"A conservative Republican activist threw a monkey wrench into the race by recruiting two last-minute Democratic candidates who share the same name as the party’s presumed front-runner."
Three Bob Fergusons now running for governor as race takes turn for the weird
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/05/10/three-bob-fergusons-now-running-for-governor-as-race-takes-turn-for-the-weird/