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Washington’s I-2066 inches closer to victory after Wednesday’s updated election results

November 7, 2024, 1:02pm Election

Initiative 2066 inched closer to passing with Wednesday’s vote tallies, as an additional 300,000 votes were counted in Washington state’s general election. Read story

People line up outside King County Elections headquarters on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

WA bucks national trend and swings further to the left

People line up outside King County Elections headquarters on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

November 7, 2024, 10:03am Election

Most of the country has swerved to the political right, but Washington state has steered left — and nobody knows what exactly is going to happen next. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

Inslee reacts to Trump’s election, acknowledging national fear but calling for local optimism

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

November 7, 2024, 7:41am Election

Moments after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee gave a speech urging residents of the Evergreen State to remain hopeful about the future. Read story

A lone worker walks on the floor of the Washington Senate, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Democrats on cusp of expanding majorities in WA Legislature

A lone worker walks on the floor of the Washington Senate, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia. (AP Photo/Ted S.

November 7, 2024, 7:38am Clark County Politics

Democrats are on course to grow their majorities in the Washington Legislature but Republicans are positioned to sweep seats in one of the state’s most watched districts. Read story

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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