FOX ISLAND — When Dan White voted in August’s primary election, he was sure most of his neighbors in Pierce and Kitsap counties would join him in supporting Republican state Senate candidate Michelle Caldier.

Caldier is a former dentist who currently serves in the state House, representing a deep purple district where taxes and gas prices are major concerns. She’s been elected six times before in the district, which includes a unique mix of urban, suburban and exurban communities, stretching from Bremerton and Port Orchard down to Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula.

But when the dust settled this summer, Caldier narrowly trailed lesser-known Democrat Deb Krishnadasan, giving Krishnadasan a boost heading into their Nov. 4 special election for the state Senate seat that new U.S. Rep. Emily R

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