
Politics
Secretary of State: Hobbs leads against challenger Anderson
Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs held his lead 50% to 47% over nonpartisan challenger Julie Anderson after Wednesday's ballot count.
Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs held his lead 50% to 47% over nonpartisan challenger Julie Anderson after Wednesday's ballot count.
Voters largely pushed back on Republican candidates who supported conspiratorial lies about the 2020 presidential election.
The Associated Press has called the race for the incumbent, who was up 57% to 42% over Republican challenger Smiley after the first ballot drop Tuesday night.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads Trump-endorsed Joe Kent with 53% of the vote. Democratic incumbent Kim Schrier is ahead of her GOP challenger Matt Larkin by six percentage points.
Democrats held a lead in three of Washington's closely contested state Senate races after the first ballot drop.