Election

FILE - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., for her seat in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, poses for a photo on March 9, 2022, in Vancouver, Wash. Perez was the top vote getter in the 3rd Congressional District in southwestern Washington, with 31% of the vote.

In race for Herrera Beutler’s seat, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez focuses on Democratic and Republican voters

August 22, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

Amid the corn dog stands, bumper cars and llama pens at the Clark County Fair earlier this month, Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez looked for signs of hope for her congressional campaign this fall. Read story

An election worker goes over a ranked choice voting explanation card with a voter before she casts her vote during early voting in the primary election in June 2021 in New York.

Clark County voters to have say on ranked-choice voting

August 21, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

When voters open their ballots for the November general election, they will face no less than six charter amendment measures. The measures range from changing the initiative and referendum process to adding a new section to the charter on county council vacancies. The measure likely to be of most interest… Read story

Internal emails show Washington Republicans fell far short of legislative primary targets

August 18, 2022, 11:15am Election

As primary ballots were mailed last month, state House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox laid down metrics for Republicans looking to win a majority in the chamber for the first time in more than two decades. To have a shot this fall, Wilcox wrote in an email to supporters, GOP candidates… Read story

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, right, a Democrat, and Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, left, running as a nonpartisan, take part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash., with Melissa Santos, center, of Axios Local, moderating. Hobbs and Anderson are seeking to fill the remaining two years of the term of Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who left to take a key election security job in the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Party labels among topics in Washington secretary of state debate

August 18, 2022, 11:03am Election

Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson agreed on many things Wednesday in their first debate ahead of the November election: that more needs to be done to engage and assure voters of the safety and security of the state’s election system, there should… Read story

A voter drops off his ballot at a Clark County ballot drop box in the Vancouver Mall parking lot Nov. 3, 2020.

Which Washington counties saw highest voter turnout in 2022 primary?

August 15, 2022, 7:41am Clark County Politics

About 40 percent of 4.8 million registered voters in Washington participated in the Aug. 2 midterm primary election, with the highest turnouts recorded in east and far west parts of the state. Read story

Perez, Kent sharpen positions in 3rd District race

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez will face Republican Joe Kent in the general election for the 3rd District congressional seat currently held by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler.

The top two candidates for the 3rd Congressional District are sharpening their attacks and honing their strategies for reaching voters who would have otherwise supported Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler — or might just stay home. Read story

Clark County Canvassing Board to examine ballots from Aug. 2 election

The Clark County Canvassing Board will meet at 2 p.m. Friday to examine ballot returns from the Aug. 2 primary and special election. The board will examine ballots, determine the status of voter intent issues and challenged ballots, and perform other canvassing duties. Read story