Fer­gu­son wins pri­ma­ry, advances to gen­er­al elec­tion in Wash­ing­ton guber­na­to­r­i­al race

Demo­c­ra­t­ic state attor­ney gen­er­al Bob Fer­gu­son took the most num­ber of votes in Wash­ing­ton state’s non­par­ti­san guber­na­to­r­i­al pri­ma­ry Tues­day. He will face Repub­li­can Dave Reichert, who placed sec­ond, in the Nov. 5 elec­tion to replace termed-out Demo­c­ra­t­ic Gov. Jay Inslee.In Wash­ing­ton’s “top two” pri­ma­ry sys­tem, all can­di­dates for con­gres­sion­al and state offices are list­ed on the same bal­lot. The two can­di­dates who receive the high­est num­ber of votes move on to the gen­er­al elec­tion, irre­spec­tive of their par­ty affil­i­a­tions. The state’s top lawyer since 2013, Fer­gu­son is run­ning on a plat­form of con­ti­nu­ity and reform, and has posi­tioned him­self as a defend­er of pro­gres­sive val­ues in a state known for its Demo­c­ra­t­ic lean­ings. He won …