Legislative Districts

Thu., Oct. 29, 1998

Here is a guide to legislative districts included in Election ‘98. State senators serve four-year terms, representatives two-year terms. All legislators are paid $28,300 annually.

3rd District: includes most of downtown Spokane and the city’s core housing areas, including the West Central and East Central neighborhoods.

4th District: includes the Spokane Valley and part of northeast Spokane County.

6th District: runs from Moran Prairie on its southeast border to Nine Mile Falls on its northwest border, and includes parts of Airway Heights and Five Mile Prairie.

9th District: includes all of Whitman and Adams counties, south Spokane County and the Clarkston area of Asotin County.

Note: There are no contested races in the 7th District, which includes Lincoln, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, and portions of north Spokane and east Okanogan counties.

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