here 's an unusual twist in the race to watch .
one , initiative 594 , seeks universal seattle — an incumbent democratic state representative in washington was headed for a decisive re - election victory on wednesday even though he died last week , results indicate .
the democratic incumbent died last week , is leading his race for a seat in the state house of representatives .
tuesday ’s ballot results put freeman , a first - term incumbent for the 30th legislative district that spans parts of king and pierce counties , ahead by six percentage points over his republican challenger , jack dovey .
roger freeman , a first - term representative from federal way , a city between seattle and tacoma , had about 53 percent of the vote , compared to about 47 percent for his republican challenger , jack dovey .
early results show freeman is taking 53 percent of the vote .
5 things to know about washington state 's election share this story print email seattle ( ap ) - washington voters wo n't be electing a governor or u.s. senator this election , but they will weigh in on issues like gun background checks and class sizes .
around 15 percent of the district 's voters had already mailed in their ballots , and at the november 4 , 2014 at 11:00 pm roger freeman , a democratic state representative from federal way , appeared headed for victory tuesday despite dying six days ago .
and voters in central washington will see a first for the state - two members of the same party on the fall ballot in a congressional race .