WA Supreme Court race is incredibly close

By Laurel Demkovich / Washington State Standard

Only about 1,000 votes separate two candidates vying for a seat on the Washington state Supreme Court.

Dave Larson, who had 49.78% of the vote, was leading Sal Mungia, who had 49.73% of the vote in Tuesday’s results. Larson had 1,116,230 votes while Mungia had 1,115,134 votes.

More votes will be counted throughout the week, possibly solidifying a winner or a need for a recount in the race. A machine recount is required when the difference between candidates is less than 2,000 votes and also less than half of 1% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.

Although the position is nonpartisan, the candidates have supporters affiliated with the two major parties.

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