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Dow Constantine appears ticketed for reelection in race for King County Executive

Nov 2, 2021, 8:45 PM | Updated: Nov 5, 2021, 4:23 pm

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Dow Constantine and Joe Nguyen.

Dow Constantine continues to lead in the race for King County Executive after the latest round of results on Wednesday with 54% of the vote, while Joe Nguyen has 44%.

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This year’s election marks the first time since Dow Constantine took office in 2009 that he faces a prominent reelection challenger in state Sen. Joe Nguyen. Constantine’s past election challengers have primarily been Republicans, including his most recent opponent in 2017, Bill Hirt, who lost by a wide 77% to 22% margin, and who ran again in 2021. Nguyen, though, is a fellow Democrat.

If elected, this would be Constantine’s fourth term as King County Executive, leading one of the largest regional governments in the United States.

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