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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Republican Joe Kent.

Joe Kent agrees to Oct. 7 debate in Longview with Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Republican Joe Kent.

September 5, 2024, 7:39am Clark County News

Joe Kent and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, candidates in the hotly-contested race for Washington’s 3rd COngressional District, will debate in Longview on Oct. 7. Read story

New polling from a political action committee that helps elect House Democrats shows that Project 2025, a presidential transition project published by the Heritage Foundation, is unpopular in multiple swing districts, including Washington's 3rd Congressional District.

Project 2025 unpopular in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Democrats’ polling shows

New polling from a political action committee that helps elect House Democrats shows that Project 2025, a presidential transition project published by the Heritage Foundation, is unpopular in multiple swing districts, including Washington's 3rd Congressional District.

September 5, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

New polling from a political action committee that helps elect House Democrats shows that Project 2025 is unpopular in multiple swing districts, including Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

Former 3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, will face off with Dave Upthgrove for the public lands commissioner seat in the Nov. 5 election.

Upthegrove and Herrera Beutler on track to square off in WA lands commissioner race

Former 3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, will face off with Dave Upthgrove for the public lands commissioner seat in the Nov. 5 election.

September 4, 2024, 3:37pm Election Free

Democrat Dave Upthegrove will advance to the general election in the Washington state lands commissioner race based on the results of a hand recount in which he clinched the second place spot in the primary by just 49 votes. Read story

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

Ferguson-Reichert debates: Here’s what you need to know

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

September 4, 2024, 2:25pm Election Free

Gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert will face off in two, hourlong debates this month. Read story

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

WA lands commissioner recount results: Democrat Upthegrove poised to advance to general

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

September 4, 2024, 10:32am Election

King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove appears to have secured his ticket to a November faceoff with Republican former U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler to become the next state commissioner of public lands. Read story

An advertisement on The Let's Go Washington X account.

Let’s Go Washington accused of violating state anti-corruption laws with discount gas, burgers

An advertisement on The Let's Go Washington X account.

September 4, 2024, 9:55am Election

Let’s Go Washington has been accused of illegally trying to sway voters to support four initiatives the group backs with offers of discount gas and burgers. Read story

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

Why RFK Jr. will remain on WA ballot despite suspending his campaign

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:54am Election

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the ballot in Washington even though he announced he was suspending his independent candidacy for president Friday. Read story

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

Clark County’s hand recount in public lands race ends with one more vote for Herrera Beutler

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

September 3, 2024, 4:05pm Clark County News

Clark County Elections officials reported Tuesday there were no major changes to the race for public lands commissioner in the county after conducting a manual recount of the Aug. 6 primary results. Read story

Cowlitz County election debates start Sept. 11 with every candidate but Joe Kent

September 3, 2024, 7:38am Clark County Politics

Longview’s series of election forums will include debates from all the candidates for four major offices on the November ballot — with one notable exception. Read story

Why this Washington Republican is featured in a $50 million pro-Kamala Harris ad campaign

September 2, 2024, 11:20am Election

Norma Pickett says she's been a Republican since she could vote. She backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. Read story