire levy)
- Spangle Proposition 2 (police levy)