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Several contested races in North Central Washington
NCW — The mayors of Quincy, Oroville and Brewster all have challengers, along with quite ...
NCW candidates who filed Thursday
These are the candidates in North Central Washington who filed for election on Thursday. Today ...
Wenatchee School District levy passes, Okanogan School District bond request fails
WSD levy passes easily, but OSD bond request fails
Bud Hover takes state’s top agriculture job
OLYMPIA — Bud Hover, a former two-term Okanogan County commissioner, was appointed Tuesday as the ...
Bond issues still failing, levies passing
NCW — Two requests to issue school bonds are still failing after more ballots were ...
NCW levies all passing while bonds are falling short
WENATCHEE — Several school and ambulance levies in Chelan and Okanogan counties are all passing ...
NCW levies all passing; Entiat, Okanogan bonds falling short
Bond, levy results
Commission picks Omak attorney as new judge
OKANOGAN — Okanogan County Commissioners on Wednesday appointed Omak attorney Charles Short as the county’s ...
Alicia Nakata wins Chelan County judgeship by 175 votes
WENATCHEE — Longtime Chelan County District Court Judge Alicia Nakata will succeed retiring Superior Court ...
Okanogan officials plan election recount
OKANOGAN — With Okanogan County Commissioner Bud Hover only eight votes behind challenger Ray Campbell ...
Why ballot counting seems to take so long
SEATTLE — If there was any doubt, Election 2012 has confirmed it: Washington is the ...
Inslee hanging onto lead in governor race
Democrat Jay Inslee maintained a 50,000-vote lead in the gubernatorial race Thursday night, and despite ...
Same-sex marriage backers declare victory
OLYMPIA — Supporters of gay marriage in Washington state declared victory Wednesday, saying they don’t ...
Results still uncertain for charter initiative
SEATTLE — More ballots have been counted, but the results are still unclear for Washington’s ...
As Inslee prepares transition team, McKenna holds on
SEATTLE — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee started making plans for a transition team for ...
Dems likely to retain majority in state Senate
SEATTLE — Democrats are likely to retain their numerical majority in the state Senate, but ...
Voters approve debt-limits amendment, reject advisories
SEATTLE — Voters approved a constitutional amendment that places new limits on state debt and ...
Same-sex marriage is winning
OLYMPIA — Washington state is on the verge of joining Maryland and Maine as the ...
Pot measure’s passage won’t settle question
SEATTLE — Washington joined Colorado in voting to become the first states to legalize and ...
Charter school initiative’s still being counted
OLYMPIA — The charter-school initiative held a slight statewide lead Tuesday in what turned out ...
Easy win for Cantwell
SEATTLE — Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell clinched re-election Tuesday night, easily defeating Republican newcomer ...
Hastings headed for 10th term in D.C.
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., had a wide lead Tuesday night in the race for the ...
Cantwell clinches re-election
SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell clinched re-election Tuesday night, easily defeating Republican ...
DelBene wins in Wash. 1st District
SEATTLE (AP) — Democrat Suzan DelBene has defeated Republican John Koster in Washington's most-contested congressional ...
Owen leading Finkbeiner in Lt. gov.'s race
SEATTLE (AP) — Incubment Democrat Brad Owen is leading former Republican state Sen. Bill Finkbeiner ...
McCloud defeats Sanders for Supco seat
SEATTLE (AP) — Longtime appeals lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud has thwarted former Washington Supreme Court ...
Wash. voters legalize recreational pot use
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters made their state the first in the nation to legalize ...
Democrat Inslee leads in Washington state gubernatorial race
SEATTLE - Buoyed by strong support in King County, Democrat Jay Inslee looked well-positioned to ...
Dems triumph across Washington; Inslee with edge
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democrats dominated much of Washington's election on Tuesday night, triumphing in ...
Wash. voters approve supermajority initiative
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters will continue to require the Legislature to get a two-thirds ...
Chelan County Commission: Incumbents hold on to their seats
Two Chelan County Commissioners will serve four more years after easy election victories
Chelan County Assessor: Walter posts decisive win
Chelan County Assessor: Walter wins easily with 75 percent of the vote
Wash. voters legalize recreational pot use
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters have made their state the first in the nation to ...
Wash. voters legalize recreational pot use
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters made their state the first in the nation to legalize ...
Chelan voters reject levy to improve south-shore fire response
CHELAN — Chelan voters rejected a levy that would have beefed up response to the ...
Leavenworth-area votes to annex fire district
LEAVENWORTH — 85.75 percent of voters in the Leavenworth area voted to annex the city ...
Levy passes: will keep clinic, ambulance in Waterville
A $65,000 special levy passed and will fund the Waterville Clinic and ambulance service.
Voters approve Eastmont levy
EAST WENATCHEE — Residents in the Eastmont School District voted to pass a levy to ...
Condotta easily wins re-election
Rep. Cary Condotta captured nearly 65 percent of the votes to win a sixth term ...
US Sen. Cantwell expected to win re-election
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is likely to clinch her third term in ...
AdWatch: New ad against raises fear of lawsuits
Jim O'Reilly, owner of the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville, Vt., with wife Mary seated beside ...
Reporters' Notebook: A very-last-minute-possible voter
On election night, Wenatchee World reporters are likely to run across all kinds of newsy ...
Reichert holds 59 percent in race for new 8th
WENATCHEE — Sitting U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert fended off Democratic challenger Karen Porterfield in early ...
Burglary at Democrat Party HQ in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Police detectives are investigating an overnight burglary at the Seattle headquarters of ...
Dems, GOP vying for control of state Senate
SEATTLE (AP) — Whether Republicans or Democrats take control of the state Senate next year ...
District 12: Hawkins defeating Armstrong in legislative upset
WENATCHEE — In what’s stacking up to be a major upset in one of the ...
Snyder edges Daling in Douglas County, while Stanton grabs solid lead
WATERVILLE — It was a squeaker here for one county commissioner and a “big win” ...
Nakata takes slight edge over Brandt in Superior Court race
WENATCHEE — District Court Judge Alicia Nakata and Wenatchee attorney Travis Brandt head back to ...
Measure aims for legalized pot in Wash.
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters will decide whether to possibly make the state the first ...
Exit poll: Wash. state voters focus on economy
SEATTLE (AP) — A look at preliminary results from exit polling in Washington state conducted ...
Results
| Governor | ||
| Jay Inslee | 1,486,526 | 51.24 % |
| Rob McKenna | 1,414,485 | 48.76 % |
Videos
October 2, 2012
Endorsements
Newslinks
"Governor","Democrat Inslee leads in Washington state gubernatorial race","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/07/bc-eln-washgovse-national-850-words0906-democrat/","SEATTLE - Buoyed by strong support in King County, Democrat Jay Inslee looked well-positioned to ..."
"8th Congressional District","Reichert holds 59 percent in race for new 8th","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/8th-congressional-district-porterfield-v-reichert/","WENATCHEE — Sitting U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert fended off Democratic challenger Karen Porterfield in early ..."
"12th Legislative Dist Pos 1","Condotta easily wins re-election","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/Condotta-easily-wins-re-election/","Rep. Cary Condotta captured nearly 65 percent of the votes to win a sixth term ..."
"12th Legislative Dist Pos 2","District 12: Hawkins defeating Armstrong in legislative upset","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/district-12-mike-armstrong-v-brad-hawkins/","WENATCHEE — In what’s stacking up to be a major upset in one of the ..."
"Douglas County District 1","Snyder edges Daling in Douglas County, while Stanton grabs solid lead","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/douglas-county-commission-stanton-v-kavanaugh/","WATERVILLE — It was a squeaker here for one county commissioner and a “big win” ..."
"Chelan Co Superior Court","Nakata takes slight edge over Brandt in Superior Court race","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/chelan-county-superior-court-brandt-v-nakata/","WENATCHEE — District Court Judge Alicia Nakata and Wenatchee attorney Travis Brandt head back to ..."
"Referendum Measure 74","Washington voters narrowly approving gay marriage","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/6420washington-voters-narrowly-approving-gay/","OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington voters are narrowly approving gay marriage in the state, following ..."
"Initiative 1185","Wash. voters approve supermajority initiative","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/wash-voters-approve-supermajority-initiative-ap/","SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters have decided to continue to require the Legislature to get ..."
"Initiative 502","Wash. voters legalize recreational pot use","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/bc-wa-legalizing-marijuana-wash-2nd-ld109-wash/","SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters have made their state the first in the nation to ..."
"U.S. Senator","Cantwell clinches re-election","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/07/bc-wa-congressional-9th-ld-writethru482-us-sen/","SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell clinched re-election Tuesday night, easily defeating Republican ..."
"Chelan County Commissioner","Chelan County Commission: Incumbents hold on to their seats","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/06/chelan-county-commission-walter-v-schoessler/","Two Chelan County Commissioners will serve four more years after easy election victories"
"Lieutenant Governor","Owen leading Finkbeiner in Lt. gov.'s race","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/07/owen-leading-finkbeiner-in-lt-govs-race/","SEATTLE (AP) — Incubment Democrat Brad Owen is leading former Republican state Sen. Bill Finkbeiner ..."
"Supreme Court, Pos. 9","McCloud defeats Sanders for Supco seat","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/07/bc-wa-supreme-court-1st-ld112/","SEATTLE (AP) — Longtime appeals lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud has thwarted former Washington Supreme Court ..."
Endorsements
"Referendum Measure 74","Concerning marriage for same-sex couples","Approve","R-74 affirms our changing norms","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/06/r-74-affirms-our-changing-norms/","Wenatchee World","Oct 6, 2012"
"Initiative 502","Concerning marijuana","Approve","Prohibition still fails; yes on I-502","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/20/prohibition-still-fails-yes-on-i-502/","Wenatchee World","Oct 20, 2012"
"Secretary of State","","Kim Wyman","Kim Wyman for secretary of state","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/20/kim-wyman-for-secretary-of-state/","Wenatchee World","Oct 20, 2012"
"Treasurer","","Jim McIntire","McIntire, again","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/20/mcintire-again/","Wenatchee World","Oct 20, 2012"
"SJR 8223","Concerning investments by University of Washington and Washington State University.","Approve","Down the ballot","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/27/down-the-ballot/","Wenatchee World","Oct 27, 2012"
"Advisory Vote No. 1 (Senate Bill 6635)","Concerns a B&O tax deduction for certain financial institutions' interest on residential loans","Yes","Down the ballot","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/27/down-the-ballot/","Wenatchee World","Oct 27, 2012"
"Advisory Vote No. 2 House Bill 2590)","Concerns expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products","Yes","Down the ballot","http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/27/down-the-ballot/","Wenatchee World","Oct 27, 2012"