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Nov 10, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read Read on X
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.
We’ll get a better sense of how many #WA03 votes are left later today.

One important note: Kent is sharing a @nytimes projection that he’s “likely to win.”

However, NYT says it stopped updating this forecast on Election Night. That means Wednesday’s update isn’t accounted for
And ICYMI - here’s the latest from @MGPforCongress

She shared this last night after the latest results update, thanking elections administrators.

Because Clark County says it can only process 20k votes a day, it may be Saturday or Monday before we know a projected #WA03 winner
UPDATE: After talking with county election officials today, I estimate there are about 92,000 ballots outstanding for #WA03

Clark - 69k ballots
Cowlitz - 12k
Lewis - 6k
P/S/T/W - About 5k combined

However, expect only 30-35k in ballot results to be added tonight. @KGWNews
Yes, there could be small additions to this count (military and overseas voters, some late-arriving mail ballots)

However, 92k would put the #WA03 race at 312k votes cast.

307,226 people voted in this race in 2018. That’s right in line. Counties feel like they have a good grasp

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Mar 8, 2023
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…
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Nov 11, 2022
Here we go. Tonight’s results for #WA03 between Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and Joe Kent (R) are rolling in.

Cowlitz County and Lewis County both just added about 6k votes each

MGP’s lead has dropped from about 10k votes, to less than 7k votes

Waiting on 20k from Clark County
Both Cowlitz County and Lewis County favored Kent, so it’s no surprise he made up significant ground there.

However, that should be the last major vote drop from Lewis County.

Cowlitz (which is more competitive) has roughly 6k left to go. Clark County will decide it. #WA03
As a reminder - Clark County officials say they have about 69,000 ballots left to count and can only process about 20k per day.

Clark expects to share tonight’s results around 6pm.

After that, still close to 50k ballots from Clark to go. Tonight’s #WA03 results will be telling
Read 5 tweets
Nov 9, 2022
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
Read 8 tweets
Nov 9, 2022
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 Image
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.

#WA03 has been a GOP-led district for 12 years
kgw.com/article/news/p…
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Nov 2, 2021
It’s #ElectionDay in Virginia with a projected close race for Governor.

Elections Commissioner Chris Piper says about 20% of 5.9 million registered voters in Virginia voted early.

That’s more than 6x the number from 2017 - COVID effects/new laws/shifting preferences @13NewsNow
Starting a thread from here. More than the Governor’s race is on the ballot - Lt. Gov, AG plus all 100 House of Delegate seats are on the table.

Election officials expect pre-processing of absentee ballots to be done by 7 - we’ll closely track when CAP results come in @13NewsNow
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Apr 22, 2021
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 Image
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 Image
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