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hilltopper's avatar

At the moment, Upthegrove's lead is 46 votes with an estimated 902 ballots left to count. Of those 902, the majority will go to candidates other than Peterson and Upthegrove. It will be close. The final will certainly meet the requirements for a machine recount. To meet the requirements of a required manual recount, the lead must be less than 150 votes. https://www.sos.wa.gov/recounts-washington-state

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hilltopper's avatar

Upthegrove now leads by six votes. 395,915 to 395,909.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Wow! How close is that to a final initial tally?

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hilltopper's avatar

King County finalized its votes, putting Upthegrove ahead by 81 votes with an estimated 65 left to count. Subject to the recount, the Dems seem to have avoided a lock-out in this top-two primary.

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GoUBears's avatar

And it looks like we may have a final margin, at Upthegrove +51.

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michaelflutist's avatar

So we may have dodged a bullet, but I hope Democrats learn a lesson from this.

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Jonathan's avatar

Agreed.. They need to have the state lege tweek the rules

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michaelflutist's avatar

There's a role for voters to play, regardless of legislation.

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