Hello all! We’re expecting updated results in the #WA03 Congressional race around 5 pm PT today
As it stands, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) leads Joe Kent (R) by about 10,000 votes
There’s an estimated 70,000 votes left to be reported, most from Clark County, but not all @KGWNews
The number of estimated votes left in this race could rise based on what’s to come from Lewis and Cowlitz counties as well - both areas that favor Kent.
The current Lewis and Cowlitz results are below.
We expect the latest Lewis drop at 4pm PT. Cowlitz around 8pm PT tonight.
Kent tweeted this morning there are about 120k votes left to count.
That’s higher than estimates I’ve seen based on turnout projections, but it’s anyone’s guess.
For context, 307k voted in #WA03 race in 2018 midterms. We’re at 219k now, and turnout is projected a little down.
Let's talk real quick about that Walmart closures in Portland announcement -> national story -> TX Gov Abbott/Mayor Wheeler discourse.
I feel like it's a great example of framing within the news cycle - both how it works and how it can mislead the public.
A quick thread:
First, what happened.
About 2 weeks ago, Walmart announced the closure of two Portland stores
Our story's headline was local-focused: "Walmart to close Delta Park, Eastport stores"
Before changing to the people affected: "580 Walmart workers impacted.." kgw.com/article/money/…
Other Portland news orgs shared a similar focus
@OPB: "Two Portland Walmarts to close, eliminating 580 jobs"
*Important note: These are the only two Walmarts located within Portland city limits, though there are 17 other stores in the PDX/Vancouver metro opb.org/article/2023/0…
UPDATE in the #WA03 race between Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and Joe Kent (R)
Clark County has about 90,000 ballots left to process & report. Election officials say they will be able to get through about 20,000 per day
That means it will take days for decisive results. @KGWNews
Here are the current results in the #WA03 from *just* Clark County, where most of the outstanding ballots are
116,803 votes are in right now. Election officials expect to get close to 200,000 by the time all ballots are accounted for. So, we’ll see in todays 5pm update. @KGWNews
As always, we’ve got the latest updated election results here at the @KGWNews elections page, highlighting major races in our area.
The #WA03 results haven’t changed since last night, but we expect an update around 5pm or shortly after. Stick with me! kgw.com/elections
I'm covering the WA-03 Congressional race, where @MGPforCongress and @joekent16jan19 are competing for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
I'll share updates in this thread - it's a unique race that's earned national attention. #WA03@KGWNews
About a month ago, we talked with Republican candidate Joe Kent.
Kent is endorsed by former President Trump and aligns with the more far-right ideals of the Republican Party. He explained his "America First" platform and disavowed white nationalist ties. kgw.com/article/news/p…
We then talked with Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
She said she represents the "middle ground" in this race and said she'd be willing to stray from party lines to represent voters' interests.
NEW: The attorney for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. calls for the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office to release the body camera video now.
Brown was shot and killed by a Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Deputy yesterday morning during the execution of a search warrant. @13NewsNow
Keith Rivers - president of the local NAACP chapter - says the Sheriff’s department so far has failed to create trust and transparency for accountability and justice to move forward.
Brown had 7 children and took care of others as well, family attorney said. @13NewsNow
About the search warrant - the city clerk’s office says it does *not* currently have the search warrant that officers were trying to serve before Brown was shot and killed yesterday.
Clerk says it’s part of NCSBI investigation and in their hands. I’m working to get it @13NewsNow