The 2025 Seattle mayoral election has shaped up as a pivotal battle between a centrist incumbent and a progressive challenger, with the results set to determine the city’s approach to its most persistent issues: homelessness, public safety and affordability.

Preliminary data is showing record-low voter turnout statewide on the final day of Washington’s 2025 election cycle.

Allow the state’s Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund to invest in stocks and other equities.

Voter service locations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November special election across Oregon and Washington, with polls remaining open until 8 p.m.

Democrats won easily in Virginia, New Jersey New York City and California, setting up an optimistic entry into 2026 and beyond.

November 4 is the Washington General Election, and there’s a position in King County that hasn’t been on the ballot for more than a decade.

Washington state voters will decide whether to amend their constitution to allow funds from a long-term care insurance program to be invested in the stock market.

The races we are keeping close tabs on include the Portland parks levy, a police services levy in Vancouver, and a public safety-levy in Washington County.