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Not surprisingly, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Washington has sharply criticized longtime incumbent Democrat Patty Murray. But Tiffany Smiley has also slammed the Seattle Seahawks, Starbucks, The Seattle Times and the city of Seattle.
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The midterm elections are fast approaching, and in Oregon and Washington, Democrat candidates are filling the airwaves with ads about abortion. Republicans are focused on crime and inflation. But when voters get down their ballot to local races, which issue is going to be more important to voters?
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A quartet of independent candidates on the ballot this November in Oregon and Washington state will test voter appetites for a centrist "third way." Unaffiliated candidates are popping up around the nation too, with a common theme of being fed up with a divisive two-party system.
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After former President Donald Trump made gains with Latinos nationally in 2020, both parties started paying closer attention. As the 2022 fall elections inch closer, campaigners across the Pacific Northwest are trying to capture a larger share of these voters.
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Claims of election fraud have been increasing since the 2020 election. From Northern California to Oregon and Washington, they’re having an impact on the upcoming midterm elections in November.
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The FBI is in possession of a sheriff’s investigation into an alleged voter suppression effort in King County, Wash. Conservative activists who don’t trust Washington’s vote-by-mail system were behind the effort during the run-up to the August primary.
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It's been week since the Washington primarily elections and officials are still methodically counting votes. With 40,000 ballots to go, Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk key races, including the contest for Washington Secretary of State and Joe Kent's current lead over Jaime Herrera Beutler for the state's 3rd Congressional District.
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Two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary. In early returns Tuesday night, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse looked as they may advance to the general election with a Democratic candidate in each of their races.
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Despite early attacks by Republicans, incumbent Democrats fared better than expected in Washington's primary. Washington Democrats were bracing for a tough showing in state legislative races. But they are pleased with the early results of Tuesday's primary.
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Early results from Washington's primary election are in. Results could tighten up as election officials count votes in the coming days. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX's Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about what we know so far.