Posted on 11/17/2004 4:44:42 PM PST by TheConservator
This is a LIVE THREAD for discussion of the impending certification of final results in the Washington State Governor's race, between Dino Rossi (R) and Christine Gregoire (D).
The Secretary of State is required to certify the final results this evening. As of 4:28 P.M. PST, Gregoire leads by 29 votes with 2521 votes from 4 or 5 counties left to be reported. King County (the Dem's stronghold) has apparently made its final report.
Washington State law requires a machine recount if the certified results show a difference of less than 2000, which now seems almost certain. It also requires a manual recount if the difference is less than 150 votes. A machine recount is estimated to take a week, a hand recount a month or more.
If the final result were a tie, the winner would be decided by lot.
Our Supervising Poll Worker LET a person Register AND VOTE Provisional on Election day.....
Christine Gregoire Democrat 1370967 48.87%
Dino Rossi Republican 1370954 48.87%
Ruth Bennett Libertarian 63327 2.25%
well. not too bad. a little different than my quick calc on the changes from yesterday on grays harbor site. but benton should net more than 13 for dino!!! hopefully more than 163 so he wins by over 150!!!
Benton had about 67,000. These counties really need some help!
It is all up to Benton County.
I thought there were over 900.
"Perfect Justice would be a Rossi win of 537 Votes after the recount LOL!"
That would be great tweak!
Actually, yes.....I can. One thing you can always say about WA state politics....it's never boring!
Hey - I report, you decide. I do agree with you, though - geez 750 votes and 1221 votes - do they only have 1 person counting?? Or, maybe they have a bunch of DemoRat lawyers questioning every ballot????
The votes won't count from provisional ballots fixed before the deadline today? (Except in King???)
CG up by 13 now. Benton outstanding. Looking REAL GOOD right now :-)
If Benton holds % wise, Rossi should pick up approx 250 Votes, making the margin outside the HAND RECOUNT threshold of 150, meaning it will just be a Machine Recount.
No. They were hoping to announce it on John's show (which is over about 5:55). Sam kept refreshing his screen - but no new #s.
CURRENT STATEWIDE
Christine Gregoire 1370967
Dino Rossi 1370954
ROSSI down by 13
Benton County: 750 Outstanding Ballots
Current % Vote
Christine Gregoire 30.14%
Dino Rossi 68.17%
ROSSI PICKUP 285 VOTES IF AVERAGE HOLDS
If Averages Hold = ROSSI WINS BY 272
Master Builders is the regional arm of BIAW (I think)
750 ballots still to count, all from Benton County, which so far has voted thuswise:
Christine Gregoire Democrat 19644 30.14%
Dino Rossi Republican 44428 68.17%
Ruth Bennett Libertarian 1100 1.68%
That is out of the 7th congressional distract (McDimwits), isn’t it? That is the true pain of Seattle polotics.
My God, they're going into overtime, eh? I don't know if my heart can handle this. How much longer???
CURRENT STATEWIDE
Christine Gregoire 1370967
Dino Rossi 1370954
ROSSI down by 13
Benton County: 750 Outstanding Ballots
Current % Vote
Christine Gregoire 30.14%
Dino Rossi 68.17%
ROSSI PICKUP 285 VOTES IF AVERAGE HOLDS
If Averages Hold = ROSSI WINS BY 272
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