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Washington Secretary of State's Office says 50% of Spokane County voters have returned their ballots

The Secretary of State's Office said nearly 190,000 ballots have been returned so far.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Election Day is just a few days away, and according to the Washington Secretary of State's Office, around 50% of ballots have been returned.

According to the secretary of state's office, as of Friday, November 1st, 189,507 ballots (50.64%) have been returned, and 187,887 ballots (50.21%) have been accepted.

The Secretary of State's Office also said 1,620 ballots (0.85%) have been challenged in Spokane County. Challenged ballots are sent to a supervisor for a final decision. Election officials may contact you if there's a problem with your ballot.

Here are some other ballot return statistics from other counties in Eastern and Central Washington as of November 1.

  • Stevens County
    • Ballots returned: 19,204 (54.32%)
    • Ballots accepted: 18,790 (53.13%)
    • Ballots challenged: 414 (2.16%)
  • Grant County
    • Ballots returned: 19,031 (38.1%)
    • Ballots accepted: 18,599 (37.23%)
    • Ballots challenged: 432 (2.27%)
  • Whitman County
    • Ballots Returned: 11,117 (46.24%)
    • Ballots Accepted: 10,917 (45.41%)
    • Ballots Challenged: 188 (1.69%)
  • Pend Oreille County
    • Ballots Returned: 6,049 (55.87%)
    • Ballots Accepted: 6,029 (55.68%)
    • Ballots Challenged: 20 (0.33%)
  • Lincoln County
    • Ballots Returned: 5,292 (61.44%)
    • Ballots Accepted: 5,257 (61.04%)
    • Ballots Challenged: 35 (0.66%)

As a reminder, ballots must be in a drop box and post-marked by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.

Click here to see a breakdown of all ballot return statistics thus far in Washington State.

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