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  Start biting those nails: No clear winner in Seattle mayor’s race — yet

  Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.

  • Amy Radil
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  Girmay Zahilay leading in race for King County executive, Steffanie Fain up for council

  King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay led on election night with 50% of the vote. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci trailed with about 48% of the vote.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor

  Katie Wilson presents herself as a sensible coalition-builder who runs a small nonprofit and has lived the working-class life. A renter and a mother, she runs on issues close to her heart. She speaks the language of struggling people. But not included in the narrative Wilson tells on the campaign trail is how she affords this expensive city.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Interfering with signature-gathering for WA initiatives is on the rise. It's also illegal

  Incidents involving signature-gatherers have become increasingly frequent as the group Let’s Go Washington, backed by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood, gears up its second effort to get conservative policies passed in majority-Democratic Washington state.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  Seattle Mayor Harrell sees 'challenging race' ahead as progressives lead primary

  Tuesday's primary results suggested top officials in Seattle have a lot of work to do if they're going to keep their seats come November.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Rough night for Seattle incumbents, moderates: 5 takeaways from WA's 2025 primary election

  Early results indicate that a slate of progressive newcomers will face off against moderate incumbents in several key Seattle races this November. King County’s government will see a changing of the guard. Property taxes are probably going up in those areas, too.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  Time’s running out on this August primary. What’s at stake in Seattle?

  The clock is ticking for voters in Washington state to turn in their ballots for today's primary election.

  • Catharine Smith
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  How Seattle's most competitive mayoral candidates would address the city's top issues

  Soundside host Libby Denkmann spoke with the four most competitive candidates running for mayor of Seattle about the top issues facing the city and what they’d do to address them.

  • Hans Anderson
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  This measure would make WA residents prove they are citizens when they register to vote

  A state GOP leader drafted a 2026 ballot measure imposing new rules that critics warn will deter some residents from registering and kick some voters off the rolls.

  • Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
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  Is the Seattle City Council 'toxic' for progressives? Newly elected Alexis Mercedes Rinck is about to find out

  Young progressives may be excited to welcome newly elected Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck. But voters in the Chinatown-International District are worried about what a lack of Asian representation on the Council will mean for their community.

  • Katie Campbell

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