Seattle voters are poised to send the first openly transgender person to Washington's Legislature, with Jaelynn Scott holding 87% of the vote as of Thursday. The big picture: The milestone comes in the same election in which Washington voters approved new restrictions on trans girls competing in girls' school sports. Zoom in: Scott, the executive director of the Black trans advocacy organization the Lavender Rights Project, is on track to win...

Voters in Washington state have passed a ballot measure banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, a major loss for LGBTQ+ rights in a solidly Democratic state. The measure says students in elementary, middle and high school who want to join girls’ athletics must first submit statements from their healthcare providers verifying their “biological sex”. Opponents have raised alarms the measure may force girls to endure...

Washington voters appear to be upholding the state's so-called millionaires tax, with a ballot initiative to repeal it failing after two rounds of election results. As of Wednesday, Initiative 645 is being defeated by a margin of about 16 percentage points,

Washington's Initiative 001, a measure aimed at expanding what schools must tell parents about their children's counseling and medical care, continued to trail in election results Wednesday. Why it matters: The measure would reverse changes Washington state lawmakers made last year to a "parents' bill of rights" the Legislature passed in 2024. The latest: I-001 was receiving roughly 47.4% support as of Wednesday evening, with about 52.6% voting...

Chairman Jim Walsh says Republicans held their ground in Washington state despite a Democratic wave nationwide

Incumbent Democrat Adam Smith has been reelected to serve another term.

In California, Xavier Becerra is expected to keep the governor post in Democratic hands, while centrist GOP Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach President Trump in 2021, fights to hang onto his seat in one of a number of competitive House races.

Follow KING 5 throughout the night for the latest results in Washington's midterm election.

KING5's Sharon Yoo breaks down how voters are reacting to the early midterm results.

Washington’s top elections official said a cyberattack hit the Washington Secretary of State’s website. During a live interview on KOMO News Tuesday night, Secretary of State (SOS) Steve Hobbs said such activity is not unusual during election season.