Vicky Dalton
Vicky Dalton (Democratic Party) is the Spokane County Auditor in Washington. Dalton assumed office in 1999. Dalton's current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Dalton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Spokane County Auditor in Washington. Dalton won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Dalton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Vicky Dalton earned a bachelor's degree from Idaho State University in 1982.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Spokane County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for Spokane County Auditor
Incumbent Vicky Dalton defeated Bob McCaslin Jr. in the general election for Spokane County Auditor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vicky Dalton (D)  | 50.2 | 109,814 |
 | Bob McCaslin Jr. (R) | 49.7 | 108,631 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 107 | ||
| Total votes: 218,552 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Spokane County Auditor
Incumbent Vicky Dalton and Bob McCaslin Jr. advanced from the primary for Spokane County Auditor on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicky Dalton (D) | 51.8 | 73,319 |
| ✔ | | Bob McCaslin Jr. (R) | 48.1 | 68,016 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 166 | ||
| Total votes: 141,501 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Dalton's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vicky Dalton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dalton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The Auditor is responsible for diverse services - elections administration, financial reporting, recording of real estate documents and marriages, and vehicle titles. This diversity requires a leader with technical expertise, well honed management skills and the ability to deliver excellent customer service.
I bring these skills to the office. I am a Certified Public Account, Certified Government Finance Manager and a Certified Elections Administrator. During the past two decades, I have proven that government can be responsive to its customers as well as efficient.
- Elections - The highest priority for me is to address the misinformation and disinformation concerning election administration. The “election deniers” cast doubt on the credibility of our election system, without any substantive evidence. Their allegations have had a negative effect on the public and on my election staff. I will continue to utilize my in-depth knowledge of the laws that govern voter eligibility, registration, & ballot processing, to inform the public of how elections actually work. I want to reassure every voter that their vote counts, that every election is counted and reported fairly, and, if there is a questionable ballot, we have the processes in place to handle it.
- Resources - There are insufficient financial resources for the functions of my office. Even before the pandemic, county government was understaffed and under budgeted. New pressures are adding to the problem - inflation, supply chain issues and staffing shortages (difficulty in both hiring new employees and retaining current employees). Working with other county departments and state agencies, my offices continue to streamline processes. Along with my department managers, I am finding new ways to bring in qualified employees and to provide current employees with new opportunities.
- Legislative mandates - Added legislative mandates also are impacting the office. New requirements in elections, such as allowing 17-year-olds to vote in the primary election, are complex to implement. A new requirement to allow for removal of racially restrictive covenants in recorded land records is requiring significant technical and legal research to implement. Implementing new legislative mandates has required collaboration at the state level. My department managers and I are leaders in state-level projects to implement these new requirements.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2022
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