Wiggins pulls ahead in close Supreme Court race
November 12, 2010
Washington: On Tuesday, November 9, Washington Supreme Court candidate Charlie Wiggins pulled ahead of incumbent justice Richard Sanders in election polls for Seat 6, of the court. Sanders had been leading until an ballot count update from King County which gave Wiggins a 3,393-vote lead. Wiggins is not a judge, but rather an attorney from Bainbridge Island who did serve two years on the Washington Court of Appeals under an appointment. In spite of this, Wiggins was able to secure endorsements from 30 of the state's prosecutors and over 60 current and retired judges. He also has an endorsement from the Seattle Times after Sanders made a remark saying that racial bias did not play a significant role in the criminal justice system. Sanders has so far served three terms as state Supreme Court Justice and has spoken out on libertarian causes, a point that Wiggins has attacked throughout the campaign. Sanders has stated that he will not pullout yet, as there are still over 200,000 votes left to count and a clear cut winner is unsecured at this point.[1][2]
UPDATE
Wiggins is now leading with 50.12% of the vote.[3]
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