Election 2025 Archives

Dixit wins District 1

By Aaron Hedge ● Election 2025 ● November 10, 2025

Reflecting a national turn toward progressive candidates, the reproductive rights organizer beat the incumbent conservative Jonathan Bingle for the seat.

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A turn to the left?

By Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge & Valerie Osier ● Election 2025 ● November 7, 2025

Following national and statewide trends, progressive candidates and ballot measures in Spokane win big. Here’s where they stand as of Friday.

Last minute pocketbook-peeking of city council candidates

By Erin Sellers ● Election 2025 ● October 30, 2025

An update on the campaign finances of the candidates running for Spokane City Council seats

Resolution 8201: Should the WA Cares Fund play the stock market?

By Sophia Mattice-Aldous ● Election 2025 ● October 30, 2025

If SJR 8201 passes, it amends Washington state’s constitution to allow the state to invest money for long-term care in a variety of portfolios, including stocks

WA state Republicans are trying to turn school districts red

By Sophia Mattice-Aldous ● Election 2025 ● October 29, 2025

Now in its second election cycle, the effort targets five Spokane-area districts among 51 statewide. It is part of a strategy to counter Democrats’ established power in larger races west of the mountains.

District 2 residents sue to disqualify candidate Alejandro Barrientos from office

By Valerie Osier ● Election 2025 ● October 27, 2025

The lawsuit cites RANGE reporting on Barrientos’ ambiguous living arrangements in different districts in the year before he filed for candidacy.

PAC responds to complaint over mislabeled mailer

By Aaron Hedge ● Election 2025 ● October 23, 2025

In a formal PDC response, Eastern Washington Freedom for All blamed a design mistake. But the candidate the mailer attacked is not satisfied.

Spokane City Council candidate Alejandro Barrientos may be ineligible to represent District 2

By Erin Sellers ● Election 2025 ● October 23, 2025

Court documents show Barrientos lived in two different council districts in 2024, which may disqualify him from the office under rules established in the city charter.

The oft forgotten branch in elections: judges

By Aaron Hedge ● Election 2025 ● October 22, 2025

Municipal courts are where the rubber meets the road for people who come up against Spokane’s criminal justice system. Those judge candidates are on your ballot.

Spokane’s Prop 1(s): What they’ll do for parks and schools and how much they’ll cost

By Erin Sellers & Clarinne Kirk ● Election 2025 ● October 21, 2025

The $440 million in proposed funding through a bond and levy would renovate or expand services in all city parks and schools. We’ve got a breakdown for you.