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 8/21/2008
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UPDATE: Primary election results
Hope - 8/21/2008

Spokane County released updated numbers late Wednesday for the primary election results. The total count was 10,685 ballots.

As of Thursday, more than 930,000 ballots had been counted statewide, or 27.3 percent of the 3.42 million registered voters in Washington.

Counties have until Sept. 3 to certify their returns, and the state will certify the election by Sept. 9. The turnout still could exceed 40 percent, a fairly average turnout.

Here are the "updated" preliminary results from local races:

State Senator - 4th Leg District
Judi Owens (Liberty Lake Councilwoman)     10,581   41.53 percent
Bob McCaslin  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .              14,851   58.29
State Representative Pos 1 - 4th Leg District
Linda J. Thompson.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     11,084   44.01 percent
Larry Crouse  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        14,072   55.87
State Representative Pos 2 - 4th Leg District
Matt Shea  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       10,103   40.02 percent
Tim Hattenburg.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,775   34.76 
County Commissioner District 1
Kim Thorburn  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,339   48.79 percent
Todd Mielke.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     13,966   51.08
County Commissioner District 2
Brian Sayrs (Liberty Lake Councilman) . .  12,780   48.37 percent
Mark Richard  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . .   13,603   51.48

Next up:
* Deadline for mail-in or online voter registration or updates for the general election is Oct. 4.
* Deadline for in-person new registrations is Oct. 20.
* G
eneral election ballots for overseas and military voters must go in the mail by Oct. 5 and must be available in-person for other voters by Oct. 15. Ballots for most voters will be mailed by Oct. 17 and many voters will get them over that weekend or on Monday, Oct. 20.
*
Election Day is Nov. 4.


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