State Senator
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Morton (R) | 37,649 | 74.86% |
| Barbara Mowrey (D) | 12,643 | 25.14% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
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Washington Legislature, District 7, Senate
State Sen. Bob Morton, a 16-year incumbent, faces Democrat Barbara Mowrey, a former Chewelah councilwoman who believes he and other legislators aren’t doing enough to ensure the rights of grandparents and other relatives in child placement cases.
Budget plan gets OK
OLYMPIA – Democrats in the Legislature filled a $2.8 billion gap in the state operating budget with an array of new taxes, spending cuts and money from Uncle Sam. Despite arguments from Republicans that they were setting up another budget crisis in 2011, Democrats managed to push through what they described as a balanced approach to Washington’s tough economic times.
Senate suspends part of I-960
OLYMPIA – The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate. In the most contentious Senate debate this year – one that constantly invoked “the will of the people” – Democrats suspended for 16 months the need for a supermajority on tax increases, imposed by voters in 2007.
Wash. Senate OKs lowering hurdle for tax raises
The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate.