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Spangle Cemetery Board asking for 1 year levy to maintain pioneer burial ground
Spangle Cemetery Board asking voters for 1 year levy to maintain pioneer cemetery.
Superior Court judges back incumbent Fennessy in general election, while challenger Van Winkle says he’s the choice for change
Judge Tim Fennessy says his experience is needed in Spokane County Superior Court while his challenger Andrew Van Winkle argues he would bring change to modernize the court and have a better demeanor on the bench.
Washington voters to decide on future of natural gas, efforts to address climate change this November
Voters will help shape the future of natural gas use in Washington in November by weighing in on a controversial initiative targeting natural gas use in the state.
Former judge and town council member competing for open House seat in 7th District
Voters in northeastern Washington can choose a Springdale town council member or a former judge to fill the seat of a retiring state representative.
State Rep. Mary Dye and her election opponent focus on economic issues
Republican state Rep. Mary Dye has strong support in southeastern Washington based on the results of the August primary.
Rep. Suzanne Schmidt seeks re-election against Spokane Valley software engineer, small business owner
If primary election results are any indication, Rep. Suzanne Schmidt could be headed back to Olympia next session.
Experience at center of Spokane County judicial race between incumbent Marla Polin, challenger Brandon Casey
Both candidates for Spokane County Superior Court Judge Position 8 say they have the best work experience for the job.
Spin control: Close primary contests partly decided by voters who opted to skip races
With the state headed for a hand recount of the lands commissioner race, it seems time to look at one of the biggest failures that candidates and their campaigns make.
Washington candidates for Secretary of State clash over cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and election fraud are top of mind in this year’s race for Washington’s secretary of state.
Razor-thin race for Washington lands commissioner spurs first statewide ballot recount in decades
As of Tuesday evening, a margin of 51 votes separated two of the leading candidates in the closest primary race Washington state has seen in decades.Three candidates for state lands commissioner are fighting neck and neck for two spots on the November general election ballot. Two weeks after the Aug. 6 primary, the close results have triggered an automatic statewide hand recount.
Stobart and McCart advance to general election after final ballot count in Stevens County
Stevens County Commissioner Wes McCart will defend his seat against Montgomery Stobart in the November election.
Candidates clinch wins in close Spokane County legislative races
Leaders in three nail-bitingly close Spokane-area legislative races have clinched wins in their respective primary elections, as the steady stream of newly tallied ballots has all but dried up after Monday’s release by county elections officials.
Most failed candidates for Congress lining up behind either Baumgartner or Conroy after primary
The race to represent Eastern Washington in Congress drew more candidates than most elections in the state this year – and now there are only two.
Spin Control: For this perennial candidate, Tuesday’s primary ended like past runs
Tuesday’s election created far more losers than winners. sFor U.S. Senate candidate Goodspaceguy – who has run for some office or another 25 times in the last 44 years and almost every year since 2004 – it was frustrating, but hardly surprising.
A surge of late voting brings turnout in Spokane County to normal levels
turnout not so bad after all: the story of the rush of ballots and the moderate responses.
Natasha Hill takes lead over Ben Stuckart in race for Spokane House seat – and other updates in uncalled races
Crowded fields or not, Spokane and Spokane Valley voters turned their state Legislature races into three-person heats with only two spots to secure in November’s general election.
Three prominent Spokane County legislative races still too close to call after second tally
It’s still unclear who Spokane and Spokane Valley voters will choose this November to represent them in the Washington State Legislature.
Race to lead Washington’s Department of Natural Resources still too close to call with two Republicans in lead
Two Republicans and one Democrat are all vying to make the cut and secure two spots on November’s general election ballot. But the more than 500,000 ballots left to count across Washington means the primary race is too close to call, nearly 24 hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Republican-endorsed candidates winning Stevens County commissioner race, with less than half the vote counted
The two candidates who were endorsed by the Stevens County Republican Party for the county’s District 1 commissioner seat were ahead in the primary election Tuesday night after initial results were reported.
Democrats Valencia, Cummings lead crowded field in Spokane Valley legislative races
Voters have narrowed the crowded field of candidates vying for the three state Legislature positions representing Spokane Valley, but two races are still too close to call.