Hobbs clings to early lead in battle for secretary of state
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs clung to a slight lead over Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson on Tuesday, as the Lake Stevens resident bids to continue serving as Washington’s chief elections officer.
Hobbs, a moderate Democrat, held a 50.0% to 46.9% advantage on Anderson, of Tacoma, who was bidding to become Washington’s first nonpartisan secretary of state.
Roughly 3.1% cast ballots for a write-in. It is likely many were for Brad Klippert, a Republican state lawmaker, who mounted a late drive as a write-in candidate and was endorsed by the state Republican Party.
Whoever wins will be the first non-Republican elected to this job since the mid-1960s.
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