Auditor
Spokane County, Washington
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 62 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 549,056 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 549,056) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.27, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Catching waste or fraud in county programs
- Handling county payroll, payments, or elections, in some counties
- Reporting to the public on county spending
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Callie Gee
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Callie Gee is a Spokane-raised tax accountant with public-accounting experience. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Washington State University, majoring in accounting and finance.
Dale Whitaker
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Dale Whitaker is an IRS enrolled agent and owner of a Spokane tax and accounting practice, with eighteen years of accounting experience. He previously led a local nonprofit and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Michael Cathcart
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Michael Cathcart serves as a Spokane City Council member for District 1 and was first elected in 2019. His background includes public-policy and legislative-aide work, and he earned a bachelor's degree from Montana State University.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 8 for, 3 against, Election Integrity 2 for, Government Efficiency 2 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Callie Gee (Democratic), Michael Cathcart (Republican)
Source: spokanecounty.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: voter.votewa.gov