Fagan, Hailey extend leads in 9th District race

Susan Fagan and Pat Hailey extended their leads Wednesday in Washington's 9th Legislative District primary race.

Five candidates are in the race, with the top two vote-getters moving on to the Nov. 3 general election. The winner will serve out the year remaining on former Rep. Steve Hailey's term of office.

As of Wednesday, Fagan leads with 5,728 votes, or 28.7 percent; Hailey is second with 5,126 votes, or 25.7 percent; Glen Stockwell, a Democrat, is third with 5,003 votes, or 25 percent; Art Swannack has 2,461 votes, or 12.3 percent; and Darin Watkins has 1,639 votes, or 8.2 percent.

Mail-in ballots will continue to be counted as they come in. The final election results will be certified on Sept. 2.