Election

(Seattle, WA)  --  Election officials in Washington are assuring voters that the election system is secure.  Secretary of State Steve Hobbs spoke this morning at a round table on election security.  He discussed baseless and unproven claims of voter fraud from the 2020 election as a reason why misinformation has been prevalent during this year's primary cycle.  They also believe...

(Vancouver, WA) -- Former President Trump's endorsed candidate Joe Kent has pulled ahead of U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler in the primary race for the second position in Washington state's 3rd Congressional District. Kent now leads Herrera Beutler by 813 votes...

(Olympia, WA)  --  Tuesday is the Washington state primary.  The big races include U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state Supreme Court, Secretary of State and state Legislature.  Voter turnout trends are on-par with 2018, with around 40 percent expected.  Folks can still r...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Newsradio 610 KONA is proud to host a candidate's forum at the CG Public House, 9221 West Clearwater Ave Saturday morning. Doors will open at 9:30am with the forum set to begin at 10:00am. Robb Francis from Newsradio 610 KONA's The Bottom Line will moderate the forum ...

Benton County: GRANDVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 200 Proposition No. 1*Multi-county race. Results include only Benton County.MeasureVoteVote %Yes3260.3%No2139.6%Total Votes53Multi-county Results » PROSSER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 116 REPLACEMENT OF EXPIRING MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LEVY*Multi-county race. Resu...

(Pasco, WA) -- The following are the unofficial returns from the Special Election on 2/8/22 Benton County GRANDVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 200 Proposition No. 1*Multi-county race. Results include only Benton County.MeasureVoteVote %Yes2555...

(Olympia, WA) -- The Washington State Supreme Court has declined to adopt a new redistricting plan for the state. The order, issuing the decline, was signed by all nine justices. In a press release from the court, the court said it concluded that “the plan adopted by the Washington State Redistricting Commission met the constitutional deadline and substantially complied with the statutory deadline

Below are results for many of the local 2021 elections. These totals are accurate as of 8:30pm on 11/02/2021. The graphs are for the City/Town races in Benton and Franklin Counties. There are links to complete results for all other local races and measures ...

BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - A Benton County woman, along with the United Latin American Citizens and the Latin Community Fund, have filed a lawsuit against a number of counties, including Benton and Yakima, claiming Hispanic ballots are disproportionately rejected ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.-- Secretary of State Kim Wyman announced Thursday that she is calling for legislation that would allow for greater voter participation in presidential primaries.   According to a press release from the Washington Secretary of State’s office, House Bill 1265 would give voters in Washington the option to not declare a party affiliation, while still participating in the presidential