Top Two Primary Results in Washington State
Washington State primaries were yesterday, August 17. Washington State has the “top two” primary rule, meaning only the top two vote getters move on to the general election.
Richard Winger of Ballot Access News writes:
“No minor party members qualified for the November ballot for any federal or state office, except in races in which only one major party member was running. However, in one U.S. House race, an independent candidate did qualify for the November ballot, even though there was more than one major party member running.”
According to Brent McMillan, Executive Director of the Green Party (US),
Roy Olson ran in the primary for U.S. House District 9 in Washington State. Roy finished fourth of four candidates with 2,603 votes or 3.38% and does not advance to the General Election. Unofficial Results:
http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?ElectionID=36&JurisdictionTypeID=3&JurisdictionID=155&ViewMode=Results
Howard Pellet ran in the primary for State House District 40, Position 2, in Washington State. Howard finished third of three candidates with 1,596 votes or 7.02% and does not advance to the General Election. Unofficial Results: http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?ElectionID=36&JurisdictionTypeID=5&JurisdictionID=63445&ViewMode=Results
