Write-in candidates rarely make it past a primary election. But in Spokane County’s latest 4th District Commissioner race, one did just that.
Rachelle Miller, a licensed social worker, won 1,083 votes in the August primary, or about 4% of votes cast, as a write-in independent candidate for the county commission seat representing southeastern Spokane County.
Republican Commission Chair Mary Brooks did not file for reelection to the office, which initially left two-term state Rep. Suzanne Schmidt (R-Spokane Valley) facing an uncontested race to take over the open seat. That is, until Miller, who is running on an anti-data center platform, filed as a write-in candidate in June…