2022 Election

the latest in regional election coverage
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A recount of 2,398 votes did not change the results of the county auditor's race. Incumbent Vicky Dalton won re-election by a narrow margin.
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The former GOP state lawmaker is asking for votes in five Spokane precincts to be re-counted by hand.
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The violations stem from a video posted to the sheriff’s office YouTube channel which Knezovich criticized a county commission candidate and recently passed police reform laws.
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A required audit of Spokane County election system ended successfully this week, with no major problems identified.
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The race between incumbent Vicky Dalton and challenger Bob McCaslin may not require a recount, but candidates, parties or voters could still ask for one.
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Many government offices are closed for the Veterans Day holiday, but in Spokane County, it’s a regular work day for the people counting thousands of ballots cast in this week’s election.
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The latest release of ballots show Republicans will hold onto their majority on the Spokane County Commission. Spokane County Commission Republican Incumbent Al French has a 1,000-vote lead over Democratic challenger Maggie Yates.
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Election night results show the incumbent Democrat leading her opponent by around seven percentage points.
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Ozzie Knezovich's pick to succeed him as Spokane County Sheriff had a lead in early results Tuesday night; incumbent prosecutor Larry Haskell was fending off a challenge from a nonpartisan candidate.
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The incumbent Democrat faces a challenge from a former county auditor who says the state's top election supervisor should be nonpartisan.
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Eastern Washington Republicans appear poised to return to Congress initial election results show. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is seeking her tenth term in Congress, was leading with 58 percent of votes across the Fifth Congressional District on election day and about 55 percent of votes in Spokane County.
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Dalton has served as auditor since 1999. As is the case in many election-office races across the country this year, the primary issue was election security.