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Martin Hash, left, and Paul Harris

Harris faces challenger Hash for 17th District House seat

Martin Hash, left, and Paul Harris

October 25, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

When longtime Republican state Sen. Don Benton announced he was retiring, state Rep. Paul Harris thought briefly about running to replace the senator. Read story

Annette Cleveland, left, and Lewis Gerhardt

Cleveland cites experience; Gerhardt challenges her on I-5 Bridge, taxes

Annette Cleveland, left, and Lewis Gerhardt

October 25, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

A first-term state senator who was one of the region’s biggest champions of the Columbia River Crossing project is facing a challenger who was pleased the project was killed. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee meets with The Columbian&#039;s editorial board on Monday.

Inslee, Clinton still atop latest polls in Washington state

Gov. Jay Inslee meets with The Columbian&#039;s editorial board on Monday.

October 24, 2016, 3:00pm Election

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee is capturing more than 50 percent of voter support and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a 17-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in Washington state, according to a new poll released Monday. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with local farmers at Bedners Farm Fresh Market on Monday in Boynton Beach, Fla.

Polls are ‘phony,’ Trump insists; ‘we are winning’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with local farmers at Bedners Farm Fresh Market on Monday in Boynton Beach, Fla.

October 24, 2016, 2:00pm Election

A defiant Donald Trump blamed his worsening campaign struggles on "phony polls" from the "disgusting" media on Monday, fighting to energize his most loyal supporters as his path to the presidency shrinks. Read story

In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2016, Florida Democratic Congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy meets with voters at a senior center in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., is seeking a 13th term in Congress from central Florida, but itC?Us not an easy path. The veteran Republican tells supporters turnout is critical. And heC?Us offers them this advice about his re-election contest: ``DonC?Ut let it get caught up in any of the other races or issues.C?u That seems code for Donald Trump, whose presidential run carries mixed blessings in a tight district. More than Trump is threatening MicaC?Us career. In a battle of old school versus new, Mica faces Murphy, a 38-year-old political neophyte.

Democrats, GOP think Trump could cost GOP House seats

In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2016, Florida Democratic Congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy meets with voters at a senior center in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., is seeking a 13th term in Congress from central Florida, but itC?Us not an easy path. The veteran Republican tells supporters turnout is critical. And heC?Us offers them this advice about his re-election contest: ``DonC?Ut let it get caught up in any of the other races or issues.C?u That seems code for Donald Trump, whose presidential run carries mixed blessings in a tight district. More than Trump is threatening MicaC?Us career. In a battle of old school versus new, Mica faces Murphy, a 38-year-old political neophyte.

October 24, 2016, 1:26pm Election

Clasping the $4,000 check that Orlando area real estate agents handed him, Rep. John Mica stood in the F&D Cantina restaurant and described his pathway to a 13th term in Congress. Read story

Kathy Gillespie, left, and Liz Pike

Literal, figurative bridges key in 18th District race

Kathy Gillespie, left, and Liz Pike

October 24, 2016, 6:04am Clark County News

Incumbent Liz Pike and challenger Kathy Gillespie offer voters a distinct choice in the race for the 18th Legislative District, Position 2, seat in the statehouse. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is joined by mothers of black men who died from gun violence, as she speaks during Sunday service at Union Baptist church in Durham, N.C.

Looking past Trump, Clinton aims to help other Democrats

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is joined by mothers of black men who died from gun violence, as she speaks during Sunday service at Union Baptist church in Durham, N.C.

October 23, 2016, 10:48pm Election

Newly confident and buoyant in the polls, Hillary Clinton is looking past Donald Trump while widening her mission to include helping Democrats seize the Senate and chip away at the Republican-controlled House. Read story

Murray, Vance meet in 2nd Senate debate

October 23, 2016, 10:25pm Election

Republican Chris Vance continued his criticism that Sen. Patty Murray is too much of an entrenched partisan to solve congressional deadlock as the two met Sunday evening in their second debate. Read story

Initiative 1501 subplot: Fight between union, conservative group

October 23, 2016, 7:36pm Editor's Choice

The ongoing fight between a powerful labor union and a conservative group has spilled over into Washington’s state election. Read story

Vicki Kraft, left, and Sam Kim

Kim, Kraft pitching to voters door to door

Vicki Kraft, left, and Sam Kim

October 23, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Republican Vicki Kraft and independent Democrat Sam Kim have spent a lot of time knocking on doors in the 17th Legislative District lately, hoping to convince voters to elect them to fill Rep. Lynda Wilson’s seat in the statehouse. Read story