Election turnout dropped in Spokane County’s evacuation zones, data shows

A RANGE analysis found larger turnout declines in areas affected by wildfire evacuations than elsewhere in the county compared with the 2022 primary.

By: Yong-Yu Huang

Outlets: RANGE Media

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 1,479

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Greg Haker usually votes. He, his wife and mother-in-law had intended to vote in the August 4 primary. Their ballots were sitting on the counter of their Five Mile home when they evacuated on August 1.

In the rush, Haker said, the family grabbed important documents and some clothes. They forgot some of his mother-in-law’s medication.

They forgot the ballots, too.

The family would remain away from home for eight days. When Haker finally remembered the …

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