washington governors race

SEATTLE (AP) — Pollster Matt Barreto says Latino and Asian-American voters were the deciding factors in Governor-elect Jay Inslee's win over Republican candidate Rob McKenna. Barreto estimates that about 140,000 Latinos voted in these past elections. Whi...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Times Co. began an active campaign Wednesday to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and gay marriage, part of a push to demonstrate the effectiveness of newspaper political advertising. Washington state's largest newspaper began with a full-page ad calling McKenna "a choice that will make us all proud...

The political race is gaining steam as the voters get closer to running to the polls. The democratic candidate for governor made a stop in Yakima today to discuss jobs and education. Jay Inslee discussed his plans yesterday afternoon at Yakima Valley Community College about creating more jobs...

Only months to go before election day, and Republic Rob McKenna holds a $900,000 cash advantage in Washington's race for Governor. Campaign finance reports filed this week show that McKenna has $3.7 million available to spend, while Democratic opponent Jay Inslee has $2...

Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee says the state needs a governor who's lived outside the shadow of the Space Needle-- referring to his time representing Yakima’s 14th legislative district and Central Washington’s 4th  congressional district.