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Primary review: Lewis, Haugen prevail, will square off
August 20th, 2009 at Thu, 20th, 2009 at 12:14 pm by markklaasIf Auburn wants a good fight at the ballot box, they have it. Mayor Pete Lewis and his main rival, City Councilmember Virginia Haugen, will settle the race once and for all. While the Nov. 3 general election is less than 11 weeks away, both candidates will be busy trying to secure the extra vote. Lewis, as expected, locked up one berth with a convincing showing in Tuesday’s primary. No surprise there. He genuinely has the support of the business community. Haugen, a resilient fighter, took the No. 2 spot, but has considerable ground to make up. She trails Lewis by roughly 22 percent (results will change and vary with the mail ballots). Haugen is optimistic she can pick up votes from her ousted allies, Frank Lonergan and Shelley Erickson, and make it a much closer race. Knowing both candidates, they will take nothing for granted in the fall campaign. Lewis will keep it direct, to the point. He remains the favorite. Haugen, no doubt, will put up a challenge. Stay tuned. We will continue to follow the race.
markklaas Mark Klaas, editor of the Auburn Reporter, is an award-winning journalist who has worked in the newspaper industry for more than 25 years. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in Idaho, Oregon and California before moving to the Puget Sound in 1993. He lives in King County with his wife, Sara, and children, Derek and Elizabeth.
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