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FILE - Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing. Murray faces Republican Tiffany Smiley in the November election.

Sen. Patty Murray to be first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore, third in line to presidency

FILE - Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing. Murray faces Republican Tiffany Smiley in the November election.

November 18, 2022, 7:34am Clark County News

After winning a sixth term in office, Sen. Patty Murray is set to become the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore, a role that would put her third in line to the presidency, her office announced Wednesday. Read story

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Perez maintains narrow lead over Kent

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

November 16, 2022, 6:22pm Clark County News

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez maintained her narrow lead over Republican Joe Kent in the race to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Perez widens lead in 3rd Congressional District election

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

November 15, 2022, 7:47pm Clark County News

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez widened her lead over Republican Joe Kent in the race to succeed Jaime Herrera Beutler representing Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

FILE - Andrea Salinas, A Democratic candidate in Oregon's 6th congressional district, poses for a photo in Portland, Ore. on March 24, 2022.

Democrat Andrea Salinas wins U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 6th

FILE - Andrea Salinas, A Democratic candidate in Oregon's 6th congressional district, poses for a photo in Portland, Ore. on March 24, 2022.

November 15, 2022, 12:02pm Election

Democrat Andrea Salinas has won the U.S. House seat in Oregon’s newly created 6th District. Read story

Clark County elections worker Greg Talbert loads ballots into a ballot bag Nov. 8, 2022, at Fisher's Landing Transit Center.

Joe Kent sees ballot curing as remedy for lost seat

Clark County elections worker Greg Talbert loads ballots into a ballot bag Nov. 8, 2022, at Fisher's Landing Transit Center.

November 15, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

A little-known part of the elections process — ballot curing — landed in the spotlight this weekend after 3rd Congressional District candidate Joe Kent urged his supporters not to lose hope that he could still beat Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Read story

On Sunday, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez landed in Washington, D.C., to attend new member orientation and meet her future House colleagues. "It's pretty wild and surreal," she told The Columbian, noting the quick turnaround following her win on Saturday.

3rd Congressional District winner Perez hits ground running in other Washington

On Sunday, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez landed in Washington, D.C., to attend new member orientation and meet her future House colleagues. "It's pretty wild and surreal," she told The Columbian, noting the quick turnaround following her win on Saturday.

November 14, 2022, 6:34pm Clark County News

Within a day of flipping Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was on a plane to Washington, D.C., for the first time since ninth grade. Read story

FILE - Republican Lori Chavez DeRemer speaks at a candidates debate for Oregon's 5th Congressional District at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Chavez DeRemer is seeking election to Oregon's 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 8, 2022 election.

GOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District

FILE - Republican Lori Chavez DeRemer speaks at a candidates debate for Oregon's 5th Congressional District at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Chavez DeRemer is seeking election to Oregon's 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 8, 2022 election.

November 13, 2022, 3:33pm Election

Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, flipping the district for the GOP in a hard-fought contest that drew millions in outside money to the state. Read story

Republican nominee for U.S Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 in Canton, Ga.. Walker is in a runoff with incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock.

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

Republican nominee for U.S Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 in Canton, Ga.. Walker is in a runoff with incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock.

November 13, 2022, 1:12pm Election

Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock’s first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots. Read story

FILE - Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks during her reelection campaign kick-off event at the IBEW Local 401 office in Reno, Nevada, on March 14, 2022. Cortez Masto faces Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in the November election.  (Tom R.

Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control

FILE - Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks during her reelection campaign kick-off event at the IBEW Local 401 office in Reno, Nevada, on March 14, 2022. Cortez Masto faces Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in the November election.  (Tom R.

November 12, 2022, 6:46pm Election

Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party's control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden's presidency. Read story

Democratic nominee for Washington’s Third Congressional District Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to supporters Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at the Clark County Democrats election night watch party at the Downtown Vancouver Hilton.

Democrat Perez tops Kent to flip the 3rd Congressional District

Democratic nominee for Washington’s Third Congressional District Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to supporters Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at the Clark County Democrats election night watch party at the Downtown Vancouver Hilton.

November 12, 2022, 6:30pm Clark County News

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez appears to have flipped Washington’s 3rd Congressional District after new vote tallies from Clark and Thurston counties Saturday show her fending off a late comeback attempt from Republican Joe Kent. Read story