Lead Tips to Democrat for Washington Governor
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After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington State governor&#39;s race, elections officials announced Wednesday that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire
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Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, a favorite for re-election to a second term, has found a way to maintain high popularity in one of the most conservative states: He stakes out Republican-like positions, builds consensus and keeps a low profile.
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Seven weeks after 2.8 million people  voted to elect a governor for Washington state, the Democratic  candidate took the lead by a 10-vote margin in an unprecedented  hand recount, election officials said on Wednesday.
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The head of the state Democratic Party said late Tuesday that recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote victory in the closest governor's race in state history.
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Memo to the Democratic presidential candidates: You can still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton, but you better act fast.
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Democrats have a shot at taking control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 1994.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by 130 votes, according to final recount results announced Thursday from Seattle's King County, but Republican Dino Rossi and his supporters said the back-and-forth contest was far from finished, more than seven weeks after the election.
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Washington state&#39;s unresolved race for governor will be extended further with a hand recount of the 2.8 million votes cast, after Democrats agreed to pay for another tally of the ballots which had their candidate losing
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Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by a 130-vote margin out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results announced Thursday from Seattle's King County, the last of the state's 39 counties to report.
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Through all the counting and recounting in the closest governor's race in Washington state history, Republican Dino Rossi has held the slimmest of margins over Democrat Christine Gregoire &#151; even picking up a few votes here and there as a tedious hand recount grinds on.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by 130 votes out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results announced Thursday from Seattle's King County, the last of the state's 39 counties to report.
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After three vote tallies and nearly two nerve-racking months of waiting, Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared Washington's governor-elect on Thursday. But her Republican rival did not concede and wants a new election.
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After a bruising election and two recounts, Democrat Christine Gregoire emerged as the winner by a 130-vote margin in Washington state&#39;s astonishingly close governor&#39;s race.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Democrats will finance a full hand recount of 2.9 million ballots cast for governor more than a month ago, the party announced Friday.
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The governor's race is still undecided in Washington state, and Democratic Party volunteers are frantically calling voters with disputed provisional ballots after a judge orders officials to release the names. Republicans are miffed.
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By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  Stephens Washington Bureau   WASHINGTON - Rep.
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.