At least one race, and possibly another, appear headed for a recount as the rest of the region’s political races fail to fall into any clear pattern.

In the governor’s race, incumbent Democrat Christine Gregoire has pulled ahead of Republican challenger Dino Rossi by nearly 7 percentage points, while in the U.S. Representative District 2 race, incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen is pulling away from Republican challenger Rick Bart by almost 25 percentage points.

In the state legislature, Incumbent Democrat Mary Margaret Haugen is leading Republican challenger Linda Haddon by slightly more than 7 percent in the District 10 Senate race, while incumbent Republican Barbara Bailey leads Democratic challenger Patricia Terry by almost 11 percent in the Representative Position 2 race. The District 10 Representative Position 1 race is a virtual dead heat, with incumbent Republican Norma Smith currently edging ahead of Democratic challenger Tim Knue by barely more than one-half of of 1 percent.

In the District 38 Representative Position 1 race, incumbent Democrat John McCoy has placed more than 15 points between himself and independent challenger Cris Larson, while in the Position 2 race, incumbent Democrat Mike Sells ran unopposed and has 100 percent of the vote.

Incumbent Republican Val Stevens boasts a nearly 17-point lead over Democratic challenger Fred Walser in the District 39 Senate race, while incumbent Republican Kirk Pearson has scored an even broader margin of nearly 24 points over Democratic challenger David Personius in the District 39 Representative Position 2 race. In the Position 1 race, incumbent Republican Dan Kristiansen is enjoying a margin over Democratic challenger Scott Olson of slightly more than 10 points, similar to that of Bailey versus Terry.

Incumbent Democrat Hans Dunshee leads Republican challenger Larry Countryman by just under 22 percentage points in the District 44 Representative Position 1 race, while the Position 2 race has become very tight, with Republican challenger Mike Hope leading incumbent Democrat Liz Loomis by slightly less than one-fifth of 1 percent. In the Superior Court Judge Position 6 race, George Appel is leading Joe Wilson by slightly more than 15 points.

According to Revised Code of Washington Title 29A, Chapter 64, Section 021, if the difference between an apparently elected candidate and an apparently defeated candidate is less than one-half of one percent of the total number of votes cast for both candidates, the county canvassing board shall conduct a recount of all votes cast on that position. For non-statewide elections, if that difference is less than one-fourth of one percent of the total number of votes cast for both candidates, the votes shall be recounted manually, or by an alternative method agreed upon by both candidates in writing. The District 44 Representative Position 2 race currently falls within this margin.

The current reported results have been deemed unofficial interim election results by the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office, which will update these results Nov. 12 at 5 p.m., and is required to certify the results by state statute on Nov. 25.