Looking back at WA’s 1889 fall election
(Images courtesy of Washington State Archives) Two big dates for Washingtonians are coming up this fall – the statewide General Election that ends Nov. 4 and our 125th birthday as a state on Nov. 11. Since we often like to blog about history or elections, our State Archives staff once again has come through, retrieving two historical documents from this date 125 years ago that bring elections and statehood together. On Oct. 1, 1889, voters chose Washington’s first elected state…