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WA House District 46 Seat 1 - D Nomination

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> United States > Washington > State House > WA State House District 46 Seat 1

Office

State House

Honorific

State Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.

Type

Democratic Endorsement

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 06:00pm Central

Polls Open

May 15, 2008 - 10:00am Central

Polls Close

May 15, 2008 - 06:00pm Central

Term Start

January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

Ralphie May 16, 2008 12:53am

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Description

In response to the implementation of the Top Two primary, the state Democratic Party has instructed its legislative district PCOs to hold nominating conventions to choose the party's official nominee. While any losing candidates are not barred from running, the winning candidate can claim to be the party's nominee on the ballot if s/he chooses and will have access to party resources for the primary that other candidates will not have.

Some Democratic district organizations have refused to hold nominating conventions, and in response party leader Dwight Pelz has threatened to nominate primary candidates through the state party apparatus should legislative-level parties fail to do so.

For the 46th district endorsement, Gerry Pollet narrowly won the nomination despite that Scott White had a large lead in fundraising and in support amongst party leaders. It remains to be seen if he will stay in the race or if his supporters will continue their support of his candidacy.