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Measure to protect natural gas usage only statewide initiative to receive support, but still too close to call
The measure intended to enshrine natural gas usage in Washington was the only statewide initiative to receive passing support after the first round of ballot counts Tuesday.
Bob Ferguson defeats Dave Reichert in Washington governor race
If election night vote tallies hold, Democrat Bob Ferguson will be Washington’s next governor
West Valley School District’s $11.8M levy appears to pass on election night
Voters passed the school district’s $11.8 million property tax levy to pay for building maintenance and improvements. It had 57% support in Tuesday’s count.
Spokane voters passing sales tax hike by wide margin in first year victory for Mayor Lisa Brown
In a victory for Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown, voters are approving a sales tax increase that will help pay for a number of Brown’s campaign pledges despite an otherwise cash-strapped city budget.
Incumbent Superior Court Judge Marla Polin re-elected; Timothy Fennessy trails on Election Night
Voters split their choices over two Spokane County Superior Court judge incumbents Tuesday night.
Federal Way municipal judge ahead by a slim margin in race for state Supreme Court seat
Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Dave Larson is ahead by a slim margin to win Washington’s rare open Supreme Court seat in Tuesday’s election.
Democrats in Spokane anxiously wait for results as Trump takes clear lead
A crowd of people circled around a TV, several people shaking their heads.
Washington voters shoot down repeals of climate law, capital gains tax, WA Cares
Three of four initiatives to repeal state laws on Washington’s ballot failed Tuesday night. The result will maintain the state’s Climate Commitment Act, long-term insurance program and capital gains tax.
French leads in hotly contested Spokane County Commissioner race, but it’s too close to call
Second only to the presidential contest, the most anticipated race in Spokane County was too close to call after Tuesday’s initial tally.
Washington’s former top voting officials urge patience on Election Day
WASHINGTON – On Election Night in 2000, it looked like Sam Reed was going to lose.
Most Spokane County voters already have cast ballots
Most Spokane County voters already have voted.
For 40 years, this Washington county has picked the winning candidate for president, the longest streak in the nation
The last time Clallam County voters picked a losing presidential candidate by popular vote was in 1976, when they chose Republican Gerald Ford who narrowly lost the national election to Democrat Jimmy Carter. Since then, the county’s voters have picked the winners in every presidential race.
Overwhelmed with navigating their first election, schools prime first-time voting students to put ‘a civic foot forward’
Entering adulthood, applying for colleges, worry over school work and the social dynamics of high school – there’s. no shortage of stressors in an 18-year-old’s life.
Spin Control: With Election Day almost here, we offer help and answers for waiting voters
About half of Washington’s registered voters – and at least half of the voters who are going to cast ballots – had turned them in by Friday.
After August victory, PAC money started flowing for Baumgartner in his congressional bid
In the months after Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced she would not run for re-election, throwing open the floodgates for more than a dozen people to announce bids to succeed her, partisan and corporate political action committees largely kept their checkbooks closed.
Cantwell rallies candidates and volunteers as Democrats work to get out the vote in Clark County
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has a message for Democratic candidates heading out to knock on doors across Clark County.
Hundreds of Whitman County ballots never arrived to voters, auditor says
Hundreds of ballots in Whitman County are missing after being processed by the U.S. Postal Service in Spokane.
Arson burns hundreds of ballots in a southwest Washington ballot box
The FBI is investigating an intentionally set fire that destroyed hundreds of ballots in a ballot drop box early Monday morning in Vancouver.
Spokane County Commissioner Al French accuses opposition of violating campaign finance law in flurry of complaint filings
As the general election inches closer, outside spenders are pouring money into the race between County Commissioner Al French and opponent Molly Marshall.
Spokane County’s voter turnout so far double the statewide average, two weeks until Election Day
Statewide, an average of 10% of Washington’s registered voters had cast their ballots as of Tuesday night, according to new data released by the Secretary of State’s office. Spokane County showed the third-highest voter turnout In the state according to the data, following Mason County’s 28% turnout and Thurston County who held a slim 0.10% lead over Spokane County’s turnout.