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Jim Moeller speaks with The Columbian's Editorial Board in July. Moeller has conceded the race for the Clark County Council District 1 seat and endorsed fellow Democrat Temple Lentz.

Moeller concedes county council race, endorses Lentz

Jim Moeller speaks with The Columbian's Editorial Board in July. Moeller has conceded the race for the Clark County Council District 1 seat and endorsed fellow Democrat Temple Lentz.

August 11, 2018, 7:17pm Clark County News

Former state Rep. Jim Moeller has conceded the race for Clark County Council District 1 position and endorsed fellow Democrat Temple Lentz in the November general election. Read story

Marc Boldt is In third place in the council chair race and faces seemingly impossible odds as of Friday's vote count.

Chances for Boldt, Moeller all but gone

Marc Boldt is In third place in the council chair race and faces seemingly impossible odds as of Friday's vote count.

August 10, 2018, 8:46pm Clark County News

The electoral prospects for two established Clark County politicians dwindled Friday afternoon after the release of the most recent vote count. Read story

At least seven ballots mailed in the 2018 primary election were mistakenly delivered to the sender instead of the Clark County Auditor’s Office.

7 ballots mistakenly returned to senders

At least seven ballots mailed in the 2018 primary election were mistakenly delivered to the sender instead of the Clark County Auditor’s Office.

August 9, 2018, 7:47pm Clark County News

Once or twice each election cycle, a mailed ballot is diverted from its destination — the Clark County Auditor’s Office — and sent back home. Read story

Marc Boldt, incumbent in race for Clark County Council chair (The Columbian files)

Quiring, Lentz maintain leads in county races; Boldt ‘disappointed’

Marc Boldt, incumbent in race for Clark County Council chair (The Columbian files)

August 9, 2018, 4:14pm Clark County News

It appears incumbent Council Chair Marc Boldt will not continue on to the November election, as he continued to slip behind his competitors in ballot returns Thursday. Read story

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, and Democrat Carolyn Long debate each other for the first time in front of The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Aug. 8.

Herrera Beutler, Long have their first debatevideo icon

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, and Democrat Carolyn Long debate each other for the first time in front of The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Aug. 8.

August 8, 2018, 8:29pm Clark County News

Less than 24 hours after the primary election, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Democratic challenger Carolyn Long faced off for the first time as they met Wednesday with The Columbian’s Editorial Board. Read story

Eileen Quiring, candidate for Clark County Council chair (The Columbian files)

Quiring, Lentz lead county council races

Eileen Quiring, candidate for Clark County Council chair (The Columbian files)

August 7, 2018, 11:11pm Clark County News

Conservative Republican Eileen Quiring took a lead in the race for Clark County Council chair, potentially imperiling the re-election prospects for incumbent Marc Boldt, an independent. Read story

Campaign manager Wyatt Arnall, from left, Carolyn Long, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, and campaign consultant Parker Butterworth react to the election results Tuesday night at the Clark County Public Service Center.

Herrera Beutler, Long set for November

Campaign manager Wyatt Arnall, from left, Carolyn Long, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, and campaign consultant Parker Butterworth react to the election results Tuesday night at the Clark County Public Service Center.

August 7, 2018, 10:41pm Clark County News

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, will face political science professor Carolyn Long in what Tuesday’s results suggested may be a close race. Read story

Clark County Assessor Peter Van Nortwick reads election results at the Clark County Public Service Center on Tuesday night.

Assessor Van Nortwick, Wertz advance

Clark County Assessor Peter Van Nortwick reads election results at the Clark County Public Service Center on Tuesday night.

August 7, 2018, 10:25pm Clark County News

Clark County Assessor Peter Van Nortwick will square off with Ridgefield City Councilor Darren Wertz after the two emerged as the top two vote-getters in Tuesday night’s primary election. Read story

Challenger Tanisha Harris, left, and Republican state Rep. Vicki Kraft face off during a meeting of The Columbian’s Editorial Board in July.

Harris happy with tally in 17th District race

Challenger Tanisha Harris, left, and Republican state Rep. Vicki Kraft face off during a meeting of The Columbian’s Editorial Board in July.

August 7, 2018, 10:19pm Clark County News

Election night brought few surprises for candidates running for state representative in the 17th Legislative District, which encompasses east Vancouver and unincorporated portions of Clark County. Read story

20th District House candidates, from left, Democrat Brennan Bailey, incumbent Rep.

Ed Orcutt leads, Bailey second in 20th District race

20th District House candidates, from left, Democrat Brennan Bailey, incumbent Rep.

August 7, 2018, 10:00pm Election

Veteran 20th District legislator Ed Orcutt Tuesday sailed easily into the general election with 55.8 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election, but Democratic challenger Brennan Bailey put up a fight in the historically conservative district, receiving 35.3 percent of the vote. Read story