Competing to be his replacement are city council members Mike Brownfield and Lilija Stevens, who both serve Ward 1. "I'm proud of what we've accomplished, and Washington continues to grow,
While every ward had a seat open, Ward 1 was the only ward with a contested election, which was won by Todd Sluder. The race was between Paula Johnson and Todd
Voters in Washington will decide if District 52 will use $23 million in bonds to build a new grade school on the campus of the middle school.
Republicans also got key reinforcements for their slim House majority at an important moment. And Democrats made gains compared with 2024 in each key race.
Research shows that states that have a dominant party in office for awhile, efforts to make citizen led initiatives harder often surface. Washington is no exception.
A handful of elections in Florida and Wisconsin have become key tests of President Donald Trump’s political standing just over two months into his second term in the White House.