2012 Elections

Washington Race for Governor Too Close to Call

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:29:43 +0000

It’s déjà vu. Once again, Washington’s race for governor is too close to call. Democrat Jay Inslee leads Republican Rob McKenna by nearly three percentage points with just over half the expected ballots counted.

Campaigns Know If You’ve Voted -- And That’s Not All

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:05:05 +0000

In this era of mail-in balloting, political campaigns have become a bit like Santa Claus: he may know if you’ve been bad or good, but they know whether you’ve voted yet or not - and who you’re likely to support.

One-On-One With Washington's Candidates For Governor

Austin Jenkins — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:03:02 +0000

Ballots are arriving in the mail. And a new poll shows the race for Washington governor is a virtual dead heat. Whoever is elected will inherit a budget shortfall along with a court order to spend more on education.

Early Voting Makes Vote-By-Mail States Look Like Late Comers

Jessica Robinson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:13:31 +0000

Voters in Oregon and Washington will start receiving ballots in the mail late this week. This is the first presidential election to be conducted entirely through the postal service in Washington.