Elections 2016

Yakima County Commissioner Winners
Yakima County Commissioner Winners
Yakima County Commissioner Winners
In with the new and back in with the incumbent (not “old”).    Yakima County’s two commissioner races saw District #1 incumbent Mike Leita  easily win re-election with 57.4% of the vote over his challenger Eric Geary with 41.2% .   In District #2 incumbent Kevin Bouchey decided to step down which opened the race to Debra Manjarrez and Ron Anderson...
Yakima’s 14th District Legislative Candidates Hold Comfortable Leads
Yakima’s 14th District Legislative Candidates Hold Comfortable Leads
Yakima’s 14th District Legislative Candidates Hold Comfortable Leads
Washington state has a total of 49 state Senate seats and 26 of them are up for re-election this year.  Washington’s senators hold staggered, four-year terms with about half of the Senate scheduled for election every two years. Republicans hold a  one-seat majority against the Democrats in the Washington State Senate, which is considered by ballotpedia to be one of 20 battleground chambers... Read
News Talk KIT Election Results 2016
News Talk KIT Election Results 2016
News Talk KIT Election Results 2016
U.S. president ( as of 8:45 a.m. Wednesday) Donald Trump (R) -- 274 electoral votes Hillary Clinton (D) -- 218 electoral votes   Washington governor Gov,. Jay Inslee (D) -- 1,124,030 Bill Bryant (R) -- 873,686   U.S. Senate...
Make America Great Again – I’m With Her: Get Your Goodies Here!
Make America Great Again – I’m With Her: Get Your Goodies Here!
Make America Great Again – I’m With Her: Get Your Goodies Here!
What’s a presidential campaign without hats, sign, buttons and more?  How knows? We’ve never had one!  Turns out the idea of showing the world where you stand goes all the way back to George Washington himself! Campaign buttons go all the way back to the inauguration of America's first president and the Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History tells Racke
Facebook Fights Actually Serve A Purpose
Facebook Fights Actually Serve A Purpose
Facebook Fights Actually Serve A Purpose
The political fights on social media probably won’t go away with today’s election but maybe that’s ok in some ways.  Sure it can be annoying, enraging, dispiriting and depressing but new research from the Pew Research Center says such “conversations” do make a difference...
This Day In Political History
This Day In Political History
This Day In Political History
Today, November 7th, the day before election day 2016, has some pretty deep and interesting political roots! Let’s review this day in history and see how November 7ths of the past impact the election today! 1893 Colorado becomes the first state to give women the right to vote  and it may be that the female support for Hillary and Trumps alleged bad behavior with women is enough to turn the tide fo
Former Democrat Says He’s GOP Now
Former Democrat Says He’s GOP Now
Former Democrat Says He’s GOP Now
It's been a busy weekend for a former democratic leader in Yakima who's backing Donald Trump for President. Former Yakima County Democratic Party Chair Alonzo or Al Marquez held rallies in Yakima Friday, Saturday and Sunday. At Sunday's rally held at Miller Park Marquez told a small crowd "I used to be democrat but I turned republican because I think we're going in the wrong direction... Read
Washington State Top 20 For Most politically Engaged
Washington State Top 20 For Most politically Engaged
Washington State Top 20 For Most politically Engaged
Two days til the election and nearly four in 10 voters in states with no voter-ID requirements falsely believe  they must present identification in order to vote. That’s just one of the findings from the personal-finance website WalletHub which conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States. ...
Trump rallies planned Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Yakima
Trump rallies planned Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Yakima
Trump rallies planned Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Yakima
Three rallies to support Donald Trump are planned in Yakima Today, Saturday and Sunday. The rallies are being organized by former Yakima Democratic leader Alonzo Marquez. The first rally is planned for this afternoon at Lyons Park on West Pine Street from 2:30 p...

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