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The candidates, the places, the issues of the 35th District
Politicians and pundits prognosticate about the primary fight with implications for control of the state Senate.
Robert Mak
Robert Mak is a principal of Seattletopstory.com and a longtime broadcast reporter in Western Washington.
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