SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Votes are coming in for Washington's 4th Legislative District seats and both are leaning Republican as of 8:25 p.m. on Election Night.
Spokane County voters will decide who will fill the two seats representing the 4th Legislative District for the next two years on Tuesday night, including who will fill the seat vacated by controversial representative Matt Shea.
Position 1 sees Republican Bob McCaslin, who currently serves in Position 2, facing off against Democrat Lori Feagan. Position 1 is the seat vacated by Shea.
Position 2 sees Democrat Lance Gurel take on Republican Rob Chase.
The 4th Legislative District covers much of eastern Spokane County.
The race is one of many taking place in the Spokane area, as voters decide on a number of races for representatives at the state and national level, as well as the race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. A number of third-party candidates for president are also on the ballot in Washington.
Position 1
After the second round of ballot counts in Spokane County, McCaslin is leading with 50,538 votes (59.91%) to Feagan's 33,629 votes (39.87%).
McCaslin currently serves in the 4th Legislative District's Position 2 seat opposite of Shea. McCaslin attended Washington State University for his bachelor's degree and Whitworth University for his master's degree. He has 20 years of experience as a Kindergarten teacher.
Feagan is running for office for the first time in her bid against McCaslin. A nationally certified family nurse practitioner, she has specialized in internal medicine for more than 11 years and previously was a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Valley Hospital.
Position 2
After the second round of ballot counts in Spokane County, Rob Chase is leading with 51,460 votes (61.58%) to Lance Gurel's 31,840 votes (38.10%).
Gurel received his bachelor's degree from Arkansas Tech and his master's in business administration from the University of Arkansas - Little Rock. Gurel is a career accountant.
Chase got his bachelor's in business administration at Eastern Washington University. He previously served eight years as the Spokane County Treasurer.
When will Eastern Washington voters know the results of this race?
Spokane County must have its results made by November 24, and the state officially certifies results on December 3.
The first ballot count for Spokane County is expected around 8 p.m. on Tuesday night.
Spokane County is already seeing a high voter turnout in the 2020 General Election.
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