GOP posts strong vote in county

Tuesday's run of the primary election ballots show Whitman County voters returned a strong vote for Republican candidates in the primary election. On top of the card was a county win by Bill Bryant, Republican challenger to Gov. Jay Inslee who is seeking election to another term.

Bryant, a former Port of Seattle commissioner who has made campaign swings through the county, nudged the incumbent Democrat 1,728 to 1,648 in the Whitman County count.

Inslee posted a solid lead elsewhere in the state for a strong win in the primary. His state count Wednesday was at 387,743 for 48.7 percent of the to...