Interesting piece from the Tacoma News Tribune's political blog on "the apathy capital of Washington" - would you believe just north of Olympia?
Well, more or less. Among the notes: Voter turnout in the 8th congressional district, where there was a hot race, was high, as you might expect. But a large chunk of the 8th is in Pierce County, which is close-split between the parties, but which registered the third-lowest voter turnout of any of the state's 39 counties.