Once again the Times and the P-I make my job easier by posting the same AP story. But the Times adds several more paragraphs to this basic AP news about the new vote count: "SEATTLE -- Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by a 130-vote margin out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results from King County, the last of Washington's 39 counties to report. The statewide hand recount reversed the results of the first count, which Republican Dino Rossi won by 261 votes, and a subsequent machine recount, which Rossi won by 42. "Wooo-hooo!" exulted state Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirstin Brost moments after the results were announced. "We're very excited. We always believed she would win." The election results have not been certified and will likely be challenged in court. Republicans say the contest isn't over yet. "We're going to be going across the state demanding they make every vote count," Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said earlier Thursday. Since Election Day, Gregoire has gone from favorite to underdog and back to favorite. Democrats paid $730,000 for the hand recount. By law the state has to repay the party if the recount reverses the results. Secretary of State Sam Reed is scheduled to certify the election on Thursday, Dec. 30. After that, Republicans may pursue a legal challenge. State law allows any registered voter to challenge election results." Interestingly, Yahoo News has posted the same story with a different headline: "Democrat Gregoire Wins Wash. Governor Race." I prefer that one, don't you?
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