Local historian Feliks Banel looks at Washington's first midterm -- in 1890 -- before it was even a state. You think Tuesday night was dramatic? Just take a peak at the issues Washingtonians were wrestling with nearly 130 years ago. Whew.

<p>Local historian Feliks Banel looks at Washington's first midterm -- in 1890 -- before it was even a state. You think Tuesday night was dramatic? Just take a peak at the issues Washingtonians were wrestling with nearly 130 years ago. Whew.</p>

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

<p>Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. </p>

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