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.
I thought 5 was the deadline???
Grays Harbor had 1221 posted and ended up with 2008.
Gregoire picked up 105 votes rather than 7. So they added about 800 votes AND picked up about 2% over the previous average. very fishy.
No, I'm actually lucky (especially in this state) - Jennifer Dunn was my rep. I do feel sorry for my stepfather though, he does have Bagdad Jim McDermott as his 'rep' (if you can consider that jerk a 'rep')
Website notes 750 number is an estimate. If the real number is 250, Rossi will win but by the hand recount margin.
God help Washington State!
Official website is the one to watch. NOT a liberal reporter. Maybe he was referring to the votes they are planning to manufacture ;)
Do you follow me?
Me too. Sure looks like more Third World USA stuff going on here.
IF ONLY 250 OUT IN BENTON & CURRENT % HOLDS
ROSSI BY 95 VOTES
If it is 250, then Benton county must be run by retards. It shouldn't take 8 hours to count 250 ballots. It shouldn't take 8 hours to count 750 either. I'm assuming this is just some showboating by some county officials who wanted to be last to post.
I'm just reporting what the SOS said on TV. I have no idea if what he says is true.
I agree. We would be stupid watching a liberal rat reporter
BTW, I hear the wind is picking up tonight and tomorrow out there. Reminds me of the many Thanksgivings I've spent checking on the turkey as the power goes out.....and I, no....I don't mean Mr. Gun....
IF ONLY 250 OUT IN BENTON & CURRENT % HOLDS
ROSSI BY 95 VOTES
Amen! This is beyond ridiculous!
Only if you offer candy.
You're way off on that one. See my earlier post on Gagner.
Yep. SOS Reed said that he didn't think a handcount would be necessary (that's if the %s were met in the final 2 counties); but, that there is more chance for fraud (I don't think he used fraud, but that was what he meant) with a handcount.
Talk about close !! Rossi has 13 votes to make up in the last county to report (Benton)!
GOVERNOR
County Christine Gregoire(D) Dino Rossi(R) Ruth Bennett(L)
Adams 1,517 3,459 79
Asotin 3,524 4,905 193
Benton 19,644 44,428 1,100
Chelan 10,074 18,436 523
Clallam 16,225 18,831 919
Clark 72,797 85,887 4,123
Columbia 670 1,370 37
Cowlitz 20,236 20,087 1,094
Douglas 4,357 8,662 218
Ferry 1,275 1,898 118
Franklin 4,968 10,618 226
Garfield 427 839 25
Grant 7,800 17,385 534
Grays Harbor 13,713 13,444 575
Island 16,888 19,992 814
Jefferson 10,641 7,293 465
King 505,243 350,779 18,906
Kitsap 56,149 57,712 3,097
Kittitas 6,106 9,541 275
Klickitat 3,919 4,766 265
Lewis 10,243 20,838 756
Lincoln 1,850 3,685 100
Mason 11,787 12,505 681
Okanogan 6,100 9,451 465
Pacific 5,209 4,730 295
Pend Oreille 2,561 3,364 179
Pierce 144,957 157,443 7,230
San Juan 5,872 3,661 320
Skagit 23,195 27,135 1,260
Skamania 2,232 2,522 178
Snohomish 138,939 145,423 6,842
Spokane 90,452 105,435 3,872
Stevens 6,992 12,293 566
Thurston 58,953 49,409 2,574
Wahkiakum 993 1,099 61
Walla Walla 7,947 14,240 376
Whatcom 44,053 41,978 2,177
Whitman 7,724 9,367 458
Yakima 24,735 46,044 1,351
Totals
C Gregoire 1,370,967 (48.87%)
Dino Rossi 1,370,954 (48.87%)
Ruth Bennet 63,327 (2.25%)
Results last updated on: 11/17/2004 5:59:00 PM
You know not to take candy from strangers.
And they don't get any stranger than me.
Yup. I figure 70-95 vote win for Rossi.
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