PUD race result sets up public power to be big election issue
Thurston County Public Utility District No. 1 candidates Linda Oosterman and Steve Fossum advanced to the general election Tuesday night, an election that, for the moment, will pit a clear supporter...
View ArticleSchaller and Johnson lead in Superior Court judgeship race
Thurston County Superior Court Commissioner Christine Schaller and Assistant Attorney General Jim Johnson are the two leading primary candidates for the vacant Position 2 Thurston County Superior...
View ArticleOlympia's Heck, Pierce County's Muri to face off in 10th District
Republican Dick Muri defeated fellow Pierce County Council member Stan Flemming in the first vote in Washington’s new 10th Congressional District. But both trailed Democrat Denny Heck in...
View ArticleAfter latest round of ballot counting, Heck, Wolfe and Rogers maintain leads
Olympia’s Denny Heck has added to his lead in the race to represent Washington’s newly created 10th District. After the latest round of vote counting Wednesday, the Democrat had...
View ArticleThurston County Superior Court race still is too close to call
The three-way race for the vacant Thurston County Superior Court Position 4 judgeship is still too close to call, with the three candidates separated by only 744 votes.</p>
View ArticleThomas, Price widen lead in Thurston County court race
After a third ballot count, the dust is settling in the three-way race for the vacant Thurston County Superior Court Position 4 judgeship.</p>
View ArticlePetition requests that Schaller's name stay off November ballot
A local attorney and a candidate for the vacant Position 2 Thurston County Superior Court judgeship have filed a petition asking that Court Commissioner Christine Schaller’s name be removed...
View Article2 Yakima residents sue, claim election system skewed against Latino candidates
Two Yakima residents are suing the city in federal court, claiming its election system effectively prevents Latinos from being represented in city council elections.
View Article2nd candidate seeks to have Schaller's name taken off ballot
A second candidate for the vacant Position 2 Thurston County Superior Court judgeship has filed a petition asking that Court Commissioner Christine Schaller’s name be removed from the...
View ArticleKing County socialist wins right to call herself that on November ballot
A socialist candidate running for the state House has won a suit in King County Superior Court to state her party preference on the November ballot.
View ArticleState budget outlook: $492 million shortfall
A new budget outlook for state government shows red ink to the tune of $492 million by June 2015 – if teachers get pay raises, public employees see an end to pay cuts, and health care costs...
View ArticleDistrict 20's state Senate race pits pair of Republicans
Two Republican candidates are going head to head to win voters’ favor for the state senator position in Legislative District 20 next month.</p>
View ArticleDistrict 20 state representative race takes place on new turf
The 2012 election has created challenges for incumbent Rep. Ed Orcutt, a Republican who is running against independent Republican John Morgan in Legislative District 20.</p>
View ArticleU.S. House hopefuls Heck, Muri differ over taxes, budget in Olympia debate
Denny Heck and Dick Muri, rival candidates for Congress in Washington’s new 10th district, painted dramatically different visions for the country in their first televised debate Thursday...
View ArticleDemocrats Wolfe, Rogers disagree on ‘critical areas’ in Position...
Thursday County Commissioner Cathy Wolfe is fighting to serve a fourth consecutive term, taking on Olympia City Council member Karen Rogers in the Position 1 race next month.
View ArticleGrowth, budget are top issues for Position 2 candidates Barkis, Romero
Republican Andrew Barkis is hoping to oust Democratic incumbent Sandra Romero, who is seeking a second term as Thurston County Commissioner Position 2 in November.
View ArticleAd for R-74 misleads on older-couple partnerships
THE CLAIMS: A campaign mail piece urging support of Washington’s same-sex marriage referendum ties the measure to domestic partnerships for the elderly.
View ArticleBecker’s schools bill challenged
Campaign mailings and yard signs blanketing the 2nd Legislative District slam state Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville, for sponsoring a bill that would have let small school districts such as...
View ArticlePSE has given thousands to fight Thurston public power
Puget Sound Energy has taken Thurston County’s public-power initiative so seriously that it has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the group aligned against Proposition 1, state...
View ArticleElection night live: Twitter feeds from Olympian reporters
Follow today's election via Twitter feeds from our reporters. <style type="text/css">.instoryAd{display:none;}</style>
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