Election 2018

Democrat Sarah Smith is running for Congress in Washington’s 9th District. (Courtesy of Smith campaign)

August 10, 2018 at 6:29 pm

Challenger Sarah Smith advances to November election to face fellow Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith

While thousands of votes have yet to be counted, a Seattle Times analysis projects Sarah Smith will advance to the general election. To catch her,...

August 9, 2018 at 6:28 pm

Rep. Adam Smith may face Democratic challenger Sarah Smith this fall in 9th Congressional District

Rep. Adam Smith might face fellow Democrat Sarah Smith in November in the 9th Congressional District. The primary in the 8th District remained too close...

FILE – In this Jan. 20, 2018 file photo, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., center, speaks during a news conference at Capitol Hill in Washington. During the month of July 2018, McMorris Rodgers has been sharply attacking Lisa Brown (not shown), her presumed Democratic opponent in the run-up to August’s primary election. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file) WATW205 WATW205

August 7, 2018 at 10:18 pm

GOP tsunami sirens should be sounding as the blue wave arrives | Danny Westneat

Donald Trump is officially hanging around the necks of Republicans here, whether they like it or not. Voters gave the GOP a thrashing in our...

Representative Adam Smith, left, Sarah Smith, center, Doug Basler, right. (Bloomberg, Candidate photos)

Left: Representative Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 11, 2015. The House will vote Friday on a bill that would give fast-track trade authority to President Barack Obama, a measure likely headed for passage in a close vote after months of lobbying by the White House and business groups. Smith said “I’m leaning against it” during the interview. ( Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Center: Sarah Smith is a 2018 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Washington. (Courtesy of Smith campaign)

Right: Doug Basler, Republican candidate for 9th Congressional District. (Courtesy of Basler campaign)

August 7, 2018 at 8:44 pm

Washington state primary election: GOP’s McMorris Rodgers, Herrera Beutler face tight races in November

Republican House members Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Jaime Herrera Beutler are looking at tough general elections as each had less than half the vote on...

August 7, 2018 at 8:30 pm

In 8th District, Dino Rossi advances; Kim Schrier, Jason Rittereiser lead Democrats WATCH

Rossi, who has lost three high-profile statewide elections in the last decade-and-a-half, advanced easily in Tuesday’s 8th Congressional District primary. His Democratic opponent this fall...

Fingerprint examiners find and identify fingerprints by photographing them or dusting them with white or black dust in order to highlight them for processing.

August 7, 2018 at 8:28 pm

King County Automated Fingerprint Identification System levy passing in first-day returns

The property tax-funded levy has been renewed by voters five times since 1986. It funds a centralized fingerprint-identification system maintained by the King County Sheriff’s...

Sen. Maria Cantwell, left, Washington State GOP chair Susan Hutchison, right. (AP, The Seattle Times)

Left: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Right: Washington State GOP chair Susan Hutchison appears at a news conference, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Bellevue. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

August 7, 2018 at 8:21 pm

U.S. Senate: Democrat Maria Cantwell to face Republican Susan Hutchison WATCH

Cantwell was leading 28 primary-election challengers in Tuesday returns with 55 percent, while Hutchison was running second with 24 percent.

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Sen. Mark Miloscia, left, Tirzah Idahosa, center, Claire Wilson, right. (Candidate photos)

Left: Sen. Mark Miloscia, R-30 (Washington State Legislature)

Center: Tirzah Idahosa is a Democratic candidate for District 30 of the Washington State Senate. The primary election is being held on August 7, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018. (Courtesy of Idahosa campaign)

Right: Claire Wilson is a Democratic candidate for District 30 of the Washington State Senate. The primary election is being held on August 7, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018. (Courtesy of Wilson campaign)

August 7, 2018 at 8:15 am

Washington’s Legislature: Democrats could pick up 4 GOP seats in Senate

Initial ballots show Democrats leading not just in the usual handful of Puget Sound-area swing districts. Democratic candidates were beating Republicans in normally deep-red places,...

The Western States Petroleum Association has received more than $250,000 in pledges from BP, Shell Oil Products, the Chevron Corporation and others to oppose a carbon-fee initiative that would create an escalating carbon “fee” on fossil fuels, and invest the revenue in clean energy, clean water and forests. Proponents of the initiative on Monday submitted more than 360,000 signatures to put the measure on the November ballot.A view of the Tesoro refinery, as seen from Cap Sante lookout in Anacortes, Washington in July of 2012. Shown here is the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington.

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August 7, 2018 at 6:00 am

With carbon fee measure now on Washington’s November ballot, campaign money is rolling in

Andeavor, owner of an Anacortes refinery, is the biggest donor, so far, contributing $1.66 million to defeat the carbon fee ballot measure

The State Capitol Building in Olympia, Wa. March 23, 2017.

August 5, 2018 at 6:00 am

What to look for in Tuesday’s top-two primary election in Washington state

Here are some highlights to watch for when results start to be announced Tuesday night in the state’s top-two primary.

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