Legislative incumbent candidates in lead

COLFAX — Two legislative representative positions are up on the General Election ballot.

Running for State Representative Position 1 incumbent Mary Dye takes the lead against Patrick Miller and Position 2 sees a lead in votes by Joe Schmick against Pam Kohlmeier.

Statewide Dye is leading with 38,933, 66.21% of the votes with Miller behind at 19,734, 33.56% and 139, 0.24% write-ins.

Whitman County voters have voted Dye in the lead at 6,272 votes, 55.59%, with Miller behind at 4,997 votes, 44.29%.

“Joe (Schmick) and I are here in Garfield County celebrating together and watching the returns,” sa...