Adams County residents were voting down one criminal justice sales tax measure and a second was too close to call.

Residents of both Franklin and Benton County visited their respective Auditor's offices to drop off their voting ballot for the Nov. 4, 2008 election.

The race to replace longtime Superior Court Judge Dennis Yule pits a criminal defense attorney against a civil lawyer.

Voters still have a couple of options for turning in their ballots.

KENNEWICK -- Benton and Franklin county auditors have asked that anyone who needs a replacement ballot for Tuesday's election to contact them as soon as possible.

HERMISTON -- Four incumbents and one newcomer are vying for four at-large positions on the Hermiston City Council.

PASCO -- Sen. Barack Obama would be the next U.S. president if students at Ochoa Middle School in Pasco had their way.

Janice Squires was surprised to receive a phone call this week telling her there was a problem with her ballot.

Democratic congressional candidate George Fearing came within a day of facing potential civil penalties from the Federal Election Commission by being a week late in filing his most recent campaign finance report.

Seattle In the 11 years since Oregon became the first state to allow physician-assisted suicide, no other state has followed Oregon’s lead.

KENNEWICK -- Three more Benton County residents say they almost didn't get to vote because their voter registrations were changed mistakenly.

A decadesold debate about where Benton County's seat should be is revived in the District 1 Benton County commissioner race, in which incumbent Leo Bowman is challenged by retired judge Fred Staples.

Jobs and politics are the topics in the 15th Legislative District, where incumbent Bruce Chandler of Zillah is trying to win a fifth term over a challenge from White Salmon resident John Gotts.

When Dianne Evans looks at her son Chris, she sees a handsome, delightful, funny young man with an unbelievable memory.

DAYTON -- In an unusually heated election for Columbia County, two incumbent commissioners are being challenged by newcomers to county politics who are calling for change in the way business is done.

HERMISTON -- Umatilla County voters will decide in November if they're willing to pay to beat the buzz.

A Warden farmer and a Moses Lake businesswoman are competing for Position 2 on the Grant County Commission.

Here's a look at how U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings and Democrat George Fearing stand on some major issues:

It's a classic conflict of experience vs. change in the race for Position 3 on the Benton County Commission.

YAKIMA -- U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Pasco, and his opponent George Fearing, a Democrat now from Yakima, don't have much in common politically, but they do share one thing: They're both running campaigns based on Hastings' record.

PASCO -- Grace Lewis is excited about helping elect a new president.

A two-term incumbent and a former Ritzville City Council member are facing off for a seat on the Adams County Commission.

There are a number of areas Republican Brad Klippert and Democrat Carol Moser agree on.

Adams County voters will get a say in two criminal justice sales tax measures this election season.

PASCO -- The economy took center stage Wednesday night at the Columbia Basin College theater as candidates for the 4th Congressional District disagreed on issues ranging from how to balance the federal budget to how to provide affordable health care.

Providing power at competitive rates to Grant County residents is the top priority for the four candidates for two commissioner positions on the Grant County Public Utility District board.

State Reps. Bill Grant, D-Walla Walla, and Maureen Walsh, R-College Place, are facing election year challenges for their 16th Legislative District seats that are anything but nasty.

KENNEWICK -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi rallied his Tri-City supporters Saturday, saying "I can't turn this state around by myself."

A former professional athlete is taking on a Republican incumbent in the 15th District race for position 2.

UMATILLA -- The Umatilla School District is asking voters to approve a $6.5 million bond on Nov. 4 to add 15 classrooms and a new gym at McNary Heights Elementary School.

Voters around Plymouth and Paterson are being asked to continue paying property taxes to support their local emergency services, but the good news is they'll actually keep more money in their checking accounts compared with this year.

As candidates for the Franklin County Commission, Neva Corkrum and Brad Peck naturally don't see eye to eye on everything.

HERMISTON -- Hermiston School District voters are being asked to approve a $69.9 million bond in November to replace three aging schools and pay for other facility upgrades.

HERMISTON -- Frustration over construction of a $3.9 million Umatilla County government building without voter approval prompted G. Glenn Youngman to run again for the county commissioner post he left in 1997.

PRESCOTT -- Prescott residents will be asked in November to pay $180,000 for maintenance and operation expenses for Prescott Parks and Recreation facilities.

WEST RICHLAND -- West Richland residents are going to the polls to decide if they want to pay more property taxes for faster ambulance service.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The Franklin County Commission's decision not to redistrict last spring is among the top issues the District 2 candidates have sparred over leading up to the Nov. 4 election.

WALLA WALLA -- Two Walla Walla County natives with agricultural backgrounds are vying to represent District 2 on the Walla Walla County Commission.

RICHLAND -- Rep. Larry Haler and challenger Rob Welch took their rivalry to a new level Wednesday night by quoting Greek philosophers to describe their differences, one involving envy and the other dealing with intelligence in politics.

Mabton and Grandview area voters will decide in November if they should tax themselves to pay for rural ambulance service.

Franklin and Benton counties could have more registered voters than ever before come Nov 4.

BOARDMAN -- Boardman voters will decide a ballot measure Nov. 4 that would issue $11 million in general obligation bonds to build a new fire station.

The state House race between Rep. Larry Haler and challenger Rob Welch has all the elements of a personal grudge match.

KENNEWICK -- Tri-Citians for Gerry Pollet?

KENNEWICK -- Two weeks after Fred Staples submitted about 18,500 signatures to move the Benton County seat, county commissioners aren't sure what to do with them.

KENNEWICK -- Washington's top school official and her challenger in the November election painted contrasting pictures of progress in the state education system during stops Tuesday in Kennewick.

Paterson farmer Pat Tucker is waging an upstart campaign to unseat Benton PUD Commissioner Jeff Hall in a tussle filled with specific criticisms of the utility.

Rarely much of a draw, the race for state treasurer pits a politician and longtime economist against a bureaucrat who's spent far more time in the trenches than in the limelight.