Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009
The neck-in-neck Seattle mayor’s race could narrow more as
another batch of ballots is counted today. Environmental attorney
Mike McGinn went to bed on election night with a lead of 910
votes. That margin over T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan has now
slipped to 462 votes.
Today, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire said the narrow
margin and long wait reminds her of what she went through after
the disputed 2004 election.
Gregoire: “I’ve been there. I’ve done this. This is so hard. From
experience, I have to tell you, I wouldn’t have anybody go through
what both of those candidates are going through. When it’s all
done and we have a mayor, I’m committed to work with
whomever.”
Gregoire endorsed Joe Mallahan in the Seattle mayor’s race. The
election of Mike McGinn could cause consternation in the state
capital. During the campaign, McGinn advocated re-examining the
carefully crafted agreement to bore a highway tunnel under
downtown Seattle. (Tom Banse)
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