So yes it is only a primary and yes both Gregoire and Rossi move on but if Rossi wins tonight knock on wood it would give him momentum for the General Election and perhaps McCain would put more money in WA as well. Here are the current results. Results come from the WA Secretary of State website.
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Governor
Last updated on 8/19 9:40 PM
Candidate Vote Vote %
Dino Rossi (Prefers G.O.P. Party)
341,474 45.76 %
Will Baker (Prefers Reform Party)
2,953 0.40 %
Christine Gregoire (Prefers Democratic Party)
360,428 48.30 %
Duff Badgley (Prefers Green Party)
4,633 0.62 %
John W. Aiken, Jr. (Prefers Republican Party)
13,864 1.86 %
Christian Pierre Joubert (Prefers Democratic Party)
9,446 1.27 %
Christopher A. Tudor (States No Party Preference)
2,831 0.38 %
Javier O. Lopez (Prefers Republican Party)
2,857 0.38 %
Mohammad Hasan Said (States No Party Preference)
1,540 0.21 %
James White (Prefers Independent Party)
6,171 0.83 %
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Total Votes 746,197 100.00%