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Elections news

Stories from Good Day Richland’s editions, and every report from Richland’s newsrooms.

Elections from local newsrooms

From The KEY, KONA and 8 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. The KEY12 hours ago

    Early Mid Columbia Election Results, Including Levies, And More

    Ki-Be School District Levy Is Neck and Neck.

    Also reported byKONA

  2. Yakima Herald-Republic12 hours ago

    Haueter leads in Yakima County prosecuting attorney race

    Haueter has a roughly two-decade career in the legal field, including five years as a licensed attorney

  3. Tri-City Herald12 hours ago

    Central WA election results: McKinney slated to succeed Rep. Dan Newhouse

    Central Washington saw key congressional contests Tuesday as ballots are tallied in multiple counties, with McKinney and Baumgartner leading their respective races.

  4. Tri-City Herald12 hours ago

    Richland special election result: Kyle Saltz leads race to succeed candidate who died

    Preliminary results show Kyle Saltz winning the Richland special election to finish the Position 4 term, defeating Mary S. Lipton in a close Benton County race.

  5. Tri-City Herald12 hours ago

    Election results: Dems flip Yakima Valley statehouse seats that cover part of Tri-Cities

    Tri-City voters decided ten statehouse races affecting Olympia representation across the 8th, 14th, 15th and 16th legislative districts in Yakima Valley.

  6. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Benton City election: Residents professionalize city government, reject levy lid lift

    Benton City approved switching to a council-manager government but voters defeated a levy lid lift to raise property taxes for law enforcement and city services.

  7. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Benton County WA election results: Eisinger leads prosecutor race, Clark in sheriff

    After the first night of counting in Benton County, Eric Eisinger leads the prosecutor race while Mike Clark holds a strong lead in the sheriff’s contest.

  8. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Franklin County Election Results: Hollingsworth on track to oust assessor

    Challenger Chris Hollingsworth led incumbent John Rosenau in Franklin County assessor initial counts, promising appraisal expertise and assessment transparency.

  9. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Benton County WA Election Results: Ki-Be school levy failing by just 2 votes

    Voters in Benton County fail a two-year Ki-Be operations levy, allowing Kiona-Benton City schools to restore programs, rehire staff and address state financial oversight.

  10. Elkhorn Media Group13 hours ago

    Baker County election results for November 3, 2026

    Baker County General Election Results for November 3, 2026 **Please note these are initial results ...

  11. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Franklin County election results: Monty Huber leads in sheriff’s race

    Monty Huber leads the Franklin County sheriff race in Connell with 51% after first count; Chris Lee follows at 48%. County commission and court races also reported.

  12. Tri-City Herald13 hours ago

    Franklin County WA Election Results: Initial results show Fire District 3 levy failing

    Pasco-area voters fail a levy for Franklin County Fire District 3, restoring the rate to $1.24 per $1,000 and funding new firefighters, ambulances and backup power.

  13. East Oregonian13 hours ago

    Cliff Bentz leads in reelection bid for OR 2

    Congressman Cliff Bentz has easily won back his seat in the U.S. House, representing a wide swath of Oregon stretching from Pendleton to the California border. Early election results released […]

  14. AppleValleyNewsNow.com17 hours ago

    Featured Race: Benton County Prosecutor

    This Election Day, Benton County voters will decide between incumbent Eric Eisinger or challenger Julie Long to serve as the prosecuting attorney for the county's justice system.

  15. AppleValleyNewsNow.com18 hours ago

    Featured Race: Washington sheriff's offices

    Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Yakima and Kittitas Counties are all electing new officials to lead their local sheriff's offices. Here's a rundown on the races:

  16. TriYakNews.com20 hours ago

    Franklin County to conduct random ballot audit following November election

    PASCO, Wash. — As election day 2026 has arrived, the Franklin County Auditor's Office announced Tuesday that they will conduct a random batch audit of election results later this week

  17. Nonstop Local News21 hours ago

    Where voters can find drop boxes, voting centers across Columbia Basin, Yakima regions

    WASHINGTON — Election officials in Washington are discouraging voters from using the mail to return ballots on Election Day and urge them to use a drop box or voting center

  18. Big Country News23 hours ago

    WATCH: High school runner’s state qualification fuels debate over Initiative 638

    (The Center Square) – Washington is one of four states Tuesday where voters are considering what to do about boys and men competing in girls and women’s sports. Initiative 638, on the Washington ballot, would prohibit biological

In brief

The short notes of Good Day Richland’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • Ki-Be levyKiona-Benton City's replacement operations levy was failing by two votes on election night, with 775 ballots in favor and 777 opposed.

    Kiona-Benton City's replacement operations levy was failing by two votes on election night, with 775 ballots in favor and 777 opposed. Updated results are due Wednesday evening after Election Day ballots are tallied. The district estimated Proposition 1 would collect about $2.2 million in 2027 at $1.30 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Tri-City Herald, NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima