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Early primary election results have started coming in, and several contested races are on the ballot. The seat for Cheney School Board District 4 has John Boerger currently leading with 35.74%. Bill Hanson currently sits in second with 32.16%, and Rick Flynn has 30.86% of votes. Bill Hanson said he has learned a lot after deciding to run. “I am really excited to be at this point and holding on to second place,” Hanson said. “It took a lot of work to get here with all of the i...
The Medical Lake School District has several contested seats as well. Gerri Johnson is leading the race with 49.51% for District Director 1, Lennelle Spillman is currently in second place with a slight edge over Bryan Musser. Johnson said she feels confident, leading by over 20 percent. “I’m feeling good and I’m excited,” Johnson said. “I am glad to have the support of the community. It’s been years of relationship building that has gone into earning their trust.” Spi...
LIBERTY LAKE — One candidate has more than doubled all of his opponents in his bid for City Council Position No. 3. At the end of the first day of ballot counting Tuesday night, Aug. 1, Dan Dunne had 1,450 votes, 70.84%. Larry Marshall was in second with 392 votes, 19.15%, and Keith Kopelson was in third with 197 votes, 9.62%. Only the Top 2 candidates advance to the general election. Dunne could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. Despite being in second place, so far, Marshall said he was "very pleased at the results,...
SPOKANE VALLEY – After the first day of counting ballots in the Aug. 1 primary election, a local woman tops the race for the West Valley School District Director No. 3 position. Amy Anselmo logged 1,380 votes, 55.67%, in the first night of counting. She's ahead of John Dubois with 635 votes, 25.62%, and Tricia Phillips with 432 votes, 17.43%. Anselmo couldn't be reached for comment. But DuBois said he's excited about being No. 2 at this point in the election process; only t...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Jessica Yaeger was sitting in first place after the initial tally of ballots returned in the Aug. 1 primary election for City Council Position No. 2. As of Tuesday night, Yaeger had 5,788 votes, 51.85%. She was ahead of Rachel Briscoe with 2,897 votes, 25.95%, and Adam Smith with 2,374 votes, 21.26%. Only Smith could be reached for comment Tuesday night. “I’m very happy. I have spent zero dollars on marketing,” he said. “So, I am pretty excited. This isn’t something I had planned on being the first thing in m...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Rick Freier leads the race for Spokane Valley Fire Commission Position No. 5 after the first day of ballot counting Tuesday, Aug. 1. Freier has 8,622 votes, 53.37%, far ahead of George Orr with 3,772 votes, 23.35%. Freier could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. But Orr commended Freier for his lead. “I have to give it to Rick. He’s been working hard,” Orr said. “We’re all Americans, and though we disagree, we don’t have to be disagreeable. “I hope whoever wins does a great job.” Diane Wilhite was...
