OLYMPIA – The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed more than 187,000 ballots to voters in Thurston County for the November 3 … more

OLYMPIA -- Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall ruled today that C Davis, the Republican candidate for county commissioner, had registered to vote improperly. This follows the Aug. 27 hearing about … more

THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Auditor’s Office, which oversees voter registration and elections, held a voter registration challenge hearing Thursday afternoon to determine whether the voter registration of Thurston County Board of Commissioners candidate C Davis was valid or not. more

THURSTON COUNTY –– C Davis, a candidate for the Thurston County Board of Commissioners, allegedly made inappropriate and "creepy" remarks to girls as young as 12 at local churches, offering them flowers and candy and seemingly made a point of trying to find a “child bride” in a church setting. more

THURSTON COUNTY –– The preliminary results are in and Gary Edwards and Michael Steadman will face off in the fall for the commissioner seat for Thurston County District 2. more

Approximately a third of this district is in Thurston County; the majority of the district is in Pierce County. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been members of the … more

A small part of this district is in southern Thurston County. The district includes most of Lewis and rural parts of Cowlitz Counties. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been … more

This district is entirely within Thurston County. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been members of the Democratic party. State Senator Incumbent Sen. Sam Hunt was … more

This district covers a northwest part of Thurston County, substantially all of Mason County and a portion of Kitsap County. In recent years the senator has been a member of the Democratic party and … more

THURSTON COUNTY –– Sharonda D. Amamilo, a judge with “over 16 years of trial experience representing adults and children in Superior, District, Municipal and Tribal courts,” has won the primary the Superior Court Judge Position No. 8 with 43.31 percent of the popular vote, when preliminary results came in around 8 p.m. Tuesday. more

THURSTON COUNTY –– As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, candidate Caroline Mejia was in the lead for the Thurston County Board of Commissioners seat for District #1, which encompasses central Thurston County. She held 30.78 percent of the vote, or 4,525 votes, as of just after 8 p.m. more

THURSTON COUNTY –– Proposition 1, establishing a tax levy of $1.50 of $1,000 of assessed value to help fund Thurston County Fire Protection District operations, passed with 63.49 percent of the vote, or 1,407 votes, as of preliminary results at 8 p.m. Tuesday. more

One of the curious political realities in Thurston County is every presidential election year we also vote for two of our three county commissioners. more

A political chain reaction is taking place in our county this fall. Denny Heck left his 10th Congressional seat to run for Lieutenant Governor. more

OLYMPIA — Sam Hunt came in with the majority of the vote for the Legislative District 22 senate seat late Tuesday, coming in with 58.74 percent of the vote, or 15,174 votes. Garry Holland, coming in second, got 30.68 percent of the vote, or 7,923 votes. more