Late Ballots Narrow Every Eastern Washington Race — One to 62 Votes

Two days of counting have narrowed every Eastern Washington race IVA is watching — and one of them is now down to 62 votes.

Danny Tarkenton, running with no party label at all in the race for Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney, trailed by 1,056 votes on election night. As of Thursday evening she has 48,349 votes (49.72%) to Preston McCollam’s 48,411 (49.79%). Both candidates advance to November under Washington’s top-two system; the fight now is for the top line.

Aaron Croft has closed from 537 votes out of a November slot to 368. He now has 6,067 votes (23.64%) in Legislative District 6’s State House Position 2 race, up from 22.91% on election night, while the second-place candidate has slipped from 25.63% to 25.07%.

Nate Powell has gained ground in Washington’s 5th Congressional District, rising from 14.35% to 15.44% on 22,213 votes and cutting the gap to second place from 7,320 votes to 6,984. He is the only candidate in the twelve-person field whose share of the vote has risen as the count has gone on. Ronald McCoy holds second in Legislative District 7’s State Senate race with 7,594 votes (27.63%), 5,326 clear of third and headed to November.

Spokane County turnout has climbed from 21% on election night to 28% — 103,462 ballots of 375,433 registered, with 26,286 counted since Tuesday. All results remain unofficial. Spokane County certifies on August 18 and the Secretary of State on August 21. See the full breakdown →