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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

Victim advocate Ashlie Clark takes a break at the Children’s Justice Center in downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2024.

After public outcry, Vancouver will fund Columbia Springs, Watershed Alliance, Children’s Justice Center positions in 2025

Victim advocate Ashlie Clark takes a break at the Children’s Justice Center in downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2024.

November 6, 2024, 7:00am Clark County News

After much public fervor, the Vancouver City Council agreed Monday to recommend funding Columbia Springs, the Watershed Alliance and two positions at the Children’s Justice Center for another year. However, councilors said the organizations will need to find alternative funding in the future. 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

Construction workers stand near Vancouver Police vehicles Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after being evacuated from their work sites due to a bomb threat in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s Prop 4 to fund police is failing by 1 percentage point

Construction workers stand near Vancouver Police vehicles Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after being evacuated from their work sites due to a bomb threat in downtown Vancouver.

November 5, 2024, 9:23pm Clark County News

Initial results Tuesday showed Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to fund police, failing by a narrow margin. Read story

Local residents attempt to stay dry as wait at the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pulls ahead of Joe Kent in 3rd District results

Local residents attempt to stay dry as wait at the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.

November 5, 2024, 9:00pm Clark County News

Early results show U.S. Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D- Skamania, pulling ahead of Republican challenger Joe Kent in the 3rd Congressional District race on Tuesday. Read story

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Washington’s Cantwell headed for another term in U.S. Senate

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November 5, 2024, 8:34pm Clark County Politics

Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell has won a fourth term, beating Republican challenger Raul Garcia in the race to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. Read story

FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, D-Wash., listens during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020

FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, D-Wash., listens during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

November 5, 2024, 8:29am Clark County Politics

Among the nation’s most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is defending her seat against Republican Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. Read story

Today is the last day to mail or deposit ballots in the 2024 election.

It’s Election Day in Clark County, finally. Make sure to get your ballots in

Today is the last day to mail or deposit ballots in the 2024 election.

November 5, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Today is the last day to have your vote counted in the general election. To be included in results, ballots must be postmarked by today or dropped in one of the county’s 22 ballot boxes or returned to the Clark County Elections Office by 8 p.m. Read story