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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
94 stories matching elector, from 18 towns
King County34
Thurston County16
Walla Walla County9
Pierce County7
Snohomish County6
Pend Oreille County5
Spokane County5
Stevens County3
Benton County2
Yakima County2
Adams County1
Lewis County1
County not recorded1