Democrat Declared Winner in Wash. State Gov. Race
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Democrat Christine Gregoire was officially named Washington&#39;s governor-elect on Thursday, 58 days and two recounts after the closest election in the state&#39;s history.
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It was a great day for Democrats - and cause for fighting words from Republicans. First the state Supreme Court ruled that King County, a stronghold for Democrat Christine
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Never in Washington state has a governor's race been so close.
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After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington state governor&#39;s race, elections officials announced yesterday that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire, was
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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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Democrats in Washington state, fearing  their candidate may lose a governor's race as ballot counting  continued 10 days after the vote, got a court order on Friday  to stop the state's largest county from discarding hundreds of  ballots.
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After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington state governorâs race, elections officials announced today that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire
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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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WASHINGTON -- Governors from five Western state
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Eight weeks after the vote, the secretary of state is set to certify Democrat Christine Gregoire (GREG&#39;-wahr) as the winner. The initial count and a machine recount both gave the win to Republican Dino Rossi.
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Republican Dino Rossi was certified as the winner Tuesday of Washington's race for governor, but the closest gubernatorial contest in state history is far from over.
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With the Republican holding a margin of fewer than 100 votes, officials counted several thousand final ballots Wednesday to determine who will be Washington state's next governor.
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TABLES TURNED: Democrat Christine Gregoire has a 10-vote lead over Republican Dino Rossi in the Washington governor's race, her first advantage since the Nov. 2 election.
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OLYMPIA - New votes are turning up in the governor&#39;s race around the state as election workers find ballots that were never counted, punch cards with problem chads and optical scan ballots that weren&#39;t marked properly.
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Recount results make Democrat Christine Gregoire the apparent and unofficial winner in the Washington governor's race.
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Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night
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&quot;This is a great day for democracy. This has always been about voters. A real victory for the little guy in the state.&quot; - Paul Berendt, state Democratic Party chairman.