With Rep. Cindy Ryu advocating a lower threshold for the new state income tax, The Times reiterates its endorsement of incumbent state Sen. Jesse Salomon.

Washington voters are casting ballots for the state’s 10 US House seats. One race could be competitive, according to ratings from the Cook Political Report. Bloomberg News is also tracking three key ballot measures on taxes,

Washington is one of four states where voters will consider restricting transgender students from athletics via ballot measure, marking a national first.

Are you a Washington voter who has not returned a ballot? Don't use the United States Postal Service; use one of the state's many secure dropboxes instead.

Reliably Democratic Colorado and Washington have ballot measures that would bar transgender girls from some sports competitions

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission announced Friday it will not enforce the $75,000 cap on contributions for statewide campaigns.

Washington's 3rd Congressional District is home to a tight race that will help determine the balance of power in the U.S. House.

Mail-in ballots are being rejected at a growing rate in rural areas thanks to U.S. Postal Service cuts. ProPublica reports that in the primaries this year in Oregon, North Carolina, Washington, California, and Ohio, a staggering amount of ballots arrived too late to be counted due to delays in mail delivery. Three days after primary elections in Stevens County, Washington, election workers checked the mail for late ballots. They found over 500...

Washington Senate Democrats are accusing a Republican-backed political action committee of using AI in a campaign ad without the disclosure required by law. Why it matters: The dispute could become an early test of a 2023 state law that lets candidates sue over "synthetic" media that falsely depicts them saying or doing something that never happened. The latest: The Washington Senate Democratic Campaign sent an Oct. 8 cease-and-desist letter to...

House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigns alongside congressional nominee John Braun in Chehalis, Washington, as Republicans work to secure a key House seat in the 2026 election cycle.