Results were certified in King County elections Tuesday, codifying high turnover and low voter turnout in Seattle City Council races.
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Seattle’s final council election results show low turnout, high turnover
Results were certified in King County elections Tuesday, codifying high turnover and low voter turnout in Seattle City Council races.
Most WA voters didn’t vote. Here’s how lawmakers want to change that
Roughly 64% of Washington voters didn’t cast a ballot in the Nov. 7 general election, when 3,095 local offices were up for election.
Snohomish County’s new sheriff seeks a reset for her department
Susanna Johnson ousted incumbent Sheriff Adam Fortney to become the first woman to lead the law enforcement agency in Washington’s third most populous county.
USPS failed to deliver ballots from one Seattle mail drop box
Ballots dated before the Nov. 7 general election return deadline sat uncounted in one Seattle post office until voters complained to King County.
Teresa Mosqueda wins King County Council seat
Mosqueda's victory means she will leave the City Council before her term ends in 2025, creating an opening.
Front-runners hold slim leads as Seattle City Council votes trickle in
Results trickled in Monday for three extremely close Seattle City Council races: Districts 2, 4 and 7, each of which is separated by fewer than...
Missing in action: How absent young voters swung Seattle politics | Danny Westneat
The drama of how Seattle politics swung away from progressives isn't about who voted and why, but the 40,000 who were missing, writes columnist Danny...
Strauss, Saka, Hollingsworth win Seattle City Council races; Morales pulls ahead VIEW
Seattle City Council candidates Rob Saka and Joy Hollingsworth, as well as incumbent Dan Strauss, clinched victories on Friday as results begin to codify wins...