SEATTLE — Mitzi Johanknecht on Wednesday widened her lead over incumbent John Urquhart for King County sheriff. With a moment round of ballots counted Wednesday,Johanknecht had 52.6% of the votes compared to Urquhart’s 47.4% (159129 votes to 143343). She had led 51.8% to 48.2% after the initial votes were counted Tuesday night. During the campaign, Johanknecht, and a 32-year King County Sheriff’s Office veteran,accused Urquhart of mistreating employees as sheriff. He denied that, saying the attacks came because he […]
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