With first rounds of primary votes rolling in, Jim Postma and Adam Smith appear headed for a rematch of the 2008 9th Congressional District race. Only a few thousand votes have been counted, and as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Smith has garnered nearly 60 percent of the vote, while Postma has 22 percent of the vote.
Statewide, the race between Sammamish High School graduate Rob McKenna and his Democratic opponent, former 1st District representative Jay Inslee has begun as many predicted: tight. Inslee holds a 47-42 advantage, with more than 800,000 votes counted over all counties.
The top two candidates in each race will advance to the general election.
RESULTS (top two)
Congressional
Jim Postma (R) – 17,307, 23.09 percent
Adam Smith (D) – 45,622, 60.86 percent
Statewide
Governor
Jay Inslee (D) – 422,005, 47.24 percent
Rob McKenna (R) – 381,808, 42.74 percent
Lt. Governor
Bill Finkbeiner (R) – 214,305, 25.15 percent
Brad Owen (D) – 421,287, 49.43 percent
Secretary of State
Kim Wyman (R) 332,373, 38.98 percent
Kathleen Drew (D) 184,492, 21.64 percent
Attorney General
Reagan Dunn (R) – 325,584, 38.31 percent
Bob Ferguson (D) – 444,563, 52.31 percent
Legislative
41st District
State Senator
Maureen Judge (D) – 8,775, 42.36 percent
Steve Litzow (R) – 11,939, 57.64 percent
Pos. 1
Marcie Maxwell (D) – 11,732, 56.93 percent
Tim Eaves (R) – 8,875, 43.07 percent
48th District
Pos. 1
Bill Hirt (R) – 5,040, 31.57 percent
Ross Hunter (D) – 10,923, 68.43 percent
Pos. 2
Cyrus Habib (D) – 8,832, 55.59 percent
Hank Myers (R) – 7,056, 44.41 percent