3rd Legislative District, senate
About this race: This seat has been held for 16 years by Lisa Brown, the current Senate president. If results from the primary are any indication, the race is Brown's to lose. She captured 76 percent of the ballots cast. Her opponent, John Moyna, the night janitor at Dick's Hamburgers, trailed substantially but both advance to the general election because just two candidates filed. Still, she has raised more than $200,000 for her campaign. Moyna has agreed to collect no more than $5,400.
Story, audio: Read a profile of this race and listen to excerpts of interviews with the candidates.
Constituency: District includes most of the city of Spokane between Francis Avenue on the north and 17th Avenue on the south. West of Ash Street, the district only goes as far north as Providence Avenue. The district extends south of 17th in some areas.
Salary: $41,280
Candidates running for this office
Lisa Brown (D)- John Moyna (N)
