Ferguson and Reichert move toward Nov. showdown in governor’s race

Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert will battle to be Washington’s next governor in November after storming to the front of the 28-person field in the Aug. 6 primary election.

Ferguson, 59, the three-term attorney general, had hauled in around 45.5% of the vote, according to results posted by the secretary of state around 8:30 p.m. Reichert, 73, a seven-term congressman and former King County sheriff, received 27.9%.

The Associated Press called the primary for Ferguson and Reichert around 8:15 p.m.

“This campaign has always been about us and Dave Reichert,” Ferguson said. “The good news is that the people of this great state will have a very,

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