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Gov. Jay Inslee waves to supporters as he heads on stage with his wife, Trudi Inslee, at an election night party for Democrats on Tuesday in Seattle.

Gov. Inslee wins re-election

Gov. Jay Inslee waves to supporters as he heads on stage with his wife, Trudi Inslee, at an election night party for Democrats on Tuesday in Seattle.

November 8, 2016, 11:49pm Election

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee defeated Republican challenger Bill Bryant, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray was re-elected to a fifth term Tuesday. Read story

John Blom, running for Clark County Council District 3, as seen at The Columbian Friday, June 10, 2016.

Blom, Quiring lead in county council races

John Blom, running for Clark County Council District 3, as seen at The Columbian Friday, June 10, 2016.

November 8, 2016, 11:48pm Clark County News

No one was conceding defeat after first returns were released Tuesday in two Clark County council races. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, points toward Republican Vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana after Pence&#039;s acceptance speech during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Trump wins White House in astonishing victory

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, points toward Republican Vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana after Pence&#039;s acceptance speech during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

November 8, 2016, 11:45pm Election

Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. Read story

17th Legislative District: Wilson takes an early lead over Probst; Kraft outpolling Kim

November 8, 2016, 11:10pm Clark County Politics

17th: Wilson takes an early lead over Probst; Kraft outpolling Kim Read story

18th Legislative District: All three GOP incumbents apparently returning to Olympia

November 8, 2016, 11:08pm Clark County News

18th: All three GOP incumbents apparently returning to Olympia Read story

Monica Stonier, right, poses for a photo with her campaign manager, Sarah Kohout, at Clark College&#039;s Gaiser Hall on Tuesday evening.

49th Legislative District: Stonier leads over Topper in Tuesday’s first voting returns

Monica Stonier, right, poses for a photo with her campaign manager, Sarah Kohout, at Clark College&#039;s Gaiser Hall on Tuesday evening.

November 8, 2016, 11:01pm Clark County News

Monica Stonier staked a 3,600-vote lead over Alishia Topper in the race for an open House seat in the 49th Legislative District, according to Tuesday's first returns. Stonier amassed 20,368 votes compared with Topper's 16,742. Read story

Candidates Brandon Vick, from left, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Lynda Wilson and Ann Rivers chat after taking a group photo at Summit Grove Lodge in Ridgefield on Tuesday night.

Herrera Beutler elected to 4th term in House

Candidates Brandon Vick, from left, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Lynda Wilson and Ann Rivers chat after taking a group photo at Summit Grove Lodge in Ridgefield on Tuesday night.

November 8, 2016, 10:58pm Election

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, secured her fourth term in Congress on Tuesday night. Read story

Katie Archer, campaign manager for Bring Vancouver Home, left, speaks to Andy Silver, executive director of the Council for the Homeless, right, and Gary Akizuki, treasurer for Bring Vancouver Home, Tuesday after learning preliminary results of Proposition 1.

Prop. 1 levy on track to pass

Katie Archer, campaign manager for Bring Vancouver Home, left, speaks to Andy Silver, executive director of the Council for the Homeless, right, and Gary Akizuki, treasurer for Bring Vancouver Home, Tuesday after learning preliminary results of Proposition 1.

November 8, 2016, 10:41pm Clark County News

Voters in Vancouver appear to be on board with a new tax to help thousands of low-income households maintain or secure affordable housing. Read story

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin smiles with his wife Janna at a campaign rally in Janesville, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

GOP wins 2 more years of House control; Dem gains are few

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin smiles with his wife Janna at a campaign rally in Janesville, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

November 8, 2016, 10:38pm Election

Republicans retained their lock on the House for two more years early Wednesday as GOP candidates triumphed in a checkerboard of districts in Florida, Virginia and elsewhere that Democrats had hoped Donald Trump’s divisive comments about women and Hispanics would make their own. Read story

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., smiles as he thanks supporters after winning a sixth term Tuesday in Phoenix. He defeated Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick. (Ross D.

Republicans set to keep majority in Senate

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., smiles as he thanks supporters after winning a sixth term Tuesday in Phoenix. He defeated Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick. (Ross D.

November 8, 2016, 10:37pm Election

Democrats’ chances of retaking the Senate majority were slipping away early Wednesday as Republicans hung onto key seats in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Democrats kept their seat in Nevada, where Catherine Cortez Masto’s win will make her the first Latina U.S. senator. Read story