There's still hope for state Republicans. According to columnist Joel Connelly, all the GOP needs to do is cut ties with its biggest backer — the Building Industry Association of Washington.
The race between Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is still razor-thin. With 139,315 total votes counted, Reichert leads by just 1,149 votes.
While we're waiting to hear Pierce County's poll results, here's a look at a few down-ballot races with some expected and unexpected candidates leading.
The race for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Public Lands Commissioner are still too close to call, but so far, challenger Randy Dorn and incumbent Doug Sutherland lead.