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While thousands of votes remain to be counted, the Aug. 1 primary made it clear Seattle will end its 91-year streak of electing only men to the top job at City Hall. Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan has a commanding hold on the No. 1 spot heading into the general election.
2017 Seattle mayoral race
- Jenny Durkan defeats Cary Moon to become Seattle’s first woman mayor since the 1920s
- Seattle's next mayor, Jenny Durkan, names full transition team, deputy mayors
- Seattle’s millionaire mayoral candidates say they know what it’s like to struggle
- Beyond tent-camp ‘sweeps,’ big questions await next Seattle mayor
- Seattle mayoral candidates both say the future holds fewer cars. Here’s how they would ease the crunch
- Cary Moon: Urbanist, waterfront activist touts vision for city, faces questions about résumé, accomplishments
- Jenny Durkan: Former U.S. attorney brings experience, high-powered allies, but also draws scrutiny
- Seattle’s first — and only — female mayor was elected in 1926
Will she face urban planner and anti-tunnel activist Cary Moon, or Nikkita Oliver, the lawyer, educator and Peoples Party candidate who energized a crowd of younger voters?
On Episode 48 of The Overcast, political reporters Jim Brunner and Daniel Beekman, operating on little sleep and much coffee, offer a snap analysis of the primary — and a look at how the general election might shape up. This episode was recorded at the Seattle studios of public radio 88.5 KNKX, as part of an ongoing partnership.
Topics tackled:
• Who has the best shot against presumed front-runner Durkan in a November election?
• What’s behind Moon’s strong primary showing?
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• Plus, a look back at how newspapers covered Bertha Landes, the first and only woman elected mayor of Seattle, back in 1926.
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