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Dino Rossi clings to lead in tight governor's race
Republican Dino Rossi clung to a narrow lead Wednesday in the nation's last unsettled governor's race -- about 3,500 votes out of 2.7 million ballots counted.
Both sides said the election apparently will be settled by the 80,000 or so voters who used provisional ballots, including about 30,000 in Democrat Christine Gregoire's stronghold, King County.
For the second day in a row, Rossi, the former state Senate budget chairman, maintained a slim advantage over Gregoire, the state attorney general, even as some of her best counties reported.
Rossi began the day with a lead of about 3,000 votes. As votes were announced by counties where he has led, Rossi pulled ahead with each new report, at one point leading by 7,259 votes. |
