By Sean Robinson | Editor-in-chief
Washington’s massive midterm election has arrived.
Voters are weighing in on initiatives to repeal a statewide income tax on high earners and bar transgender girls from competing in girls sports in public schools.
They will fill five of the nine seats on the state Supreme Court. In the Legislature, all 98 seats in the state House and 24 of 49 in the state Senate are up for election. Democrats hold large majorities in both chambers and voters’ decisions could further cement their control.
Also in today’s edition…
Greetings from the Standard’s new editor.
Bird flu death in Washington.
And, Trump takes California to court.
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Ballots in the elections center in Pierce County, Washington on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
By Jerry Cornfield
State and county election officers have urged voters to use one of Washington’s 601 designated drop boxes or cast their ballots in person at one of 64 voting centers.
The Washington State Legislative Building in Olympia, as seen on Oct. 28, 2026. (Photo by Sean Robinson/Washington State Standard)
By Sean Robinson
When I started in journalism, I wasn’t thinking about saving the world. I just wanted to tell good stories.
By Aspen Ford
Two other Yakima farmworkers also contracted the virus after exposure at a dairy, but have not experienced severe illness nor hospitalization.
By Jonathan Shorman
California’s election could be thrown into chaos if the Supreme Court grants the request.
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