Elections
As the 2024 election season approaches, KUOW is your resource to stay connected, informed, and civically engaged during a critical time. We will use YOUR questions to guide our reporting as we cover the local and national races that will have an impact on our communities.
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Democrats compete for endorsements in race for Washington's 6th district
The race for Washington's 6th Congressional District is not just a competition to represent the region in Congress, it's a competition for local endorsements as Democrats garner the backing from different corners of their party.
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How did Washington's 'uncommitted' voters do on presidential primary night?
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took early, decisive leads in their respective primary races in Washington state. As of Tuesday night, both candidates had also clinched enough delegates in other states to be the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees – again.
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Election results: Biden and Trump lead Washington state's 2024 presidential primary election
Initial results for Washington's presidential primary Tuesday evening show a Democratic win for President Biden, and a Republican win for former President Trump.
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Why do I declare a party on my Washington presidential primary ballot? (And other things you should know)
Ballots for Washington's 2024 presidential primary election are now arriving in mailboxes across the state.
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Washington's GOP divide: He’s for Trump and she’s for Nikki Haley
Mary Kay Rohrbach and her husband, Eric, are sitting nearby at a long brown table, and don't agree about who should be the GOP’s presidential nominee: the former president or his last remaining challenger, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
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How will Washington state Democrats handle GOP-backed voter initiatives?
Washington state Democrats say they're closer to knowing which voter initiatives will receive hearings in the Legislature.
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Is Washington really 'The Evergreen State'? The question remains
State lawmakers have launched efforts over the years to make "The Evergreen State" Washington's official nickname. Apparently, we've been using it unofficially for generations.
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Renton minimum wage initiative leading after initial ballot count
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‘It’s time to kick down the governor’s door,’ Dave Reichert hopes early GOP endorsement leads to spot on WA ballot
On Saturday former Congressman Dave Reichert was firing up a crowd of fellow Republicans at Kamiakin Middle School in Kirkland, wearing his old leather King County Sheriff's jacket. “There’s a time to negotiate and a time to kick the door down. It’s time to kick down the governor’s door,” said Reichert, who’s running for the state’s highest office this year, a task he compares to his time leading SWAT teams.
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The 6 voter initiatives likely heading to Washington ballots this fall, explained
Here's a quick-start guide about the unprecedented slate of Washington initiatives aiming to repeal a major climate policy, kill a tax on some of the state's richest residents, and more.
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Washington state braces for deepfakes ahead of 2024 elections
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WA Republican Newhouse won’t say if he’ll endorse Trump
Donald Trump just smoked the competition in the Iowa Caucuses. But Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse of central Washington State won't say if he’ll endorse him, even if Trump ends up being the GOP nominee. Newhouse was one of just 10 Republicans in the U.S. House who voted to impeach Trump after the January 6th attack.