House Pos. 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Riccelli (D) | 37,708 | 62.46% |
| Scotty Nicol (R) | 22,665 | 37.54% |
* 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.
About the Race
The Candidates
Marcus Riccelli
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 46
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Mead High School in 1996 and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gonzaga University in 2000. He also received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington in 2007.
Work experience: Worked as Eastern Washington director for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell from 2007 to 2010 and a senior policy adviser to then-state Sen. Lisa Brown from 2010 to 2012. Previously was an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington University. Worked for CHAS Health for several years and is currently the community relations manager.
Political experience: Finishing his sixth term representing the 3rd Legislative District in the Washington State House of Representatives after first being elected in 2012.
Family: Married to Amanda Riccelli. Has two children.
Campaign finance: Raised more than $199,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Contributors include the Kroger Co., Pawn 1 Inc., Washington Beer and Wine Distributors Political Action Committee, Kaiser Aluminum, Pfizer Inc., Service Employees International Union Local 925, Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, Sixth Avenue Pharmacy and Walgreens.
Scotty Nicol
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 32
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Northwest Christian High School in Spokane in 2010.
Political Experience: Worked on Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward's 2019 campaign, and continued to work for her after her inauguration in Jan. 2020 until Jan. 2022. Worked as City Councilwoman Karen Stratton's legislative assistant from Jan. 2022 in May 2022 to work on his own campaign.
Work Experience: Singer-songwriter who has released an album. Spent six months in Nashville and eight months in Austin playing music.
Family: Unmarried.
Campaign finance: Raised nearly $13,000 as of Oct. 12, 2022, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. Contributors include the Washington State Republican Party; the Associated Builders and Contractors Political Action Committee; hotelier Kent Clausen; former Spokane City Councilman Bob Apple; Spokane County Commissioner candidate Kim Plese; state House candidate Suzanne Schmidt; developer David Black; Chud Wendle, executive director of the Hutton Settlement; William Bouten, CEO of Bouten Construction.
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