Upthegrove moves to November election after commissioner of public lands recount

The Washington Office of the Secretary of State has certified results for the commissioner of public lands race in the August 6 primary that shows Democrat Dave Upthegrove will move on to the November general election.

The September 4 certification follows a mandatory, statewide manual recount for the race after a razor-thin margin between Upthegrove and Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson. The recount showed Upthegrove led Pederson by a 49-count difference after the initial results showed 51 votes separating the candidates.

Upthegrove will face Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler in the November 5 general election.