President Vice President obama mccain president palin biden vice president Governor rossi gregoire governor Attorney General mckenna ladenburg attorney general Secretary of State jason osgood sam reed secretary of state U.S. Congressional District 1 inslee ishmael Congressional District 2 rick larsen rick bart congressional district 2 Congressional District 8 burner reichert 8th district Congressional District 9 adam smith james postma congressional district 9 Parks Pike Place Market levy levies parks pike place market Transportation I-985 eyman prop 1 I–1000 death with dignity I-1000 36th District Representative rueven carlyle john burbank 36th district 46th district Election-Related Topics bailout iraq economy healthcare I-1029 debate immigration climate change
NPR Election Updates
Crowds Gather at Paramount for Inauguration
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Hundreds gathered at Seattle's Paramount Theater on Tuesday to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as the nation's forty–forth president. KUOW's Irene Noguchi talked to people who cheered as they watched him take the oath on the giant screen. More» 
Conversation Inauguration Special
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Today Barack Obama goes from hope to reality. It no longer matters what he says should be done. What counts now is what he does. Let's hear your realistic hopes for what the President can do about Iraq and Afghanistan, the financial crisis, health care and education. How has he done in the transition period? What do you think of his appointments? We'll hear reactions from some of inauguration parties here in Seattle. We'll check in with the c... More»
Conversation Inauguration Special: Your Hopes for the Obama Administration
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Today Barack Obama goes from hope to reality. It no longer matters what he says should be done. What counts now is what he does. Let's hear your realistic hopes for what the President can do about Iraq and Afghanistan, the financial crisis, health care and education. How has he done in the transition period? What do you think of his appointments? We'll hear reactions from some of inauguration parties here in Seattle. We'll check in with the c... More»
Washingtonians Head to Washington for Inauguration
Friday, November 21, 2008
Washington residents are among the millions of Americans planning trips to Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration. They're also among the many clamoring for tickets to Barack Obama's swearing–in ceremony. But there aren't enough to go around. KUOW's Sara Lerner reports. More»
North Idaho Ready to Embrace New President?
Friday, November 21, 2008
Barack Obama didn't win a lot of votes in Idaho. The nation's first African–American president–elect received just 36% support. Idaho has been trying to shed its image as a haven for white supremacists. The issue hit home last week when a man in rural north Idaho hung a political sign that included a noose. But as Doug Nadvornick reports from Coeur d'Alene, many Idahoans plan to embrace the new president. More»
Election 2008: What Really Happened?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
It's been a week since election day. Time to reflect. Which predictions came true and which did not? Also, how did religion and the financial crisis affect the outcome? What about race and ethnicity? When it came to your personal predictions, were you right or wrong? Which results surprised you? More»
Opponents of I-1000 Weigh Options While State Prepares to Enact Law
Friday, November 07, 2008
Opponents of Washington's new "Death with Dignity" law are weighing their options. Those include whether to go to court to try to block the citizen initiative from taking effect. Meanwhile, the state Department of Health is starting to figure out how to implement the law. Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports. More»
Merkley Knocks Off Smith for U.S. Senate Seat
Friday, November 07, 2008
Oregon will have a new U.S. Senator come January. And after 12 years in office, a two–term incumbent Republican Gordon Smith will find himself back the private sector. Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley declared victory over Republican Gordon Smith yesterday (Thursday) more than 36 hours after polls closed. It's the first time in 40 years that an incumbent U.S. Senator has lost an election in Oregon. Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman repo... More»
Central Area Senior Citizens Reflect on Obama's Win
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Yesterday (Wednesday) at Zion Preparatory Academy, preschoolers and grade–schoolers squeezed together to celebrate Barack Obama as the first African American president of the United States. But for African Americans who grew up in the Jim Crow era, the celebration was bittersweet. KUOW's Irene Noguchi visited the Central Area Senior Center for their perspective. More»
Northwest Gay Couples Watching California's Prop 8 Closely
Thursday, November 06, 2008
By some estimates, several hundred same–sex couples from the Northwest traveled to California over the past four months to get married. But on Tuesday, California voters passed a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Now, the gay and lesbian couples from up here are afraid their marriages will be erased. Correspondent Anna King has more. More»
Rossi Concedes: Washington Governor's Race Over
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The Washington State election that was expected to take days to decide is over. Republican Dino Rossi has conceded the Washington State Governor's race to Democratic incumbent Chris Gregoire. The challenger made his announcement at a news conference this morning (Wednesday) at his campaign headquarters. Correspondent Austin Jenkins was there. More»
The Election Results: The Winners, the Losers, and Your Vote
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Well, it's finally over. What's been called the longest election in history came to the polls yesterday. Was the voter turnout as large as predicted? Will lawyers be arguing the results? Which districts in Washington carried the state and what do the results tell us about regional politics? This hour we'll talk to experts who've been analyzing the data, regionally and nationally. We're simulcasting on Northwest Public Radio this morning and we... More»
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Up in the Air
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
A race that's too close to call is for the top education office in Washington: the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher has more. More»
Party is Brief for Congressional Democrats
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
It's unclear whether Democrat Darcy Burner in the eighth congressional district will reap the beenfits of the nation's Democratic sweep. Republican incumbent Dave Reichert told his supporters to have faith as more ballots were counted. But the other Democrats in Washington's delegation were glowing Tuesday over Senator Barack Obama's win and the gains their party made in Congress. KUOW's Amy Radil reports. More»
Proposition 1
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
As a regional mass transit measure headed for victory last night, supporters of Prop 1 celebrated near Seattle's Pike Place Market. KUOW's Jamala Henderson was there, and has this report. More»
Seattle Levies Poised to Pass
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Early results in King County indicate that Seattle voters have decided to tax themselves to fund improvements to their parks and to Pike Place Market. KUOW's Amy Radil reports. More»
Seattle Celebrates Obama's Win
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Last night in Seattle, thousands of people spilled onto the streets to celebrate president–elect Barack Obama's victory. Police say the celebrations were peaceful and there were no arrests. KUOW's Liz Jones was downtown and talked to a few people in the jubilant crowd. More»
Obama Elected. Your Reaction. What's Next?
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
It's over. And it's beginning. America's historic presidential election sends Barack Obama to the White House. Now all he has to do is fix the economic crisis, settle two wars and solve global warming. What's your reaction to the election results? What is the message of the election? Have we moved beyond race? Does Obama have a mandate to do what he thinks is right? Or does Obama need to reach out to the weakened Republicans? And what about t... More»
