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Incumbent Patty Murray, Republican Tiffany Smiley likely to emerge in 18-candidate race for U.S. Senate
Heading into the Aug. 2 primary, Murray faces 17 challengers, but early campaign contributions and party support point to Tiffany Smiley as her likely opponent in November.
Time to vote: Spokane County auditor’s office mailing more than 350,000 ballots this week
Ballots have to be postmarked by Aug. 2 or placed in a county drop box by 8 p.m. on election day in order to count.
Three Republicans vie to replace four-term Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich
There will be a new sheriff in town come January, and it will be a Republican with at least two decades of experience in the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
Misinformation, security of elections on secretary of state candidates’ minds this election
The candidates include a county auditor, current and former state legislators, a data scientist, a banker and a business owner.
Newman Lake fire chief tells residents it’s okay to vote against the department’s bid to raise property taxes
Soaring land values and higher property taxes have caused Newman Lake Fire and Rescue Chief Stan Cooke to rethink his agency’s request for more money.
Three challengers take on incumbent Larry Haskell in Spokane County Prosecutor race
When Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell ran for re-election the first time, he drew no challengers.
Three challengers hope to bring down Al French in race for Spokane County Commission District 5
French, who’s been an elected official for two decades, will try to fend off Maggie Yates, Tara Carter and former Airway Heights Mayor Don Harmon.
Race for Spokane County Commission District 2 a battle between familiar faces. Here’s where they stand on crime, homelessness and more
Two former and one current Spokane City Council member are vying for Spokane County Commission District 2, which covers east Spokane.
3 candidates look to take McCaslin’s seat in Legislature
Republicans Suzanne Schmidt and MJ Bolt and Democrat Ted Cummings are running this year in the 4th District. They will face off in the Aug. 2 primary where the top two will move on to the November general election.
District 5 Congressional race: Two Democrats and a Republican seek to unseat Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, who’s eyeing 10th term
Natasha Hill, a 39-year-old local attorney and Hillyard native, and Ann Marie Danimus, a 51-year-old marketing professional with ties to the region’s rural reaches, have both filed as Democrats to unseat McMorris Rodgers, 53, who’s seeking a 10th term in Washington D.C. Sean Clynch, a 60-year-old substitute teacher and Army veteran, rounds out the primary ballot as a Republican.
Here’s who’s running for Spokane County Commissioner District 4 and where they stand on county issues
Voters will choose between a former auditor, a pastor and a real estate investor in the race for District 4, which covers southern Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and the southeastern portion of the county.
Soaring gas prices, crime rates and homelessness: How will parties position themselves locally headed into primaries?
The outlook in Spokane mirrors that seen in urban areas across the nation, with soaring prices at the pump, rising rates of crime and a greater number of people seeking shelter on the streets. Those issues, combined with the usual disadvantage the political party in power experiences in midterm elections, signify an uphill battle for Democrats, political observers say, though that’s complicated in local races where Republicans dominate elected office.
Here’s who will be on Spokane County’s August primary ballot
Here’s who filed to run on Friday and the full list of who’s running for office.
Three new Spokane County commissioner candidates highlight penultimate day of filing week
The candidate fields for the upcoming August primary are starting to take shape.
Don Harmon, Airway Heights’ mayor in the late 1990s, enters county commission race against Al French
Harmon, 76, is keeping his campaign platform simple — he’s focused on police and roads.
Spokane County filing week kicks of with three surprise candidates, but few bombshells
Airway Heights’ mayor from the late ‘90s, Karen Stratton’s former legislative assistant and a formerly incarcerated person of color were the only unexpected names to file to run for election in the August primary.
‘The new swamp’: 2,500 miles from Mar-a-Lago, Central Washington primary in Newhouse race tests heft of Trump’s endorsement
Five Republican candidates stood at the front of a VFW post in Yakima on the first Saturday of May. One by one, they made their opening pitches for why the voters of Central Washington’s ruby-red 4th district should send them to Congress.
Doorbelling group checking voter rolls in Spokane County not government-sanctioned, Auditor’s Office says
The organization’s website includes a YouTube video featuring Glen Morgan, who introduces himself as an activist and former candidate for the Thurston County Assessor’s Office. Morgan is a frequent filer of Public Disclosure Commission complaints, often against Democratic or progressive candidates, and was responsible for a mailer in a state Senate race in Spokane in 2018 that urged voters to write-in a candidate that wasn’t actively seeking the office.
Prosecutor turned pastor hopes to return to courtroom; ‘Nonpartisan’ Conklin is first non-Republican to file for Spokane County prosecutor
Debra Conklin hasn’t practiced law in 35 years, but the Spokane pastor is now the fourth candidate and only non-Republican to announce her intention to run for Spokane County prosecutor.
Spokane County deputy who alleged firing was retribution for sheriff candidacy pulls out of race
A longtime Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was fired soon after he filed to run for sheriff in February pulled his name from the race leaving one candidate running for the office.