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Newhouse adds to narrow lead over Sessler after more results released Wednesday

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November 7, 2024, 7:34am Election

Yakima County released another round of election results Wednesday afternoon — the first county in Washington’s 4th Congressional District to do so after election night. Read story

A line of voters stretches outside the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver Tuesday night.

Updated ballot counts: 3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez keeps lead over Republican Joe Kent

A line of voters stretches outside the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver Tuesday night.

November 6, 2024, 8:05pm Clark County News

Close races in Southwest Washington remained tight after elections officials released updated ballot counts Wednesday night. Read story

Sherry Erickson is has a 34 point lead over James Oneil in the race for Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners District 1.

Erickson lands seat on Clark Public Utilities district board in her third run

Sherry Erickson is has a 34 point lead over James Oneil in the race for Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners District 1.

November 6, 2024, 12:13pm Clark County News

Sherry Erickson has secured a victory in the race for Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners District 1, the seat held by retiring Commissioner Jim Malinowski. Read story

A child looks back while sitting in a voting booth at the King County Election headquarters on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

Election 2024: 5 takeaways from Washington state results

A child looks back while sitting in a voting booth at the King County Election headquarters on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

November 6, 2024, 7:44am Election

Hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted in Washington state’s general election, but with just over 2.6 million votes tallied on Tuesday, some early pictures emerged. Read story

Early election results show I-2066 a tossup, other 3 WA ballot initiatives on track to fail

November 6, 2024, 7:11am Election

With just over 2.6 million votes counted in Washington state, early results indicate that Initiative 2117, Initiative 2109 and Initiative 2124 are on track to fail, but Initiative 2066 is passing by a slim margin of 51.2% to 48.8% so far. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, center, answers questions from the media after appearing at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. In 2022, Perez beat Kent by less than 3,000 votes.

Democrat Gluesenkamp Perez leads in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, center, answers questions from the media after appearing at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. In 2022, Perez beat Kent by less than 3,000 votes.

November 5, 2024, 11:13pm Clark County News

Initial results from Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District show Democratic incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, leading Republican Joe Kent by about 11,800 votes as of Tuesday night. Read story

Republican Brad Benton and Democrat Adrian Cortes are running for the 18th District Senate seat currently held by Sen. Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.

Races in 17th and 18th Legislative Districts tight in early count

Republican Brad Benton and Democrat Adrian Cortes are running for the 18th District Senate seat currently held by Sen. Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.

November 5, 2024, 11:04pm Clark County News

Democrat Adrian Cortes seemed poised to flip the 18th Legislative District Senate seat vacated by Republican Sen. Ann Rivers, as of Tuesday night’s early returns. Read story

Matt Little, left, and Joe Zimmerman.

Clark County Council races close in early results

Matt Little, left, and Joe Zimmerman.

November 5, 2024, 10:10pm Clark County News

Regardless of who wins, the Clark County Council will welcome two new members come January. Current District 3 Councilor Karen Bowerman and District 4 Councilor Gary Medvigy announced in May they would not seek reelection. Read story

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race.

Upthegrove ahead in Washington lands commissioner race

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race.

November 5, 2024, 9:56pm Election

Dave Upthegrove, a Democrat who is keen to preserve thousands of acres of state forests that could otherwise be logged, was leading the Washington lands commissioner race over Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler. Read story

Superintendent of Public School candidates Chris Reykdal (left) and David Olson (right).

Reykdal leading Olson in contest to oversee Washington’s public schools

Superintendent of Public School candidates Chris Reykdal (left) and David Olson (right).

November 5, 2024, 9:50pm Election

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal led challenger David Olson on Tuesday in a battle for leadership of the state agency that oversees K-12 education in Washington. Read story