Archives treasure #3: 1854 territorial election returns
As we await the final results for this fall’s General Election (counties certify their elections results Nov. 27), it’s worth going far back to see what Washington election results looked like when we were just a fledgling territory. Our third and final Archives treasure for November is the election returns from Washington Territory’s first election. These returns are from the Olympia Precinct on Jan. 30, 1854. That historic first election was to select county officials, members of the first Territorial…