REcount in Wash St in on

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/politics/18washington.html?oref=login&th


Official Orders Recount in Washington State Race
By SARAH KERSHAW

Published: November 18, 2004


SEATTLE, Nov. 17 - Washington's secretary of state said Wednesday that he would order a recount of the extraordinarily close race for governor here, ratcheting up the electoral turmoil that has for weeks roiled the contest for the state's highest office.

The race, between Christine Gregoire, 57, a Democrat who is the state attorney general, and Dino Rossi, 45, a Republican businessman and former state senator, has been surprisingly close for the past two weeks. With all 2.9 million votes counted Wednesday evening, Mr. Rossi was ahead by by 261 votes, triggering an automatic recount.