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 8/20/2008
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Primary election results
Hope - 8/20/2008

Voters in Liberty Lake and the rest of the state cast their ballots for Tuesday's first-ever "top two primary."

Tuesday night's preliminary results included 70,073 ballots counted in Spokane County. Elections officials said they expected another 36,000 ballots to flow in.

The new system narrows a long list of candidates for partisan and nonpartisan offices before November's general election. The top two vote-getters advance, regardless of political affiliation.

The new system is getting its first run after voters approved an initiative in 2004. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld the system in March.

Here is a look at some local preliminary results for the top two vote-getters. For full results, visit Spokane County's Web site.

State Senator - 4th Leg District    
(WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Judi Owens (Liberty Lake Councilwoman)     8,499   42.57 percent
Bob McCaslin  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .              11,430   57.24 percent
State Representative Pos 1 - 4th Leg District
(WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Linda J. Thompson.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,953   45.34 percent
Larry Crouse  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       10,769   54.54
State Representative Pos 2 - 4th Leg District
(WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Matt Shea  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       7,577   38.29 percent
Tim Hattenburg.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,089   35.82 
County Commissioner District 1
(WITH 103 OF 103 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Kim Thorburn  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    11,962   49.70 percent
Todd Mielke.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     12,070   50.15 
County Commissioner District 2
(WITH 95 OF 95 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Brian Sayrs (Liberty Lake Councilman) . .  10,981   48.78 percent
Mark Richard  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . .   11,493   51.06


 


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