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OLYMPIA - Incumbent Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee has a commanding lead after the initial tally of Aug. 4 primary election ballots.

As of the end of counting Tuesday night, Inslee was running away with 51.96% of the vote. Loren Culp, a Republican police chief in Republic, is a distant second with 16.7%

Culp was followed by Bothell Republican Joshua Freed with 7.27% and initiative guru Republican Tim Eyman with 7.04%

Here are the results of the first count in the Aug. 4 primary election for statewide offices:

Governor - Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee, 51.96%, Loren Culp, 16.7%, Joshua Freed, 7.27%, Ti...