Murray, Rossi advance in WA Senate primary
Incumbent Sen. Patty Murray and challenger Dino Rossi are advancing to Washington’s November Senate election. As expected, the three-term veteran Murray and Rossi, a former Republican state Senate...
View ArticleSizzling turnout for WA primary
Washington primary voters may have set a new modern record for participation. As of this morning, over 950,000 ballots have been counted — or nearly 27 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered...
View ArticleVoter turnout topping 70% and still rising
Prior to this November’s General Election, Secretary Reed predicted that Washington’s voter turnout would be 66 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered voters. Days after the election, we...
View ArticleElection certified, now for some recounts
After three weeks of people checking our Elections webpage and wondering when the General Election will FINALLY be completed, we can now say that this election has been put to bed, with the exception...
View ArticleWA 2011 primary election is underway!
Washington’s 2011 primary is underway, with county election officials mailing ballots to more than three-fourths of the state’s registered voters. It’s the first election since lawmakers officially...
View ArticleWashington’s 2011 election deadline fast approaching
Washington’s 2011 ballot-return deadline is fast approaching. Tuesday is the deadline to have a ballot postmarked or returned to an official ballot drop-off site. The state Elections Division is...
View ArticleWA 2011 election turnout: almost 53 percent
Counties have certified election returns for the 2011 General Election, with results from 1.94 million ballots. Secretary of State Sam Reed and Gov. Chris Gregoire will certify the election next...
View ArticleGregoire, Reed certify 2011 election returns
Gov. Chris Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed have officially certified the 2011 General Election returns, including statewide ballot propositions, including an initiative that ends state...
View ArticleReed forecasts better-than-usual Primary turnout
Washington’s chief elections official, Secretary of State Sam Reed, is predicting a better-than-usual turnout for the Top 2 Primary that gets underway next week. Reed forecasts a 46 percent turnout –...
View ArticleSecretary Reed’s `robust’ turnout prediction? 81 percent
Secretary of State Sam Reed, Washington’s chief elections official, is predicting a robust voter turnout of 81 percent in the General Election that is currently underway. Reed figures that Washington...
View ArticleWA Election 2014 under way; 62% turnout forecast
Washington’s General Election is under way. About 65,000 military and overseas ballots were going out by Saturday, Sept. 20, many of them sent electronically, and those voters are able to begin...
View ArticleSecretary Wyman’s comments on WA PrezPrimary
Secretary of State Kim Wyman calls the robust turnout for the Washington Presidential Primary a “big win for the voters.” Here is her statement: “We are delighted with the robust turnout for the...
View Article`Watershed year’: WA voting season under way!
Washington’s voting period for the 2016 Election is under way, with counties mailing about 4.2 million ballots and awaiting a robust turnout of at least 80 percent. A handful of counties sent ballots...
View ArticleFebruary 2018 Special Election: Turnout insights
All but two of Washington’s 39 counties held special elections earlier this month, and the results have now been certified. As of Friday, Feb. 23, the counts became official: 896,507 of the state’s...
View ArticleHow the 1970 election set Washington’s midterm turnout record
The county-certified election returns for the 2018 General Election came very near setting a new state record for voter participation in a non-Presidential election cycle. Of the 4,362,454 people on...
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