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On Jan. 10, Adrian Cortes, 61, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault. The jury deliberated Cortes’ guilt for less than 20 minutes, according to a news release Friday from the Dallas ...

Battle Ground City Council member and former mayor Adrian Cortes announced Monday he is running for state Senate in the 18th Legislative District. Cortes, a Democrat, is serving his second ...

A recount has confirmed Democrat Adrian Cortes’ victory in a fierce contest for an open seat in the Washington state Senate. Democrat Adrian Cortes in an undated provided image. Cortes ...

Clark County election officials have finished a machine recount in the Legislative District 18 Senate contest between Republican candidate Brad Benton and Democrat challenger Adrian Cortes.

Democrat Adrian Cortes narrowly defeated Republican Brad Benton in a closely watched election for an open seat in the Washington state Senate. But with only a 172-vote margin in results certified ...

A recount has confirmed Democrat Adrian Cortes’ victory in a fierce contest for an open seat in the Washington Senate. Cortes, a Battle Ground council member, defeated Republican Brad Benton by ...

Out of 84,123 votes in the race, Cortes was leading Benton by 172 votes when the secretary of state certified election results on Dec. 5, triggering a machine recount. The Washington State ...