Washington: Ld36

BALLARD - The two candidates vying for the position 1 seat of the 36th Legislative District, Democrats Reuven Carlyle and John Burbank, exchanged ideas  and attempted to differentiate themselves from one another tonight in a debate at the Sunset Hill Community Association.

[img_assist|nid=2139|title=John Burbank|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=420]John Burbank received the actual endorsement of the 36th Legislative District Democrats at their monthly meeting Thursday night, just over three weeks after the August 19 "top two" primary that saw his opponent, Reuven Carlyle, outpoll him by four and a half percentage points.

Votes are still coming in via the U.S. Mail causing leads to shrink and expand all over the state.

In the governor's race, Dino Rossi has cut Chris Gregoire's lead by a point after two more days of returns, from a four point deficit to what is now 48.8 percent for Gregoire and 45.7 percent for the Republican. He has also erased Gregoire's lead in the two Eastern Washington counties she once held, Spokane and Asotin.

Although voters have had a chance to breath with Tuesday's "top two" primary fully out of the way and early August's hot weather long gone, such is not the case for all of the candidates seeking legislative positions here in Washington. With votes continuing to come into county auditors by mail, the outcome of a handfulof races across the state are still up in the air.