Election Results: Close races in Eastern Washington and Idaho

Spokane Public Radio | By Ember Braun

Published November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM PST

THESE ARE PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Last updated November 5, 10:30 a.m.

Washington

5th District U.S. House of Representatives

-Michael Baumgartner 104,289 ~ 50.49%

-Carmela Conroy 101,289 ~ 49.18%

Spokane County

Auditor

-Callie Gee 75,515 ~ 49.45%

-Michael Cathcart 77,031 ~ 50.45%

Clerk

-Dave Lucas 76,020 ~ 50.15%

-Elliot Robison 75,440 ~ 49.76%

Spokane County Schools

Central Valley EP&O Levy
-Yes 51.08%

-No 48.77%

Riverside EP&O Levy
-Yes 48.97%

-No 50.58%

Nine Mile Falls Capital Levy
-Yes 57.02%

-No 41.82%

Nine Mile Falls EP&O Levy
-Yes 51.66%

-No 47.03%

Idaho

State Senator District 6

-Dan Foreman 52.72%

-Robin Weldy 47.28%

Shoshone County

County Assessor
-Katie Murray 50.19%

-Robert Savage 49.81%

Ember Braun

Ember Braun hails from Reno, Nevada where she attended UNR and got her start in public radio by interning with the city's local station. After graduating, she took a two-year stint in tv news, producing parts of the morning show at a tv station in Sacramento. Now, she's overjoyed to be back in public radio with SPR. In her free time, she tries out new and local coffee shops, goes hiking, or stays inside reading.

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