It hasn’t started yet. King County for example will start Monday morning. The recount – plus two precinct officer recounts, per the news release, which are happening after Labor Day – will be certified 9/4.

Primaries are important! Want to help determine who the top two candidates will be in November? The primary is the way to do that. 

Really glad you voted for Dave Upthegrove. He’s outstanding for this position. I’m so hoping he holds the lead. Too many Democrats on the ticket so they split the vote. And the Seattle Times endorsement of a less well know candidate significantly contributed to confusion. Not helpful at all. 

Here’s why to vote in primaries —  https://politicalcharge.org/2021/06/07/9-reasons-why-you-should-vote-in-the-primaries/ –“If you want to shape politics, there are few ways to be more impactful than voting in a primary election.And with Virginia and New Jersey looking at statewide primaries tomorrow, I thought it was a good time to repost this article.Nationwide, primaries only see an average of 20% turnout. Instead of delving into why people don’t vote in the primaries, let’s talk about why people SHOULD vote in the primaries:✦ With fewer people voting, every vote carries more weight.✦ Primaries separates the stronger candidates from weaker ones.✦ Primaries can feature ballot measures that need to be voted on.✦ Primary voters are, generally speaking, older and whiter. They aren’t terribly representative of the full voting population. More people voting in the primaries means that a one segment of citizens isn’t calling all the shots.✦ Primary voters are also more partisan than general election voters, which is how fringe candidates end up in the general. More primary voters can mitigate this.✦ Voter turnout at primaries help determine where campaigns and parties will put more (or less) effort towards the general election. More people voting often means more attention and resources.✦ Even if your favorite candidate loses the primary, if s/he gets a good percentage of the votes, there is a good chance the winning candidate will adopt some of their platform to appeal to the broader group of voters.” … 

The Democrats split their vote between 5 candidates as compared with the GOP running only 2. That will make a big difference in terms of any Democrat’s ability to pull in a significant amount of votes. That should have been considered much earlier in the process rather than after the primary was over.