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SEATTLE After a weekend of controversy, there will be just one Bob Ferguson appearing on Washingtons August primary ballot.
Two other Bob Fergusons, who filed late Friday, have both withdrawn their names for consideration. That leaves the states current attorney general as the only Bob Ferguson on the ballot in the race to be Washington's governor.
On Monday morning, Ferguson had some hard words for the other two candidates sharing his name.
"I want to be very clear; this is not an attack on me. It's an attack on our election system. Attack on our democracy, Bob Ferguson said during a news conference.
One Ferguson who filed on Friday to run for governor is from Yakima, and the other Ferguson is from Graham.
Ferguson said both of the other Bob Fergusons had the same campaign manager, a man named Glen Morgan. Ferguson's campaign calls Glen Morgan a far-right activist.
"Their goal is to mislead voters and split my supporters three ways to depress my vote totals and keep me from moving into the top two in the general election, said Ferguson.