The county sheriff is asking for $138,000 to cover the costs of filling in for Republic Police Chief Loren Culp while Culp campaigns.

Rural-urban polarization is growing, the Democratic civil war continues and other lessons from the Aug. 4 primary.

Loren Culp will be the Republican candidate for governor, while Democrat Marilyn Strickland was leading the race for an open seat in Congress.

Tuesday's results will narrow the field in dozens of races, including for governor and an open seat in Congress.

If Jay Inslee collects less than 45% in the primary, a GOP candidate may have a shot at winning the governorship in November’s general.

Unions are spending big to unseat a centrist Democrat who opposes tax increases, while business-backed groups fight to keep him.

After the latest Crosscut/Elway election poll, some want to know why the results don’t align with what they’re seeing on social media.

There are more Republicans than this time last year, and they are more optimistic than Democrats, according to the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll.

Inslee has tepid approval ratings, but Republican candidates are nowhere near him in the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll.

A Black person hasn't served in the state Senate for a decade. That could change with this year's election.

Initially pleasantly surprised by the high court’s ruling, Dreamers in Washington are looking toward the presidential election for a more permanent solution.

Other states are allowing electronic signatures to count on election petitions during the pandemic. Should Washington do the same?

After political consultants of color demanded change earlier this month, the chair of the Washington State Democrats says, ‘They were right to call us out on it, and we’ve got to fix it.’