SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer are vying to become the next governor of a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the state's top job in more than a decade.
FILE - Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at an election night party for Democrats on Nov. 8, 2016, in Seattle . FILE - Then-Rep. Dave Reichert , R-Wash., speaks on Nov. 6, 2018, at a Republican party election night gathering in Issaquah, Wash. FILE - Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at an election night party for Democrats on Nov. 8, 2016, in Seattle . FILE - Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at an election night party for Democrats on Nov. 8, 2016, in Seattle . FILE - Then-Rep.
Under Washington’s primary system, the top two vote getters in each of Tuesday’s races advance to the November election, regardless of party. Experts predict a Ferguson and Reichert matchup in November. The success of a Republican candidate in the governor’s race will depend on their ability to build crossover appeal to independent voters and moderate Democratic voters, said Sandeep Kaushik, a Democratic political consultant with Sound View Strategies.
The campaign between Ferguson and Reichert has consistently focused on abortion. Ferguson’s team often references Reichert’s history of voting for a nationwidestarting at 20 weeks of pregnancy as evidence of him being “wildly out of touch with the majority of Washingtonians.” Reichert said as governor he would prioritize public safety, referencing his 33 years and two terms as sheriff at the King County Sheriff’s Office and the dozens of sheriffs who have endorsed him.
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