Republican Pat Hailey widened her lead over Democrat Glen Stockwell in the race for 9th District state representative, according to vote tallies released Friday.
Republican Susan Fagan of Pullman leads the race with 6,461 votes, or about 29 percent.
But preliminary results from Tuesday's primary showed Hailey and Stockwell neck-in-neck for the second slot on the ballot in the Nov. 3 general election.
Hailey, of Mesa, had 4,769 votes, or 25.6 percent, as of 8 p.m. Tuesday when results were posted on the Secretary of state's website. Stockwell, of Ritzville, followed close behind with 4,694 votes, or 25.2 percent.
By Friday, Hailey had 5,670 votes, or 25.7 percent, while Stockwell had 5,359 votes, or 24.3 percent.
Republicans Art Swannack and Darin Watkins lagged behind with 12 and 8 percent of the votes respectively.
In the race for Kennewick City Council Position 2, Ward 1, challenger Don Britain pulled ahead of incumbent Marge Price as more ballots were counted.
Price led Britain by just six votes Tuesday, but by Friday Britain had turned the tables and led Price by
62 votes. He had 777 votes, or 29 percent, compared with Price's 715 votes, or 27 percent. Both will advance to the general election.
The contest to see who will oppose Tim Wilson to become Othello's mayor remained tight Friday, with Ken Johnson holding a six-vote lead over fellow council member Eleanor Brodahl. Johnson had 148 votes, or 22.5 percent. Brodahl had 142 votes, or 21.6 percent.
The next ballot count will be Monday. The election will be certified Sept. 2.
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A political newcomer who campaigned on making illegal immigration a capital crime and having Kennewick declared an English language-only community will advance to the general election.
Loren Nichols will face Mayor Steve Young on Nov. 8 in the race for a seat on the Kennewick City Council based on unofficial results in Tuesday's primary.
All three incumbents on the Kennewick council received the most votes in their bids for re-election to new four-year terms.
Pasco council make-up likely to remain unchanged
Pasco council make-up likely to remain unchanged
The Pasco City Council will likely remain unchanged come January.
Incumbents Rebecca Francik and Al Yenney each had more than a 1,000-vote lead over their opponents Tuesday night.
Yenney, who is finishing his first term in the District 1 position, received nearly 61 percent, or 2,806 votes. Andrew Johnson, a former real estate agent, received 1,797 votes, or 39 percent.
Recent ballots show no big changes
Recent ballots show no big changes
A count of recently received ballots from last week's primary increased some candidates' leads and narrowed a few others but brought no changes in the lineup for the Nov. 8 general election.
Steve Young, Kennewick's Ward 3 councilman, still holds an easy two-to-one margin over the closest challenger, Loren Nichols, with 940 votes, for 62 percent.
Nichols, whose controversial stand against illegal immigration and call for Kennewick to be an English language-only city gave him media attention, earned nearly 26 percent, or 393 of the 1,523 ballots cast.
Paterson fire district race no longer a tie
Paterson fire district race no longer a tie
The challenger for Benton Fire District 6, Position 1, covering the Paterson area, edged ahead of the incumbent in Thursday's ballot count.
Richard Jackson and Steve McClintock were in a 50-vote tie since election night Tuesday. But more votes were counted Thursday, putting Jackson in the lead.
He has 64 votes, or 52 percent, to McClintock's 58 votes, or nearly 48 percent. The election will be certified Nov. 29.
Santorum's wins shake up 2012 GOP presidential race
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Rick Santorum seized an important opportunity Tuesday to become the chief conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, as he won Republican presidential contests in Missouri and Minnesota and appeared headed for a strong showing in Colorado.
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