BREAKING NEWS ~ Republican wins WA governor’s race recount

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BREAKING NEWS ~ Republican wins WA governor’s race recount

November 24, 2004 03:51:00 pm

[JURIST] AP is reporting that Republican Dino Rossi has won the recount in the Washington governor's race, beating Democrat Christine Gregoire by 42 votes.

5:35 PM ET – The Washington Secretary of State's office has posted the official recount results, plus a background note on why numbers change in a recount. UPI has a full story on the recount here.

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