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DISTRICT 6--Twice-incumbent Mike Volz, a Republican, has earned a third term in the state House of Representatives for District 6, Position 1. His Democratic challenger, Zack Zappone, conceded today. "I'm happy with the results, of course," Volz said. "It's been a tough and interesting year." Volz thanked Zappone for running a "spirited and lively campaign." "I thank him for running. I think that's what makes the system work is people running, so I thank him for that," he said...
6TH DISTRICT--Jenny Graham, a Republican, will have a second term representing the 6th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives. Democratic challenger Tom McGarry conceded the race for Position 2 this morning, Nov. 5. ""I am grateful to the people who worked so hard on the campaign," McGarry said. "We ran a credible campaign, but at the end of the day the voters made the decision to re-elect Jenny. " Graham led McGarry by over four percentage points after Tue...
DISTRICT 6--Incumbent Republicans Mike Volz and Jenny Graham had slim leads in the 6th Legislative District after Tuesday's initial election results. The district was the most heavily contested of any legislative district in Spokane County. Volz led challenger Zack Zappone for Position 1 by a vote of 51% to 48.89%, totaling 38,742 to 37,146. Graham's lead was slightly more comfortable, as she led challenger Tom McGarry for Position 2 by a vote of 52.83% to 47.04%, totaling...
CHENEY--Eastern Washington University is scheduled to host a trio of teams starting this February as the result of an abbreviated 2020-21 football schedule announced by the Big Sky Conference on Nov. 4. Montana is scheduled to visit EWU's Roos Field on March 6, with Idaho coming to Cheney on March 27 and Cal Poly on April 10 in the return to EWU of new Mustang head coach Beau Baldwin. 10 of the league's 11 schools will play in the winter/spring, with Sacramento State opting out because of concerns with the short turnaround...
SPOKANE VALLEY — Liberty state supporters have a new champion in Olympia following yesterday's general election. Republican Rob Chase of Spokane Valley will be filling the 4th Legislative District seat being vacated by Rep. Matt Shea. As of the end of ballot counting Nov. 3, Chase had 61% of the vote to Democrat Lance Gurel's 39%, according to the Spokane County Election Office. Chase is a former Spokane County treasurer and was backed by Rep. Shea. Liberty state is the most current iteration in Eastern Washington's c...
COLFAX — Incumbents Sen. Mark G. Schoesler and Rep. Mary Dye are leading the races for 9th Legislative District positions. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, is running unopposed after Democratic candidate Jenn Goulet dropped out of the race. Schoesler received 7,805 votes in the first count, and Goulet 6,077 votes. Dye of Pomeroy, the Position No. 1 lawmaker, is running against Libertarian Brett Borden. Dye leads with 8,824 votes; Borden trails with 4,071 votes after the first count. Meanwhile in the Position No. 2 race in the same d...
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington’s two incumbent Republican congressional representatives were leading by large margins following the initial general election tally Tuesday night. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane and Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside had comfortable leads in their districts at press time. In the race for the 5th Congressional District, McMorris Rodgers was leading Democrat challenger Dave Wilson, 195,907 votes to 133,419 (59.4% to 40.4%). Due to technical issues, Whitman County has yet to report; the county is...
