Elections

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  Redistricting pulled thousands of voters east of Seattle into one of the state's most competitive races
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  Questions for elections season

  Our newsroom wants to bring you the mid-term election coverage that matters to you the most. Tell us what that is through our one question poll.

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  Approval voting promises simplicity, but can it deliver?

  Approval voting has a simple premise; vote for anyone you'd like. But after that, it gets a bit more complicated.
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  Will Trump’s impeachment revenge campaign backfire in Washington State?

  In a normal election year, Democrats wouldn’t stand a chance. But Democrats hope this isn't a normal year.
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  Trump backs Joe Kent in Washington state

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  In WA's hottest congressional race, look to Leavenworth

  Leavenworth, Washington, is nestled in the North Cascades just a couple hours from Seattle. But with shops that look like gingerbread houses selling lederhosen and cuckoo clocks, it almost feels like you’re thousands of miles away in a real Bavarian village.
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  Trump's revenge targets Washington state's 2022 primary elections

  After the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a number of House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump on charges of inciting the violence. Two of those representatives are from Washington state.
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  What to know about the recall effort to oust Kshama Sawant, Seattle's socialist council member

  While the big election came and went in November, voters in Seattle's District 3 are not through weighing in on one major issue: Kshamas Sawant. Ballots asking "yes" or "no" to recall Sawant are being mailed to voters, as are plenty of campaign fliers attempting to sway the outcome.
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  New voting maps to be drawn by state Supreme Court, after historic fail by commission

  Washington was supposed to know by Tuesday, Nov. 16 what the state’s new political maps would look like. But the state's bipartisan redistricting commission has missed its deadline. The task now goes to the Washington State Supreme Court.
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  How did your neighbors vote in the 2021 Seattle mayoral race?

  Bruce Harrell is now Seattle's mayor-elect. Where in the city did he draw votes? Seattle-based political consultant Ben Anderstone created the above map of election night results.

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  González concedes. Bruce Harrell will be Seattle's next mayor

  Thursday night, two days after initial results came in for the November 2 election, the gap between L After the latest round of ballot counts, Lorena González announced that she is conceding from the race for Seattle mayor and had called Harrell to congratulate him.
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  Early votes put Seattle’s 'centrist' City Attorney candidate out front

  Initial results were promising last night for Seattle’s “centrist” political candidates – they led their more progressive opponents in the races for mayor, one at-large city council seat and the race for city attorney that attracted national attention. In that race attorney Ann Davison leads by 17 points over former public defender Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, 58 to 41 percent. Davison described public safety as top of mind for Seattle voters this year.