Election

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Costly campaigns and big spenders: Where money is flowing in WA’s elections

October 30, 2024, 7:45am Election Free

Donations of a few bucks to several grand continue to flow into candidate and political committee coffers ahead of next Tuesday’s election. Read story

The Clark County Election’s Office released photos of the burned ballots Tuesday evening.

FBI investigates fires at Vancouver, Portland ballot boxes that burned hundreds of ballots

October 29, 2024, 6:25pm Clark County News

Recently released photos from the Clark County Election’s Office show the magnitude of the Monday morning attack on an east Vancouver ballot box. Hundreds of ballots with singed edges and burns are shown spread over a table. Read story

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A Vancouver police cruiser sits in a parking lot Tuesday near the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center ballot box following an attack on the box that destroyed hundreds of ballots Monday morning.

Ballot boxes in Clark County will have 24/7 observers after Monday’s arson in east Vancouver

October 29, 2024, 12:31pm Clark County News Free

Ballot boxes in Clark County will be staffed with Clark County Elections Office observers 24/7 after arsons on ballot boxes in east Vancouver and Portland early Monday drew national attention. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

Tight House races make for crowded Most Vulnerable Incumbent list

October 29, 2024, 8:27am Election

The battle for the House is ultracompetitive one week away from Election Day, with both parties bracing for potential narrow majorities come January but seeing their own paths to victory. Read story

Vancouver police are investigating after a suspicious device was found near the downtown Vancouver ballot drop box on Oct. 8.

Vancouver ballot drop box arson highlights concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target

October 29, 2024, 7:49am Election

Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington. Read story

Does Trump plan to send Columbia River water to California? It’s unclear

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

About a dozen media outlets around the U.S. and Canada reported in recent weeks that former President Donald Trump seemed to propose diverting the Columbia River to solve California’s water crisis and fight wildfires. Read story

Two WA Republicans: One voted to impeach, one says Jan. 6 was ‘a setup’

October 28, 2024, 9:38am Election

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse is strongly anti-abortion. He gets near-perfect scores from the NRA. He wants to build a wall on the southern border and warns that the "Radical Left and mainstream news media" are trying to destroy "our country, our values and our God-given rights." Read story