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Reichert defeats Ross in open seat battle
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| Last Edited | None Entered Nov 03, 2004 03:34pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 3, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Republican Dave Reichert defeated Democrat Dave Ross in the fight for the open seat in Washington's 8th District.
CNN projected that Reichert would win the race with 52 percent of the vote to Ross' 46 percent. Libertarian Spencer Garrett received 2 percent of the vote.
The open seat was created when six-term GOP Rep. Jennifer Dunn retired. Dunn won 64 percent of the vote in 2000, but Al Gore narrowly carried the district with 49 percent. The district, which encompasses some of the most affluent areas in the state (it's home to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos), is the type of place where House Democrats have made inroads in recent years.
Well aware that the seat was up for grabs, the national committees of both parties sent in their big guns to raise money and stump on behalf of former sheriff Reichert and talk-show host Ross. |
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