Democrat Declared Wash. Governor-Elect
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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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Washington Democrats will pay for a second recount in the state&#39;s unsettled governor&#39;s race, hoping it will erase the 42-vote margin held by Republican Dino Rossi.
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Democratic governors, determined to grab control of their party, said Thursday they will jointly support moderate candidates from outside Washington to lead the Democrats.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire, winner of one of the closest governor's races in U.S. history, was inaugurated Wednesday amid a legal challenge that could undo her election.
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Washington Governor-elect Dino Rossi, right, listens to a Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, address by Homeland Security
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Republican Dino Rossi and the state GOP announced Friday they will contest the gubernatorial election that gave his Democratic foe, Christine Gregoire, a 129-vote victory.
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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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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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SEATTLE -- Republican Dino Rossi has won the recount in the Washington governor&#39;s race, beating Democrat Christine Gregoire by a tiny fraction of the votes cast.
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Washington Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared winner of the governor&#39;s race by 129 votes, continuing the party&#39;s two-decade hold on the office after a recount of votes that reversed a Republican victory.
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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 Attorney General Christine Gregoire won the state&#39;s governor&#39;s race by 130 votes, according to a hand recount that overturned a 42-vote victory initially awarded to Republican Dino Rossi.
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More than seven weeks after the election, Democrat Christine Gregoire took the lead in Washington's governor's race Wednesday, gaining a 10-vote advantage over Republican Dino Rossi after King County officials announced results of a hand recount.
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For Dino Rossi, a 42-vote lead was enough to declare victory in the Washington governor's race. Christine Gregoire, however, begged to differ. And so, with a slim margin and a candidate unwilling to concede Wednesday, the state probably has another recount &#151; a third &#151; to look forward to.
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Washington voters have the opportunity to make sweeping changes in District leadership for the first time in a decade, taking the first step toward selecting a new mayor and council chairman and at least three new council members in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Govs.-elect Matt Blunt of Missouri, left, and Dino Rossi of Washington, confer during a break at the Republican
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Democratic Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire's Republican rival still wants to overturn the election, but now that she's been certified as the winner, she says she has other things on her mind. Like forming a new government in less than two weeks.