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Recount affirms Driscoll win

(12/5/2008) Democratic challenger John Driscoll was declared the winner – again – over Republican Rep. John Ahern at the end of a hand recount of nearly 76,000 ballots in Spokane's 6th Legislative District.

House Republicans want original ballots recounted

(11/20/2008) House Republicans plan to continue their legal fight over the razor-thin race for the 6th Legislative District in Spokane by asking a court to order that the likely hand recount use some 7,000 problem ballots sent in by voters, not the replacement ballots that had to be made for the vote-counting machines.

'Remade' votes center of ruling

(11/19/2008) Washington's closest legislative race, headed for a hand recount in December, made a detour through Spokane County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Ahern-Driscoll race still undecided

(11/12/2008) Democrats and Republicans in Spokane are preparing for a recount in what is the closest legislative race in Washington, a contest between Republican state Rep. John Ahern and Democratic challenger John Driscoll.

Reichert wins close re-election

(11/8/2008) SEATTLE – Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has defeated Democratic challenger Darcy Burner in the race for the 8th Congressional District seat after a bruising, expensive and close race.

Barlow concedes election to Parker

(11/7/2008) OLYMPIA — Two years after ousting an incumbent to claim a seat in the state House of Representatives, Rep. Don Barlow finds himself on the opposite end of the equation. After an expensive, close race, Barlow, D-Spokane, has lost to Republican challenger Kevin Parker.

Challenger Goldmark wins lands commissioner race

(11/7/2008) SEATTLE – Democrat Peter Goldmark emerged as the winner in the state lands commissioner race Thursday, relying on the support of environmentalists and strong backing in King County to unseat two-term incumbent Doug Sutherland.

Hospitals, doctors resist I-1000

(11/6/2008) While Washington voters made it legal for doctors to help terminally ill residents end their lives, opponents of the assisted suicide measure indicated Wednesday they will continue to resist the practice.

Two Washington races still too close to call

(11/6/2008) OLYMPIA – Two statewide races remained up in the air Wednesday, leaving candidates and campaign staffs struggling to read the tea leaves in each new batch of ballots.

Rossi concedes defeat; Gregoire eyes stimulus

(11/6/2008) OLYMPIA _ Trailing by more than 100,000 votes and well behind in several counties he easily won four years ago, a somber Dino Rossi on Wednesday conceded that he'd lost the race for governor.

'Death with dignity,' caregiver measures pass

(11/5/2008) OLYMPIA – Seventeen years after voting down an assisted-suicide proposal, Washington is poised to become the second state in America in which terminally ill people can get lethal prescriptions to hasten their deaths. Initiative 1000, the "death with dignity" measure, was leading late Tuesday night, 58 percent to 42 percent.

Gregoire tops Rossi for second time

(11/5/2008) The Democratic tide that swept Barack Obama into the White House left some Republicans standing as it washed over Washington and Idaho. But it may have helped keep Chris Gregoire in Washington's governor's mansion.

Young voters like Rossi, Obama

(11/1/2008) OLYMPIA – In the final, frenzied days of the 2008 governor's race, Republicans in particular are trying to win a group that's long sat out elections: young adults.

6th District House races are among state's costliest

(10/31/2008) If money is any sign, the battles for legislative seats in Spokane are among the most competitive in the state.

Rossi to give deposition before election

(10/28/2008) SEATTLE – Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi must give a deposition before Election Day as part of a lawsuit alleging illegal campaign spending by his biggest backer, the Building Industry Association of Washington, a judge ruled Monday.

Obama lift credited for Gregoire poll surge

(10/28/2008) OLYMPIA – A new poll released Monday suggests that Gov. Chris Gregoire may finally be getting something that for months eluded her: a political updraft from fellow Democrat Barack Obama.

I-985 could cost state millions

(10/26/2008) SEATTLE – A letter from two federal transportation officials says Initiative 985, sponsored by initiative activist Tim Eyman, could cost the state millions of dollars in federal funds.

Mail-in voting makes for slow election results

(10/26/2008) OLYMPIA – In Washington state, the election won't be over on Election Night.The state's vote-by-mail system ensures that any close race will be unsettled for days afterward. That's because ballots count if they're mailed as late as midnight on Election Day, a system that usually leaves about half of the vote outstanding at the end of the night, keeping politicians and the public in a state of limbo.

Parker modifies stance on drilling

(10/25/2008) A candidate for one of the state's most hotly contested legislative seats has tempered one of his campaign promises to push for greater offshore oil drilling.

I-985 called a tax grab

(10/24/2008) An argument often used to support anti-tax proposals from Tim Eyman is being used against his latest statewide initiative.

9th District Democrats face uphill election fight

(10/24/2008) Whoever wins the state House races in Eastern Washington's 9th Legislative District will have to be well-traveled.

Two Republicans vie to replace 7th District's Sump

(10/22/2008) The only contested race in Washington's largest legislative district pits a Lincoln County architect against a Stevens County political aide with credit problems.

Sparks fly over income tax talk

(10/22/2008) The accusations continue in one of the state's most contested legislative districts over income taxes.

Goldmark ad blasts Valley View fire fight

(10/22/2008) OLYMPIA – In a startling last-minute campaign ad, the pilot of a firefighting plane blasts state Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland, saying Sutherland and his staff dawdled during July's Valley View fire, worsening the blaze that claimed 11 homes.

Barlow scrambles to clarify income tax remark

(10/21/2008) OLYMPIA – State Rep. Don Barlow, facing a fierce re-election challenge, is trying to beat back allegations that he supports an income tax.