Washington: Darcy Burner

Josh Feit quotes at length from an Eli Sanders piece, which delves deep into the notion of whether or not Darcy Burner's netroots affiliation was a net boom or bust for her candidacy. Feit's whole post, heavy on Sanders content,...

Jim Vaughn, a retired military officer who decided to run for Congress (in the 8th District) last year, is now prime sponsor of a pair of initiatives to the people.

The first, I-1044, seeks to replace the business and occupation tax with a flat rate corporate tax not to exceed 5% (national average is 6.6%).

The second, I-1045, provides every resident in the State of Washington with full medical coverage.

Vaughn got his feet wet in the political arena last year running against Darcy Burner in the Democratic primary. He lost. And Burner lost to incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert. But Vaughn met a lot of people.

The Associated Press has called Washington's 8th District race for Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn).

With 79 percent of the vote now counted, Reichert leads Democrat Darcy Burner by just under 8,000 votes, and his lead has consistently grown since trailing on election night. Reichert's lead is now three points, 51.47 percent to 48.53 percent.

Most of the state's electoral races have already been decided, but some of the state's major races like the Reichert-Burner rematch in the 8th Congressional District are still up in the air. New rounds of vote results released later today could end much of the speculation.

King County will release more results at 3PM and 11:30 PM and Pierce County will release their day's count at 7PM.