Franklin Connection

• Torres leads Perales by 101 votes in Pasco City Council race August 5, 2021
  PASCO — Leo A. Perales closed the gap between him and Nikki Torres after two days of ballot counting in the Aug. 3 primary election race for City Council. After Wednesday's count, the margin stood at 101 votes. The tally, so far, shows Torres with 900 votes and Perales with 799, or 39.51% and 35.07%, […]
• Torres, Perales appear headed to general election August 5, 2021
  PASCO — City Council candidates Nikki Torres and Leo A. Perales appear to be headed to the Nov. 2 general election. The initial tally of tonight's primary election, shows Torres with 721 votes and Perales with 610, or 40.41% and 34.19%, respectively. In third place, Irving L. Brown Sr. has collected 353 votes, or 19.79%. […]
• Phillips lead grows slightly in Pasco School Board race August 5, 2021
  PASCO — After two counts, Amy Freeman Phillips still leads the race for the School District No. 1, Position No. 5 seat. Phillips leads grew after Day 2 of counting. She leads Michelle Andres and John Kennedy by more than 400 votes each after the Aug. 4 count. After two counts, Phillips has 3,001 votes, […]
• Phillips leading race for Pasco School Board seat August 5, 2021
  PASCO — The initial tally of today's primary election shows Amy Freeman Phillips with a commanding lead in the race for the School District No. 1, Position No. 5 seat. Phillips leads Michelle Andres and John Kennedy by more than 300 votes each. As of the initial count, she had 2,388 votes, or 37.51% of […]
• Voters overwhelmingly recalling Sheriff Hatcher August 3, 2021
  KENNEWICK — Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher is on his way to being recalled from office. An initial tally of the Aug. 3 primary election results at 8:30 p.m., showed more than 75% of voters calling for his removal from the county's top law enforcement office. The preliminary results of the first day of counting […]