Vicky M. Dalton
A candidate for Auditor, Spokane County in the 2022 Washington General Election, Nov. 8
Party: Democratic
Age: 63
City: Spokane, Washington
Education: Earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1982 and computer information systems in 1984 at Idaho State University.
Work experience: Staff auditor for Jones Yost Hatt Erickson & Co in Pocatello, Idaho, from 1983 to 1984. Senior auditor for Sorensen, Vance & Co. in Salt Lake City from 1984 to 1988. Spokane County internal auditor, 1989 to 1998. County auditor, 1999 to present.
Political experience: Elected Spokane County auditor in 1998 and every four years since. President of the Washington State Association of County Auditors from 2011 to 2012. Active in the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and Government Finance Officers Association. Member of the VoteWA steering and governance committees. Has previously been a Democratic party precinct committee officer.
Family: Married to Kurt Parker. No children.
Campaign fundraising: Has raised $38,000 as of Sept. 28, 2022. Notable donors include Lisa Brown's Congressional campaign fund, the Avista Corp., a political action committee of the Associated General Contractors of America, longtime U.S. diplomat to the Middle East Ryan Crocker, former Spokane County Prosecutor Jim Sweetser, 3rd Legislative District Sen. Andy Billig and former Spokane County CEO Gerry Gemmill.
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Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Vicky M. Dalton (D) | 109,814 | 50.27% |
| Bob McCaslin (R) | 108,631 | 49.73% |
Related Coverage
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McCaslin to pay over $3,000 for requested recount as 2022 Spokane County general election officially comes to a close
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The Republican requested a partial hand recount after losing the Spokane County auditor’s race by a mere 1,183 votes out of more than 220,000 ballots cast.
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Spokane County elections staff will likely conduct the recount Wednesday.
Spin Control: Elections are won on the margins, and Dalton’s were just a bit better
Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton owes her re-election to heavy voting precincts in the city of Spokane. Her Republican challenger Bob McCaslin almost caught her thanks to vote margins in or near parts of his old legislative district.
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Dalton, who first won election in 1998, is heading back to the Spokane County Courthouse for a seventh term.
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Dalton has a narrow 932-vote lead over Republican Bob McCaslin, who needs to win more than 76% of the remaining vote in order to pull off an upset.
McCaslin continues to chip away at Dalton’s lead in Spokane County auditor’s race
The race remains too close to call.
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Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton’s seat appears to be in jeopardy and 4th Legislative District Rep. Rob Chase’s path to victory looks increasingly narrow.
Republicans win majority on Spokane County Commission; McCaslin gains on Dalton in auditor’s race
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