Four candidates, including the incumbent, Republican Kim Wyman, are running for the office that administers elections in Washington.
Those candidates are:
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Kim Wyman has been Washington's secretary of state for the last eight years. Before that, she was the auditor in Thurston County.
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Gentry Lange is a small business owner in the information technology field and a political activist.
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Ed Minger is a high school history teacher in Fife, Washington.
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Rep. Gael Tarleton represents the 36th Legislative District (Seattle) in the state House of Representatives.