Washington state collects 420K presidential primary ballots
SEATTLE (AP) — More than 420,000 voters in Washington state have sent in their presidential primary ballots two weeks before the votes will be counted. The Seattle Times reported that the secretary of state’s office said about 9.4% of registered voters in the state had cast their ballots as of Wednesday. Officials say more than 92,000 ballots, representing 7% of registered voters, were collected in King County. Ballots were mailed last week. About 220,000 Democratic ballots have been received and 185,000 Republican ballots. President Donald Trump is the only Republican running.