Update, by Jerome. Rossi 'won' by 261 votes.
A less than 2000 vote margin leads to an automatic (machine) recount.
If the margin were less than 150 votes, the law says they must do a "hand" recount (no machines). But what if the machine recount leads to a margin of less than 150 votes-- would that necessitate a handcount? Or, would the ~$700K need to be paid to have a handcount? I would imagine it's worth the cost to have a shot at keeping Rossi out.
elevated by DemFromCT. There's several pockets of unfinished 2004 business, including this squeaker of a race.
Republican Rossi currently has a 187-vote lead of the Democrat Christine Gregoire. There are about 5200 ballots left to count in Washington, 1450 of them in King County.
If the remaining vote in every county breaks exactly according to how that county already voted, Rossi will add 350 votes to his lead for a 537-vote win (oh the irony...)
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