Selah Council Member Russ Carlson plans to run for mayor in this year’s election.
The latest numbers from Tuesday's special election show education levies in the Selah and Highland school districts on track to pass. The Mabt…
Preliminary election results Tuesday showed Selah and Highland school district voters passing educational levies, though the outlook wasn't as…
Yakima Valley voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to turn in ballots on three school measures. Ballots sent by mail must be postmarked by Election Day.
Republican candidate for governor Semi Bird visits Yakima Thursday to join the Yakima Republican Women’s Club for an evening of dessert and di…
The Yakima County auditor’s office tracks turnout data for voters with Spanish surnames. That turnout was 26% countywide – more than double th…
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Yakima politician Matt Brown, a local pastor, business owner and member of the Yakima City Council, is the new chair of the Yakima County Repu…
Bryan Sandlin of Zillah, the new state representative in District 15, has had a lifelong interest in politics.
About 63,475 Yakima County voters returned ballots in the Nov. 8 general election for a final turnout rate of 49.8%, Elections Manager Kathy F…
Turnout in the Nov. 8 midterm reached about 64% in Washington, down from 72% in the midterm in 2018.
A lawsuit seeks to end the practice of invalidating mail ballots in Washington based on mismatched signatures, contending the practice is erro…
Richland school board member Misipati Semi Bird, 61, has his sights set on state office, announcing his bid for governor. Bird describes himse…
Elections officials have counted nearly all Yakima County ballots for the Nov. 8 election and a levy to expand the East Valley middle school c…
Latino voter participation this general election has more than doubled that of last year in Yakima County, according to preliminary results.
The previously unknown auto shop owner got almost no national help as she swung a red district blue. The way she did it ran counter to the pre…
As of Thursday, turnout for voters with Spanish surnames was at 26%. It's an increase from last year, but still lower than the presidential el…
Central Washington voters elected the area’s first Latina state senator, turned away some new hopefuls looking to represent their community, a…
The East Valley School District levy inched toward passage Friday after the latest update to Tuesday’s election results.
The East Valley School District levy inched toward passage Friday after the latest update to Tuesday’s election results. And Yakima County Dis…
Amid the high-turnout election in Washington, officials have been contending with a technical slowdown in the state's elections system. The pr…
Congresswoman Kim Schrier won a third term, defeating Republican challenger in Washington's 8th District, and bolstering Democrats chances of …
In Washington state Legislature races, Thursday’s counts showed Democrats and Republicans are still battling over some swing district seats.
Election night leads were maintained Thursday in Yakima County as more ballots were counted.
A levy to expand the commons at the East Valley Central Middle School is too close to call as more ballots were counted Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse won 89,987 votes across Central Washington’s District 4 as of Wednesday afternoon, according to results from the Office…
Republican Nikki Torres of Pasco maintained her strong lead in the District 15 Senate race, according to updated election results Wednesday.
Election deniers lose legislative seats. Republicans hope for late vote counts to turn key U.S. House races. Here's a look at Tuesday's midter…
Advisory measures serve as a kind of opinion poll on actions of the Washington Legislature. This year, there were two measures on transportati…
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