Prosecuting Attorney
Spokane County, Washington
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General 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
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
No Party Preference · declared
Danny Tarkenton is an Army veteran and former Spokane County deputy prosecutor. She holds degrees in philosophy and psychology and is completing a master's degree in forensic psychology.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Preston McCollam has served in the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office for more than a decade. He led its criminal division beginning in 2023 and was appointed interim Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney in October 2025.
Sources: cp.spokanecounty.gov · sos.wa.gov