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Greg Kimsey

Judge dismisses Rob Anderson’s legal challenges against Clark County

Greg Kimsey

August 26, 2024, 5:11pm Clark County News

Washougal resident Rob Anderson was in Clark County Superior Court last week related to two of his legal challenges against the county, both of which were dismissed. Read story

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Did a failed WA governor candidate threaten a state GOP party leader? Here’s the 911 call

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

August 26, 2024, 7:43am Election

A Pierce County Republican has alleged that former gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird made threats against his life at a weekend meeting of the state party. Read story

Patti Gorman, right, service learning coordinator at Seattle Central College, helps lead an effort called Get Out the Vote, which educates students on voting and elections while also helping them register to vote.

How Seattle colleges are activating students for the 2024 election

Patti Gorman, right, service learning coordinator at Seattle Central College, helps lead an effort called Get Out the Vote, which educates students on voting and elections while also helping them register to vote.

August 25, 2024, 6:04am Election

Patti Gorman has been enthralled by politics since she was a child. Read story

Secretary of state hopefuls at odds over cybersecurity

August 23, 2024, 1:29pm Election

Cybersecurity and election fraud are top of mind in this year’s race for Washington’s secretary of state. Read story

Washington primary results certified, recount ordered in lands commissioner race

August 23, 2024, 10:18am Election

The Washington secretary of state’s office on Thursday certified the results of the state’s Aug. 6 primary and directed a hand recount of votes in the state lands commissioner race. Read story

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Bob Ferguson, Dave Reichert set to square off in WA gubernatorial debate

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

August 22, 2024, 7:45am Election

Washington’s candidates for governor will square off Sept. 10 in a televised debate organized by The Seattle Times and KING 5 News. Read story

Brian Heywood is the hedge fund manager and founder of Let&rsquo;s Go Washington.

Let’s Go Washington offers cheap gas in bid to persuade voters to kill cap-and-trade system

Brian Heywood is the hedge fund manager and founder of Let&rsquo;s Go Washington.

August 22, 2024, 7:42am Election

For a brief moment at a single gas station in Spokane, gas was cheaper than in Idaho — clear evidence that election season has arrived in what is expected to be a contentious fight over four initiatives that supporters say will save Washingtonians major money and opponents argue will take… Read story

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

Razor-thin race for Washington lands commissioner spurs first statewide ballot recount in decades

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

August 21, 2024, 8:08am Election

As of Tuesday evening, a margin of 51 votes separated two of the leading candidates in the closest statewide race Washington state has seen in 20 years. Read story

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

Candidates for WA lands commissioner brace for a recount with just 193 votes separating Upthegrove and Kuehl Pederson

Sue Kuehl Pederson and Dave Upthegrove

August 20, 2024, 7:56am Election

When Sam Mendez rang the doorbell at a stranger’s home on Sunday afternoon, he wasn’t there to get out the vote. Read story

Lauren Colas of Camas, from left, and Mark Moore of Vancouver chat with candidate Joe Kent during a primary election party at Prairie Tavern on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, 2024.

Where did money flow in WA’s primary election? 3rd District and public lands commissioner race

Lauren Colas of Camas, from left, and Mark Moore of Vancouver chat with candidate Joe Kent during a primary election party at Prairie Tavern on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 20, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Politics

Everybody knows the U.S. presidential contest is 2024’s biggest political race, but it can be harder to gauge which local matchups matter most. Read story