Brian Hatfield, wins State Senate election

SOUTH BEND - Appointed state Sen. Brian Hatfield was elected by voters with a 76 percent victory last Tuesday night, just two days after his wife died of breast cancer.His was one of only two Senate seats on the Washington ballot.

The other seat was easily retained by a Republican appointee, Curtis King of Yakima by a similar high percentage.Hatfield earned 13,455 votes in the four counties to 4,386 by his opponent, Jesse Ashe, a Kelso Republican. In Pacific County, the vote was 5,261 for Hatfield (76 percent) to 1,663.Hatfield was appointed to the position a year ago after the resignation of Mark Doumit. He had to run to complete the final year of a four-year term.

Results announced Tuesday night were augmented with additional mail-in ballots tallied Friday by the Pacific County Elections Department staff.

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website for WA state Senator, Brian Hatfield (D), 19th Legislative District; Grays Harbor County, Pacific County, Wahkiakum County, Cowlitz County.