Peninsula Daily News news services
SEATTLE — Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins is cutting into the slim lead held by Justice Richard
Sanders as Sanders tries to retain his seat on the Washington state Supreme Court.
In updated vote totals Thursday evening, Sanders led 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent. That was a slight improvement for Wiggins, who trailed by 2 percentage points to start the day.
Hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted from Tuesday’s election. A significant portion are in populous King County, where Wiggins is winning handily.
Sanders is vying for a fourth term.
He came under fire late in the campaign for insisting at a court meeting that racial bias plays no significant role in the criminal justice system.
He said he has nothing to apologize for and is proud of his record standing up for the state Constitution and protecting individual liberties.
