Nov. 4 Washington General Election
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Congressional District 5 U.S. Representative
Candidate Votes Pct Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 134,895 60.69% Joe Pakootas (D) 87,390 39.31% -
Legislative District 3 (central Spokane) State Representative, Pos. 1
Candidate Votes Pct Marcus Riccelli (D) 19,939 59.91% Tim Benn (R) 13,341 40.09% -
Legislative District 3 (central Spokane) State Representative, Pos. 2
Candidate Votes Pct Timm Ormsby (D) 22,598 69.47% Paul Delaney (R) 9,930 30.53% -
Legislative District 4 (Spokane Valley) State Representative, Pos. 1
Candidate Votes Pct Bob McCaslin (R) 25,258 57.99% Diana Wilhite (R) 18,298 42.01% -
Legislative District 4 (Spokane Valley) State Representative, Pos. 2
Candidate Votes Pct Matt Shea (R) 25,105 57.75% Josh Arritola (R) 18,365 42.25% -
Legislative District 6 (NW Spokane County and NE Spokane) State Representative, Pos. 1
Candidate Votes Pct Kevin Parker (R) 32,278 67.26% Donald Dover (D) 15,710 32.74%
On the Ballot
Races
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Congressional District 5
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Legislative District 3 (central Spokane)
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Legislative District 4 (Spokane Valley)
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Legislative District 6 (NW Spokane County and NE Spokane)
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Legislative District 7 (Northeastern Washington)
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Spokane County
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County Commissioner: Al French vs Mary Lou Johnson
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Prosecutor: Larry Haskell vs Breean L. Beggs
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Sheriff: Ozzie Knezovich vs Doug Orr
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Treasurer: Rob Chase vs Amy Biviano
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Assessor: Vicki Horton vs Roger E. Trainor
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Auditor: Vicky M. Dalton vs Alene Lindstrand
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Clerk: Timothy W. Fitzgerald vs Mary Wissink
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Spokane County District Court Judge, Position 2: Sara B. Derr vs Chris Bugbee
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Spokane County District Court Judge, Position 5: Gregory J. Tripp vs Richard Reierson
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Spokane County District Court Judge, Position 7: Aimee Maurer vs Randy A. Brandt
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Spokane County District Court Judge, Position 8: Richard M. Leland vs Timothy D. Trageser
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Measures
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State of Washington
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Restricting gun background checks
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Firearm background checks
Initiative Measure No. 594 concerns background checks for gun sales and transfers.
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K-12 class size reduction
Initiative Measure No. 1351 concerns K-12 education.
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Advisory Vote No. 8 (agricultural excise tax preferences)
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Advisory Vote No. 9 (Leasehold excise tax)
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City of Airway Heights
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City of Spokane
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Spokane Proposition 1
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Spokane Proposition 2
Spokane city leaders are asking for a park bond to revitalize and repair Riverfront Park.
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Town of Rockford
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Town of Spangle
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Spokane County Fire District 12
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Spokane County Fire District 2
Complete Coverage
Spin Control: Weighing candidates’, voters’ return on election investment
How much should a reasonable person spend to secure a $42,000-a-year job? A job with pretty good benefits, like a strong health care plan, generous expenses for food and lodging, and a decent pension – if you keep the bosses happy and they keep you around for a while. It’s mostly inside work, no heavy lifting, although you may have to spend time with people who disagree with you, and some who can be downright disagreeable. You have to agree to work 105 days straight, although no one ever does. There’s no clock to punch, and no one docks your pay if you don’t show up on one or even most of those days.
More men than women voted in November in Washington
Washington’s 2014 general election may go down in the books as the year of the male Republican voter. For the first time in a while – it’s not quite clear how long – more men cast ballots in Washington than women. Not just for all voters, but in every age group broken down by state elections officials.
Hundreds protest new background check law
OLYMPIA — Hundreds of gun-rights advocates, some dressed in camouflage and some wearing Santa hats, gathered on the Capitol grounds to denounce the background-check law voters approved last month.
Spin Control: Slim majorities require focus on party discipline
OLYMPIA – The most ephemeral thing in politics might be big majorities. This should be particularly obvious to Democrats as they look to next year’s Legislature. Six years ago, Democrats approached the session with 31 of 49 seats in the Senate and 62 of 98 seats in the House. Those were nearly veto-proof majorities if they’d found the need to override any vetoes from Gov. Chris Gregoire, but considering she was a fellow Democrat, that point was mostly moot.
Passage of Riverfront Park bond puts new ice rink on front burner
With the approval of a tax by voters in last week’s election, the future of the Riverfront Park’s Ice Palace is short. But many skaters gliding on the ice last weekend say they won’t miss the rink under the U.S. Pavilion – as long as city leaders follow through on plans to build a new outdoor rink along Spokane Falls Boulevard.
Gun rights activists plan I-594 protest at Capitol
OLYMPIA – Gun rights activists plan to bring their firearms to the Capitol next month to engage in civil disobedience by violating the new background check law that they despise. But there may be a flaw in the plan. What they say they’re going to do – “openly exchange guns” by handing them to someone else – isn’t against Initiative 594, according to Bob Calkins, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol, which provides law enforcement on the Capitol grounds. They won’t be arrested or cited for doing that.
Airway Heights fire levy fails
The Airway Heights Fire Department’s proposed levy to fund emergency medical service has been rejected by voters.
Spin Control: What was the 2014 election all about?
OLYMPIA – A paragraph in the political correspondents’ code requires us to tell voters “what it all means” on the Sunday after an election. Personally, I’ve always believed that by now you’ve all figured it out for yourselves, but to break the code means I could get assigned to some less attractive duty, such as monitoring the police scanner or covering WSU football. So rather than risk packing up the furniture and calling the moving truck, here’s what we learned from the late, great, and sometimes grating, 2014 election:
Newhouse wins seat in 4th District
After the fourth day of ballot counting on Friday, it became certain that Republican Dan Newhouse would be Washington’s newest congressman. Newhouse beat fellow GOP candidate Clint Didier in Washington’s 4th Congressional District in a race that marked the first time in state history that two members of the same party appeared on the fall ballot for a U.S. House seat.
Maurer expands lead over Brandt for county judge
Attorney Aimee Maurer almost certainly will be Spokane County’s newest judge.
Washington lower-class-size initiative, I-1351, tips to Yes
Yes votes for the initiative to lower class sizes took the lead for the first time Thursday evening. Initiative 1351, which would require smaller class sizes and more teachers, was trailing statewide by about 12,000 votes on election night and has advanced since then. Election results posted on the Washington secretary of state’s website Thursday evening showed the measure ahead by 4,660 votes.
Education initiative takes the lead, Mauer expands lead for judge in newest ballot counts
Ballots are still being counted across Washington State, but the yes votes for I-1351 took the lead for the first time Thursday evening.