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To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (661688)11/19/2004 2:38:22 PM
From: David Howe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769667
 
The votes have all been counted and Republican Dino Rossi is ahead by 261 votes out of almost 3 million.

There will be a recount which is supposed to be completed by the middle of next week.



To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (661688)11/19/2004 2:52:01 PM
From: DizzyG  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
It's Rossi by 261; recount is next

By Seattle Times staff

Republican Dino Rossi, whose call for a change of leadership in Olympia struck a chord with voters, yesterday came out on top of Washington's closest-ever race for governor.

When the vote count finally wrapped up last night, more than two weeks after Election Day, Rossi's margin was a mere 261 votes over Democratic Attorney General Christine Gregoire, triggering a mandatory statewide recount that begins this weekend.

Of the more than 2.8 million votes tallied, Rossi won 1,371,414 (48.88 percent) compared to 1,371,153 (48.87 percent) for Gregoire...<i/>
seattletimes.nwsource.com