华盛顿州最高法院席位分出胜负 奥唐奈领先3.9万票宣布获胜

华盛顿州最高法院最胶着的一场竞选11月11日分出胜负。金县高等法院法官肖恩·奥唐奈当天上午宣布获胜,击败上诉法院法官伊恩·伯克。经过一周的计票,奥唐奈领先约3.9万票,领先幅度为1.4个百分点,全州尚有不到10万张选票未统计。奥唐奈当选后将获得六年任期,接替因年龄原因无法连任的大法官查尔斯·约翰逊。
华盛顿州宪法规定法官年满75岁必须退休。今年选票上的五场最高法院竞选被视为共和党与民主党之间的代理较量,因为今年选票上没有其他全州民选官员职位。奥唐奈的胜利意味着州最高法院的构成将出现变化,约翰逊留下的空缺由新人填补。州务卿办公室将继续统计剩余选票并认证最终结果,正式结果以官方认证为准。
Sean O'Donnell Declares Victory in Washington Supreme Court Race
Sean O'Donnell has declared victory in the race for the Washington Supreme Court, the Washington State Standard reported Nov. 11. O'Donnell leads by about 39,000 votes, or 1.4 percentage points, with fewer than 100,000 ballots left to count statewide. He will succeed Justice Charles Johnson, who must retire at age 75, for a six-year term on the court in Olympia, Thurston County. O'Donnell has served as a King County Superior Court judge since 2013. He campaigned on his trial-court experience and on keeping the judiciary independent and accessible to the public.
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