2023 Election

Candidates say they're focused on community building and housing. Ballots will go out in mid-October. Ballots will go out in mid-October.

Hazel’s decision came less than two weeks before the county’s September 8 deadline to print ballots for the November general election.

In November, Spokane County voters will consider a $1.7 billion-dollar ballot measure which will replace and expand detention facilities. But the ballot language doesn’t include the word jail, something a coalition of racial justice advocates and community groups say will be misleading for voters.

A non-profit homeless service provider is suing to stop an initiative that would ban camping across a large swath of Spokane from appearing on ballots in November.

Voters in Airway Heights and Cheney have approved ballot measures, while patrons in several Spokane County municipalities and school districts have chosen the candidates for elected office they want to consider again in November.

Land use advocate Kitty Klitzke was ahead of retired respiratory therapist Earl Moore in District 3 and abortion rights advocate Paul Dillon was ahead of former teacher Katey Treloar in District 2.

Initial primary results show Brown in the lead, with close to 47% of the vote. Woodward took about 39% of primary votes. Tim Archer, who's campaign likely divided the conservative base, took about 11%.

Candidates span the ideological spectrum. Several argue the city council should do more to support its police department. Others say they’d like to see a compassionate approach to homelessness, and more work done to increase access to affordable housing.

Betsy Wilkerson, Kim Plese and Andy Rathbun generally agree on the city's most pressing issues. But they differ on how to solve them.