So-called 'off-year' elections have lower voter turnout. A proposed change would move a dozen county races in an effort to garner more ballots.

The messages show the degree of the Legislature's involvement in redrawing political districts — a process handled by a bipartisan commission.

The process the state uses to redraw its political districts could get more transparent. But some say bigger changes are needed.

With 5 open seats representing Seattle in the Legislature and a new county prosecutor coming in, lots of interesting competition is expected.

A growing number of Washingtonians identify as Republicans, closing the gap with Democrats and signaling a very different political landscape for the midterms.

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs outlined his plans to crack down on social media conspiracy theories, as well as what he thinks about the governor’s proposal to criminalize politicians who lie about...

The bipartisan panel's secretive negotiations and ultimate failure to approve new political maps has some questioning the process.

Once she joins the Biden administration Monday, there will be no Republican statewide elected officials on the West Coast outside of Alaska.

Members of a bipartisan commission couldn't agree. Now, the Washington Supreme Court will draw new political lines that will shape a decade of politics.

For nearly 12 hours, the public didn't know if the state's bipartisan redistricting commission completed its work on time — or what exactly got approved — since talks happened mostly in private.

When we published our September poll, some said it couldn't possibly be accurate. Turns out, it was pretty close.

Most of the ballots have been counted for Nov. 2 elections in Seattle and King County. Seattle has a new mayor, Bruce Harrell.