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A ballot dropbox in Olympia, Wash. on March 12, 2024.

Washington’s capital gains tax on track so far to survive repeal effort

A ballot dropbox in Olympia, Wash. on March 12, 2024.

November 5, 2024, 9:35pm Election

An initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax, which levies a 7 percent tax on the sale or exchange of long-term assets like stocks, bonds and business interests, was failing Tuesday night. Read story

Construction workers stand near Vancouver Police vehicles Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after being evacuated from their work sites due to a bomb threat in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s Prop 4 to fund police is failing by 1 percentage point

Construction workers stand near Vancouver Police vehicles Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after being evacuated from their work sites due to a bomb threat in downtown Vancouver.

November 5, 2024, 9:23pm Clark County News

Initial results Tuesday showed Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to fund police, failing by a narrow margin. Read story

Clark County offers 23 ballot drop boxes, including this one at Vancouver Mall. All Clark County ballot boxes are under 24/7 observation after Monday&rsquo;s arson that damaged almost 500 ballots.

Long-term care initiative failing in early election results

Clark County offers 23 ballot drop boxes, including this one at Vancouver Mall. All Clark County ballot boxes are under 24/7 observation after Monday&rsquo;s arson that damaged almost 500 ballots.

November 5, 2024, 9:16pm Election

An initiative to make Washington’s long-term care program, and paying the tax that funds it, voluntary for state residents was failing, as of Tuesday. Read story

Local residents attempt to stay dry as wait at the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pulls ahead of Joe Kent in 3rd District results

Local residents attempt to stay dry as wait at the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.

November 5, 2024, 9:00pm Clark County News

Early results show U.S. Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D- Skamania, pulling ahead of Republican challenger Joe Kent in the 3rd Congressional District race on Tuesday. Read story

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, in Seattle. Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. Ferguson is leaving the attorney general&rsquo;s office to seek the governorship.

Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson wins governor’s race in Washington

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, in Seattle. Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. Ferguson is leaving the attorney general&rsquo;s office to seek the governorship.

November 5, 2024, 8:42pm Election

Longtime Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected governor of Washington on Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in a state that’s considered a Democratic stronghold. Read story

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Washington’s Cantwell headed for another term in U.S. Senate

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November 5, 2024, 8:34pm Clark County Politics

Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell has won a fourth term, beating Republican challenger Raul Garcia in the race to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. Read story

Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives

November 5, 2024, 6:50pm Election

Voters in Washington state on Tuesday upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change. Read story

FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp P&eacute;rez, D-Wash., listens during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020

FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp P&eacute;rez, D-Wash., listens during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

November 5, 2024, 8:29am Clark County Politics

Among the nation’s most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is defending her seat against Republican Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. Read story

Democrats outraged by ‘horrific’ GOP text messages sent to Central WA Latino voters

November 5, 2024, 7:40am Election

Washington’s Democratic Latino legislators and candidates condemned the state Republican Party on Monday for sending “vile and offensive” text messages to Spanish-speaking voters in the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities. Read story

Today is the last day to mail or deposit ballots in the 2024 election.

It’s Election Day in Clark County, finally. Make sure to get your ballots in

Today is the last day to mail or deposit ballots in the 2024 election.

November 5, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Today is the last day to have your vote counted in the general election. To be included in results, ballots must be postmarked by today or dropped in one of the county’s 22 ballot boxes or returned to the Clark County Elections Office by 8 p.m. Read story