WA-GOV: Three Bob Fergusons now running for governor as race takes turn for the weird
The number of Bob Fergusons running to be Washington’s next governor grew to three on Friday.
A conservative Republican activist threw a monkey wrench into the race by recruiting two last-minute Democratic candidates who share the same name as the party’s presumed front-runner.
The newcomers, one from Yakima and the other Graham, will now share the Aug. 6 primary ballot with Attorney General Bob Ferguson. In all, 30 candidates filed in the race.
Glen Morgan, a political conservative who has a knack for annoying elected Democrats and their progressive allies, cooked up the maneuver that immediately drew flack from the attorney general’s camp as an attempt to confuse voters.........
“Not every one of them wants their name associated with the guy running for governor,” he said. Deciding to file on their behalf “was pretty impulsive” and he said he had to scramble to raise money to cover the filing fee of $1,982.57 for each of the two Fergusons.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/05/10/three-bob-fergusons-now-running-for-governor-as-race-takes-turn-for-the-weird/
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