Election officials have certified the August 7 primary election in Spokane County, formalizing the matchups for the November general election.
In the two weeks since the first results were released, two races flipped — both in the Sixth Legislative District. Both of those will feature rematches in November. Republican Representative Jeff Holy nudged ahead of his Democratic challenger Jessa Lewis for the district’s Senate seat, winning by more than four points. And Republican Representative Mike Volz gained about five points and edged Democrat Kay Murano by half a point. In the other Sixth District House race, Democrat Dave Wilson defeated his top Republican rival, Jenny Graham, by more than six points for the seat that Holy is vacating.
In Spokane County, an eight-point lead for Democrat Lisa Brown over Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers in the Fifth Congressional District race dissipated to fewer than two points. Districtwide, McMorris Rodgers leads by nearly four points. That race won’t be certified until Friday.
In other races of interest, Democrat Robbi Katherine Anthony still holds a 10-point lead over Republican County Commissioner Al French, who’s running for re-election and Republican Mary Kuney is 18 points up on fellow Republican — and county treasurer — Rob Chase. But those are votes that were cast only by patrons in their respective districts. The November votes in both races will be countywide.
About 46% of eligible voters in Spokane County cast ballots, compared to almost 41% statewide.
