Lacey challenger points to stark differences
Lacey City Council candidate Ray Payne came out swinging Tuesday, contending just days before the election that Position 4 incumbent Cynthia Pratt has failed in her duties as an elected…Click to...
View ArticleHall has early edge in county auditor contest
Voters were divided, and the face-off for Thurston County auditor — one of the most hotly contested political races in South Sound — was too close to call Tuesday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRepublican leading in Senate race
The mostly Republican coalition that runs the state Senate was waiting Tuesday evening to learn the size of its majority next year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGunn overcoming Davis’ funding edge in port race
Port of Olympia District 3 commission candidate Sue Gunn was leading Commissioner Jeff Davis on Tuesday night, a potentially stunning win for a challenger who raised about half the money…Click to...
View ArticleClarkson keeps seat on Lacey council
Lacey City Council Position No. 7 incumbent Virgil Clarkson won a fifth term Tuesday, easily defeating challenger Walker Morton.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSteadman leads incumbent Lawson
Commercial property developer Michael Steadman appeared to defeat incumbent Ron Lawson in the Lacey City Council position No. 6 race.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePratt coasts to re-election victory
Lacey City Council Position 4 incumbent Cynthia Pratt easily defeated challenger Ray Payne on Tuesday night, leading by a 2-to-1 margin, election results showed.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLucas trailing Sullivan in effort to retain seat
In the contested Tumwater City Council No. 6 race, challenger Debbie Sullivan led incumbent Kyle Taylor Lucas by double digits Tuesday night, according to early election results.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIncumbent cruising to easy re-election
Incumbent Tumwater City Councilman Ed Hildreth looked to be on the way to an easy re-election over his opponent Priscilla Blais, according to early returns Tuesday night.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVoters back most school funding requests
South Sound’s three largest public school districts will experience some major upgrades during the next few years, thanks to voters who overwhelmingly approved ballot measures during Tuesday’s special...
View ArticleSwing Democrat faces challenges from both sides
Democratic state Sen. Tim Sheldon will soon find out what voters in his independent-minded 35th District think of his move last year to join Republicans and one other Democrat to…Click to Continue »
View ArticleLegal pot, fundraising separate House candidates
Two candidates for Congress are at odds on what to do with state-licensed marijuana businesses: Ban them or bank them?Click to Continue »
View ArticleLots of third-party candidates file to run for office
A dozen Libertarian candidates filed to run for state House positions this week, pledging to put their party back on the state map after a few years of invisibility.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWASHINGTON: Ballots don't violate party rights, judge says
A federal judge in Seattle has upheld Washington's primary system against a challenge from the state's political parties.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLacey City Council Candidate list now 10; interviews Thursday
One of 11 applicants for an open spot on the Lacey City Council has withdrawn his name for health reasons.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMayor pro tem Stephen Buxbaum will seek the job
OLYMPIA - Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Buxbaum announced Monday afternoon that he will run for mayor. Buxbaum, 55, was elected to the Olympia City Council in 2009 and was named…Click to Continue »
View ArticleState moves against last holdout of voting at polls
The Legislature has agreed to end poll voting in Washington. A measure that would close the polls in the last holdout - Pierce County - passed the House on Friday…Click to Continue »
View ArticleIncumbent Strub faces opposition
A Department of General Administration manager announced Wednesday that he will run for the Olympia City Council against incumbent Rhenda Strub. Nathaniel Jones, 55, is a senior planning and...
View ArticleGreenstein announces he will run for council
Lacey Mayor Tom Nelson will have a challenger if he decides to seek another term on the City Council this fall.Click to Continue »
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