April 26, 2024, 8:39am Election
The state Democratic Party hasn’t officially endorsed Bob Ferguson for governor, but a backroom fundraising deal has stacked the deck fully in his favor, says state Sen. Mark Mullet, Ferguson’s… Read story
April 21, 2024, 2:01pm Election
The last time Washington Republicans met in person for a state convention, they were not yet sold on Donald Trump. Read story
April 19, 2024, 4:07pm Election
The Republican Party state convention erupted with boos and shouts of protest Friday after GOP officials tried to stop an endorsement vote in the race for governor, saying candidate Semi Bird “was not forthcoming” in the party’s vetting process. Read story
April 19, 2024, 6:05am Election Free
Thousands of Republican activists are gathering for their party convention in Spokane this week – a three-day fete to organize and energize the grassroots heading into election season. Read story
April 17, 2024, 3:12pm Election
Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird pleaded guilty in 1993 to a misdemeanor count of bank larceny for lying on a credit application by using the name and Social Security number of his father, records show. Read story
April 17, 2024, 7:36am Election
In the early stages of the race for governor, Democrat and front-runner Bob Ferguson is casting one of his opponents, Republican Dave Reichert, as too conservative for Washington, sharing a video of comments Reichert recently made about same-sex marriage. Read story
April 9, 2024, 6:03am Election
Next week, thousands of Republicans will gather at the Spokane Convention Center to decide which candidates to endorse for the 2024 election, including for governor. Read story
January 28, 2024, 6:02am Election
Crosscut published its first story about the 2024 governor’s race on May 1, 2023. But for most of us that race is just beginning, according to the results of the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll. Read story
December 6, 2023, 9:53am Election
The gubernatorial primary may be eight months away, but Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson is already looking ahead to a presumed 2024 matchup against former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert — and Donald Trump. Read story
December 4, 2023, 6:03am Election
Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird has been elected only once before — to the Richland School Board. And voters booted him from that position in an August recall. Read story