2022 Election

Initial results are too close too call in the race that will likely determine the partisan lean of the Spokane County commission. On election night incumbent Republican Al French was ahead of Democratic challenger Maggie Yates by about 1.8 percent, or about 540 votes.

Nov. 8 is the final voting day of the 2022 election. Key Senate, House and gubernatorial races are on the line. Follow NPR’s live coverage and results as they come in.

Law enforcement leaders from across the state made one last push against police and criminal justice reform, and candidates on the ballot who support it this election.

There is no credible evidence of problems with the way Spokane County conducts elections. But voters worried about ballot security might be reassured by two methods of keeping an eye on things this year.

The two candidates held their first formal debate at Gonzaga University.

The two candidates talk about why they want to preside in District Court.

The nine-term Republican congressional member and her challenger discussed issues in a KSPS Public Television debate.

Conservative candidates say they’re responding to voters’ discomfort with recent police reforms and Washington and Oregon’s recent decriminalization of some drugs.

Spokane County Commissioner Candidates Al French and Maggie Yates disagree on criminal justice, and public health, but do agree on one thing: their race will likely determine the future of Spokane County.

The proposal would reauthorize, and add to, a tax that's been in effect for nine years.

It’s a Friday in October, and Washington state representative Dave Paul is on what you might call the front lines of his reelection bid: His voters’ front doors.

Should the top elections official in Washington state officially be a nonpartisan? That's one difference between the top two finalists running for Washington Secretary of State.