As ballots continue to be counted in the days since November 3, the race for a state legislative seat in Pierce County has tightened.
As of Thursday morning, data from the Washington State Secretary of State’s Office shows Republican candidate Cindy Jacobsen leading the race by only four votes.
The office reports that Democratic candidate Jenn Marie Strickling received 28,355 votes, compared with Jacobsen’s 38,359.
“In my wildest dreams I couldn’t have imagined this being as close as it is. Stay tuned for the next drop. Democracy means counting every vote, and I’m waiting for every single one of your votes to be counted. This isn’t over,” Strickling said in a statement Wednesday.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Pierce County Republicans announced efforts to redouble voter outreach and said there were just over 200 challenged ballots in the county that “may still be eligible for rehabilitation.”
KIRO 7 has reached out to Pierce County’s Elections Office to confirm the number of contested ballots in the county; we have not yet received a response.
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