The upcoming general election for governor in Washington state is expected to be a close race between Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and former Republican congressman Dave Reichert.
has one general statewide primary in August. The top two finishers of every race, regardless of party, are placed on the ballot in November. The hopefuls that political handicappers are expecting in the general election for governor are Democratic state Attorney General Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River KillerNotwithstanding Reichert’s killer resume, the election would likely be a slam dunk for Ferguson in any normal year.
Though Villeneuve admits that Echelon, a Republican-aligned firm, made its mark by challenging skewed internal polls by GOP campaigns, he lamented, “And yet, here they are, generating the sort of bad data that they were calling on Republicans to stop wasting money creating around a decade ago.” There are also many indicators that this year might be different. Washington is famous for its direct democracy, but there have been few plebiscites since Ferguson went after and legally and financially hobbled former initiative kingmaker Tim Eyman.
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