Weirdest. Race. Ever. Democrat Tony Ventrella, the former KING 5 TV sportscaster, jumped into this race to take down Eastside Republican congressman/empty suit/empty head Dave Reichert until, not too long before the primary election, Ventrella dropped out for “personal reasons.” But it was too late to take Ventrella’s name off the primary ballot. He received more than 22,000 votes—the most of any Reichert challenger—and Ventrella’s zombie candidacy lumbered on to November.
