Election 2024 Politics Republicans hold top two spots in WA lands commissioner race. Will it last? [View all]
Democrats are at risk of getting boxed out of the general election in the Washington state lands commissioner race.
Two Republicans – former congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and retired utility analyst Sue Kuehl Pederson – led following Tuesday’s first tally of ballots. Herrera Beutler garnered 22.6% of the vote. Pederson, who ran for the office in 2020, was next with 20.3%.
Meanwhile, five Democrats were splitting the rest of the vote.
Dave Upthegrove, a King County Council member and former state lawmaker, was out front among the party’s contenders with 19.9%. Patrick DePoe, who since last year has been the Department of Natural Resources director of tribal relations and has the endorsement of current lands commissioner Hilary Franz, had 13.2%.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/08/07/republicans-hold-top-two-spots-in-wa-lands-commissioner-race-will-it-last/
Next batch of votes to be counted by this afternoon.
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