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Carmela Conroy and Michael Baumgartner stand at podiums on the stage of Whitman College's Cordiner Hall during a candidate forum.

Baumgartner edges Conroy in early general election results

Erick Bengel

In Tuesday's general election, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, the Republican incumbent, had a slight lead over Democratic challenger Carmela Conroy in the race for Washington state's 5th Congressional District.

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Preliminary results show Amanda McKinney ahead in WA’s Congressional District 4 race

Courtney Flatt

Preliminary results show Republican Amanda McKinney ahead in the race to be the new U.S. House representative for Central Washington. McKinney is leading the tally with 54% of the vote, as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

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Idaho state legislator decides to run against US Sen. Risch

Lauren Paterson

Todd Achilles, formerly serving as a Democrat in the Idaho state Legislature, has left state politics to prepare to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. James Risch.