UPDATE in the #WA03 race between Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and Joe Kent (R)
Clark County has about 90,000 ballots left to process & report. Election officials say they will be able to get through about 20,000 per day
That means it will take days for decisive results. @KGWNews
Here are the current results in the #WA03 from *just* Clark County, where most of the outstanding ballots are
116,803 votes are in right now. Election officials expect to get close to 200,000 by the time all ballots are accounted for. So, we’ll see in todays 5pm update. @KGWNews
As always, we’ve got the latest updated election results here at the @KGWNews elections page, highlighting major races in our area.
The #WA03 results haven’t changed since last night, but we expect an update around 5pm or shortly after. Stick with me!
kgw.com/elections
Copying these two replies here, for some context on the explanation of why the counting of these ballots in #WA03 could take days.
I know a lot of people are hoping for quicker updates. We’ll get a sense of speed in about 15 minutes
A few minor updates in the #WA03 results - @MGPforCongress maintains her lead over @joekent16jan19.
We’re still waiting on the big Clark County vote dump, expected to be shared in a few minutes around 5 PT tonight. @KGWNews
UPDATE: About 20,000 more votes are now IN for the #WA03 Congressional race.
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez *keeps* her lead of about 11,000 votes and a 5-point margin over Republican Joe Kent. @KGWNews
These latest results are, no doubt, encouraging for @MGPforCongress - a Democrat who co-owns an auto repair shop with her husband and ran a campaign to appeal to “moderates” - including Republicans who might be wary of Kent.
Still, roughly 70,000 votes left to be counted. #WA03
Here’s the @MGPforCongress statement following tonight’s updated results, complete with a Cookie Monster gif and a call for patience.
We’re back at it tomorrow, waiting on Clark County and other counties to get their remaining ballots in. As always, I’ll share what I learn here!
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