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The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

3 of 6 Clark County charter amendments leading

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

November 8, 2022, 10:11pm Clark County News

Clark County’s voters appeared to take their chance to change the county’s governing constitution Tuesday, with three of the six charter amendments on the ballot leading on election night. Ranked choice voting was not among those passing. Read story

Glan Yung, Michelle Belkot, and Sue Marshall are leading in their races for Clark County Council on Tuesday night.

Newcomers Yung, Belkot, Marshall lead in Clark Council County races

Glan Yung, Michelle Belkot, and Sue Marshall are leading in their races for Clark County Council on Tuesday night.

November 8, 2022, 10:07pm Clark County News

Three of the Clark County Council’s five nonpartisan seats were on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Based on early election results, the District 1, District 2 and District 5 seat will each be filled by a political newcomer. Read story

Patty Murray, left, and Tiffany Smiley

AP: Democrat Murray wins sixth term to U.S. Senate

Patty Murray, left, and Tiffany Smiley

November 8, 2022, 9:41pm Election

Sen. Patty Murray won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic stalwart prevailed in a campaign in which she repeatedly said her Republican challenger was too extreme for Washington state. Read story

FILE - Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, poses for a photo before taking part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash. Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a long-time county auditor to be the state's first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state's top two primary in August, which sent Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson to the general election. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Democrat Hobbs takes early lead in secretary of state race

FILE - Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, poses for a photo before taking part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash. Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a long-time county auditor to be the state's first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state's top two primary in August, which sent Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson to the general election. (AP Photo/Ted S.

November 8, 2022, 9:15pm Election

Democrats are trying to win the secretary of state’s office in an election for the first time in six decades after Republicans failed to advance a candidate in the primary. Read story

The race between U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and GOP challenger Tiffany Smiley has turned into a barrage of sharp advertisements.

Sen. Patty Murray leads Tiffany Smiley in U.S. Senate race

The race between U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and GOP challenger Tiffany Smiley has turned into a barrage of sharp advertisements.

November 8, 2022, 8:59pm Election

Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, seeking to win a sixth term that would place her among the longest-serving senators in American history, led Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley 58% to 42%, as Tuesday night’s results began to roll in. Read story

Unopposed candidates elected to Clark County, statewide offices

November 8, 2022, 8:35pm Clark County News

The following candidates were unopposed in Tuesday’s general election and were automatically elected to their office. Read story

Voters drop ballots Tuesday afternoon at the Fisher's Landing Transit Center.

Horch, Gluesenkamp Perez among top vote-getters in first set of election returns

Voters drop ballots Tuesday afternoon at the Fisher's Landing Transit Center.

November 8, 2022, 8:33pm Clark County News

Clark County Sheriff’s Office Chief Criminal Deputy John Horch was leading Vancouver Police Department Cpl. Rey Reynolds in the race to become the next Clark County Sheriff in the first set of returns for Tuesday’s general election. Read story

A sign reminds residents to do their civic duty on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

Election scrutiny high, but U.S. votes without major hitches

A sign reminds residents to do their civic duty on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

November 8, 2022, 8:40am Election

Americans voted without major hitches Tuesday in midterm elections receiving intense scrutiny after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted. Read story

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Two races in Washington could tip scales in Congress

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

November 8, 2022, 8:27am Election

Control of Congress could come down to one or two seats in Washington, but the state’s vote-by-mail system means final results likely won’t be known for days. Read story

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.

Murray defeats Smiley, wins reelection to U.S. Senate

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 8, 2022, 8:24am Election

Sen. Patty Murray won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic stalwart prevailed in a campaign in which she repeatedly said her Republican challenger was too extreme for Washington state. Read story