Fresh­ly tab­u­lat­ed bal­lots in Wash­ing­ton’s most pop­u­lous coun­ties have put Demo­c­ra­t­ic chal­lengers with­in slight­ly clos­er strik­ing dis­tance of their Repub­li­can oppo­nents, new num­bers pro­vid­ed by elec­tions offi­cials show.

In the 45th Dis­trict, Demo­c­rat Matt Isen­how­er improved to 46.27%, rebound­ing after los­ing a lit­tle ground to Andy Hill yes­ter­day. On Elec­tion Night he had 46.07% of the vote; as of yes­ter­day after­noon, he had slipped to 45.97%. Today, he made up all the ground he lost, plus a lit­tle more. That’s very encour­ag­ing news for Democ­rats, who view the 45th as their top pick­up opportunity.

In the 30th Dis­trict, Demo­c­rat Shari Song improved her stand­ing to 43% of the vote. On Elec­tion Night she was at 42.75%; yes­ter­day, she inched up to 42.83%, and as of today, she’s at an even forty-three per­cent. Mark Milos­cia is down to 57%.

In the 28th Dis­trict, Demo­c­rat Tami Green inched for­ward, adding two-tenths of a per­cent­age point to her share of the vote. She’s now at 43.72%; she was at 43.7% yes­ter­day and at 43.51% on Elec­tion Night.

In the 6th Dis­trict, Rich Cow­an made up some of the ground he lost yes­ter­day. He’s now at 42.73%, up from yes­ter­day when he was at 42.64%, but still behind where he was on Elec­tion Night, when he had 42.84% of the vote.

Not all Sen­ate Demo­c­ra­t­ic chal­lengers gained, however.

In the 35th Dis­trict, Demo­c­rat Irene Bowl­ing lost a lit­tle bit of ground, but not very much. She’s now at 35.23% of the vote, down from 35.42% yes­ter­day, but still fur­ther ahead than she was on Elec­tion Night, when she had 34.85% of the vote. Tim Shel­don put a bit more dis­tance between him­self and Repub­li­can Travis Cou­ture today. If that trend holds, Shel­don (who still iden­ti­fies as a Demo­c­rat) will be mov­ing on to the gen­er­al elec­tion along with Bowling.

In the 42nd Dis­trict, Demo­c­rat Seth Fleet­wood saw his Wednes­day gains com­plete­ly wiped out. He’s down to 43.07% of the vote, which is where he was on Elec­tion Night. He had improved to 43.95% yesterday.

And in the 26th, Judy Arbo­gast con­tin­ued her down­ward slide. She’s now at 43.07%, after hav­ing been at 43.12% yes­ter­day and at 43.42% on Elec­tion Night.

About the author

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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One reply on “Matt Isenhower, other Senate Democratic candidates enjoy boost in Thursday count”

  1. Good luck to Matt. The last two years in the Leg­is­la­ture have been a joke thanks to the Sen­ate Repub­li­cans. All the impor­tant bills died because of them. 

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