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.
SOS Website NOW ROSSI BY 261
Christine Gregoire 1371153
Dino Rossi 1371414
Grays Harbor has been reporting incorrectly since election day! Some precincts reported twice. The SOS has some of his people there right now to supervise.
thankyou Lord...thankyou Lord......
YEAH FOR OUR SIDE.....THE GOOD SIDE WINS!!!...THE GOOD SIDE WINS!!!!!
Actual # of ballots in Benton Co. was 646 so the TV reporter was WRONG about only 250 ballots. ROSSI WINS!!
The Reublican won...You know what that means? LAW SUITS!
Have you seen anything about volunteer opportunities to help with the recount?
Dino doing a press conference in about 1/2 hr (on NW News (channel 2) and King 5
I'm thrilled!!!! But, holding my breath until it's over as there's still some mischief the Dims can do. They can also request a recount after the votes are certified on Dec 2 (if they pay for it - which isn't a problem for them).
YEAH...special report on KVI.....DINO leads by 261 votes
FINAL NUMBERS!!
DINO WINNS BY 282 VOTES!!
Naw, just make sure you bring some hot chicks, 'kay?
SO much great news in the past three weeks, Bush wins, we win most contested Senate races, Arafat dies, and now this, Yippee!
WOW! What a day. I'm hoping for more clinics to be opened in seattle for the depressed... he he he and that DINO will survive the "helpful" recount....
benton county ended up reporting with 665 -- not 750, not 250. So Rossi only picked up 274 votes there, instead of 286. Enough with the math though. Time for beer.
Just walked in the door and turned on FR... (after feeding the Viking Kitties, of course)... DINO WINS!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
FINAL NUMBERS!!
DINO WINS BY 261 VOTES!!
PEST is spreading like wildfire.
Rossi took 71.2% of 646 ballots in Benton. Thanks for your help all you voters in Benton!!
I read you weren't partying with Hot Chicks ;)
for me, the scotty thing, the Dubya thing, the Cathy McMorris thing...and now, the Dino thing....
its all coming around for me..
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