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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Opinion

Endorsement recap

Following is a summary of The Spokesman-Review editorial board’s endorsements in Tuesday’s general election.

Federal

President

John McCain (R)

U.S. Senate

Idaho

Jim Risch (R)

U.S. House

5th District, Washington

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

1st District, Idaho

Walt Minnick (D)

Spokane County

County commissioner, District 1

Todd Mielke (R)

County commissioner, District 2

Mark Richard (R)

Washington state

Ballot measures

Initiative 985 (traffic congestion)

No

Initiative 1000 (death with dignity)

No

Initiative 1029 (health care providers)

No

Governor

Chris Gregoire (D)

Lieutenant Governor

Brad Owen (D)

Attorney General

Rob McKenna (R)

Secretary of State

Sam Reed (R)

Auditor

Brian Sonntag (D)

Treasurer

Alan Martin (R)

Commissioner of Public Lands

Douglas Sutherland (R)

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler (D)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Terry Bergeson (I)

Legislature

3rd District, Senate

Lisa Brown (D)

3rd District, House Position 1

Alex Wood (D)

3rd District, House Position 2

Timm Ormsby (D)

4th District, Senate

Judi Owens (D)

4th District, House Position 1

Larry Crouse (R)

4th District, House Position 2

Tim Hattenburg (D)

6th District, House Position 1

Kevin Parker (R)

6th District, House Position 2

John Driscoll (D)

7th District, House Position 1

Sue Lani Madsen (R)

9th District, House Position 1

Steve Hailey (R)

9th District, House Position 2

Joe Schmick (R)

Kootenai County

County Commissioner, 1st District

Todd Tondee (R)

County Commissioner, 2nd District

Elmer “Rick” Currie (R)

Sheriff

Rocky Watson (R)

General obligation bond

(public facility improvements)

Yes

Local Option Sales Tax

(jail expansion)

Yes

State of Idaho

Legislature

1st District, House Position A

Eric Anderson (R)

1st District, House Position B

George Eskridge (R)

2nd District, Senate

Joyce Broadsword (R)

2nd District, House Position B

C.J. Rose (D)

4th District, Senate

John W. Goedde (R)

4th District, House Position A

Marge Chadderdon (R)

4th District, House Position B

George C. Sayler (D)