The two expected candidates in the November election, Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat incumbent Christine Gregoire, appear to have a lock on the top two spots as they have received more than 94 percent of the votes combined in the state-wide tally. Gregoire leads Rossi 402,896 votes to 368,545.
     Primary results from Okanogan County show both Republicans and Democrats out front, with Rossi getting top votes for governor, and Democrat Brad Owen taking the most votes for lieutenant governor with 25.87 percent of voters reporting.
     Rossi claimed 58.09 percent of the votes in Okanogan County so far, with Gregoire gathering 33.22 percent.
     In Ferry County, Rossi received about the same number of votes at 57.84 percent, followed by Gregoire with 32.75 percent.
     The closest challenger statewide is Republican John Aiken with 14,371 votes or 1.76 percent of votes.
     Other candidates: Christian Pierre Joubert (Democrat) 10,033; James White (Independent) 6,551; Duff Badgley (Green Party) 5,328; Will Baker (Reform Party) 3,139 votes; Christopher Tudor (no party preference) 3,057; Javier Lopez (Republican) 3,023; and Mohammad Hasan Said (no party preference) 1,720.
     Brad Owen (Democrat) leads all candidates combined for Lieutenant governor with 406,876 votes state-wide. Owen's closest opponent was Marcia McCraw (Republican), who received 195,209 votes. Other candidates include Jim Wiest (Republican) 110,048 votes; Randel Bell (Democrat) 36,690; and Arlene Peck (Constitution Party) 25,969.
     Incumbent Owen pulled out in front for lieutenant governor in Okanogan County, too, with 37.33 percent of votes. At 27.13 percent, McCraw pulled out in second, just a little ahead of Wiest at 23.85 percent of the vote.
     Owen pulled out a majority in Ferry County with 37.92 percent over McCraw with 29.92 percent.
     Cathy McMorris Rodgers is leading all candidates combined with 58,446 votes - or 54.69 percent of votes cast over her entire district.
     Democratic Party candidate Mark Mays is the closest challenger with 21,553 votes.
     Other candidates: Barbara Lampert (D) 13,623; Kurt Erickson (R) 7,833; Randy Yearout (Constitution) 3,123; and John Beck (Libertarian) 2,299.
     McMorris Rodgers pulled out a huge lead in Okanogan County with 61.06 percent of the primary vote to keep her position in the 5th district. Second to her was Mark Mays, with 14.31 percent of the vote.
     In Ferry County, McMorris Rodgers also got the majority of primary votes, with 60.98 percent, followed by Mark Mays again with 14.52 percent.
     Secretary of State Sam Reed, running as a Republican, is leading all other candidates combined with 454,309 votes - or 58 percent of votes counted so far statewide. His closest opponent is Democrat Jason Osgood. Other candidates include Marilyn Montgomery (Constitution Party) 50,369 votes and Mark Greene (Party of Commons Party) 13,229 votes.
     Reed gathered 61.7 percent of the vote in Okanogan County. Democrat Jason Osgood came in second with 27 percent of the vote.
     Reed took 59.76 percent of the vote in Ferry County, with Osgood trailing at 27.01 percent.
     Assistant State Treasurer Allan Martin (R) is leading the race for State Treasurer in the state-wide tallies with 342,670 votes. His closest challenger is Democrat Jim McIntire with 313,726 votes.
     ChangMook Sohn has received 116,392 votes. The winner in the November election will replace current State Treasurer Michael Murphy, a Democrat who has endorsed Martin in the race.
     Republican Allan Martin took 56.99 percent for the office of state treasurer in Okanogan County, with Democrat Jim McIntire at 32.47 percent, according to unofficial results.
     Martin claimed 58.43 percent in Ferry County, with McIntire at 29.27 percent.
     Brian Sonntag (D) has a clear lead in the race for state auditor with 466,375 votes - or almost 60 percent of state-wide votes cast. J. Richard (Dick) McEntee (R) is currently in second place with 260,137 votes. Glenn Freeman, who is running on the Constitution Party ticket, is in last place with 52,182 votes.
     Sonntag led in Okanogan County with 46.54 percent in early votes, with Republican J. Richard (Dick) McEntee in a close second with 44.03 percent.
     The primary was even closer in Ferry, where Sonntag pulled out a tiny lead with 44.36 percent over McEntee's 44.12 percent.
     Incumbent Rob McKenna (R) has a lead over Democrat challenger John Ladenburg, 435,699 votes to 346,582, in the statewide race for Attorney General.
     State attorney general Republican Rob McKenna received 64.19 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. Democrat John Ladenburg took 35.81 percent.
     In Ferry, McKenna grabbed almost the same at 64.49 percent, with Ladenburg behind at 35.51 percent.
     In the race for Commissioner of Public Lands, Okanogan rancher Peter J. Goldmark, who is running on the Democratic ticket, is trailing incumbent Doug Sutherland in countywide voting, 2,550 to 2,389. Goldmark is also behind in the statewide tally, 442,071 votes to 433,134.
     Incumbent Teresa (Terry) Bergeson is leading in the statewide vote for Superintendent of Public Instruction over several challengers.
     Bergeson has received 50,824 votes and her likely opponent Randy Dorn received 249,297 votes. Other candidates include: Don Hansler 72,151; John Patterson Blair 62,397 votes; Enid Duncan 50,824; and David Blomstrom 30,603.
     Bergeson also lead the pack in Okanogan County with 1,753 votes to Dorn's 1,128.
     Mike Kreidler (475,343 votes) is leading challengers John Adams (310,680 votes) and Curtis Fackler (84,906) in the statewide Insurance Commissioner race. In Okanogan County, Adams lead Kreidler, 2,197 to 1,803. Fackler received 654 votes.
     Mary Fairhurst leads Michael J. Bond in the statewide race for supreme court 409,033 votes to 258,358 votes.
     Fairhurst took 53.92 percent of votes in Okanogan County over Bond with 46.08 percent.
     Charles W. Johnson leads the statewide race with 379,647 votes over James Beecher, who received 198,727 votes. C.F. (Frank) Vulliet is in third place with 68,378 votes.
     Johnson received 49.54 percent of the early votes in Okanogan County, with Beecher at 36.54 percent.
     Kevin Korsmo is in the lead for Court of Appeals, division 3, district 1, position 2 with 38,538 state-wide over Harvey Dunham, with 33,285 votes.
     Dunham led in the primaries in Okanogan County with 54.11 percent, followed by Korsmo with 45.89 percent.
     Sue Lani Madsen currently is in the district-wide race for state representative, District 7, with 4,909 votes to 4,851 for Shelly Short. Mike Davis (3,283 votes), Kelly White (3,022 votes) and Peter Davenport (2,720 votes) are currently outside of the top two, who will move on to the Nov. 4 general election.
     Short took the most votes in Okanogan County at 36.51 percent, followed by Madsen at 17.66 percent, who edged past Davis at 17.47 percent.
     Short took 39.93 percent in Ferry County, followed by White with 18.63. Madsen was just behind that with 17.39 percent.
     Armstrong is leading write-in candidate Courtney Cox (R) in the race district wide, 14,964 votes to 775.
     Armstrong pulled out an enormous lead in Okanogan County with 99.56 percent of the vote over Cox with only .44 percent.
     For Okanogan County commissioner District 1, incumbent Andrew Lampe pulled out 54.91 percent of the vote over challenger Larry Campbell, who received 45.09 percent.
     Unopposed were Rep. Joel Kretz, district 7 position 2; Don R. "Bud" Hover, Okanogan County commissioner district 2; Linda Evans Parlette, state senator district 12; Cary Condotta, state representative district 12, position 1; Debra Stevens, Supreme Court justice position 7; Superior Court Judge Jack Burchard.
     Several Okanogan County levies also passed, including:
     - City of Brewster, EMS levy; yes 54.20, no 45.80.
     - City of Pateros, EMS levy; yes 61.54, no 38.46.
     - Town of Winthrop, bonds; yes 72.84, no 27.16.
     - Douglas-Okanogan Fire District 15; yes 61.90, no 38.10.