Sims got hundreds of votes that didn't count

[Freddie Stubbs]

By Susan Gilmore
Seattle Times staff reporter

Christine Gregoire, trailing in the governor's race by 42 ballots, undoubtedly lost some key votes among fans of King County Executive Ron Sims.

Sims, Gregoire's opponent in the September Democratic primary, picked up 502 write-in votes in King County alone, according to write-in totals released yesterday by the county elections office.

If those votes had gone Gregoire's way, she'd be leading Republican Dino Rossi as the race heads toward a second recount.

Ironically, the Sims votes don't even count. Under state law, a candidate who loses in the primary cannot be a write-in candidate in the general election.

more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002104331_writein30m.html

[bemis12]

1. So those people...

... that just wouldn't give up Sims ending up (potentially) forcing a Republican into the governors mansion. Really good job. Grrrrr

[smartvoter]

2. It figures.

[Flammable Materials]

3. Stupid Sims ...

Oh, sorry. Wrong Sims.