The Seattle elections are now being characterized as a victory for socialism against the dark forces of Amazon. Not every candidate being roped into that agrees with the story line.
In a campaign full of charged politics and emotional arguments over race and equity, the statewide measure lost by 1 point.
Last month's elections, in Seattle's Eastside suburbs, saw women and renters win a majority on Redmond City Council, recounts in Bothell and Mercer Island,...
PACs spent $4 million for and against general-election candidates in Seattle's seven council races. That's six times more than such PACs spent on Seattle's general-election...
Precinct-by-precinct results released this week tell a more detailed tale about the district races and highlight where exactly divisions slice through the electorate.
![]Seattle City Clerk Monica Simmons swears in Alex Pedersen, newly elected District 4 Seattle City Councilman. Standing along side Pedersen is his wife, Lindsay Pedersen. The ceremony took place at the Magnuson Park Officers Club .
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The new Seattle City Council began to take shape Tuesday as the results of the Nov. 5 elections were certified and Alex Pedersen was sworn in...
The surge in younger voters coincided with a shift in election results favoring left-leaning candidates, including Kshama Sawant, who rallied from an Election Night deficit...
I-976 aims to lower many car-tab costs to $30, repeal city authority to charge local car-tab fees and roll back Sound Transit car-tab taxes.
The Seattle elections are now being characterized as a victory for socialism against the dark forces of Amazon. Not every candidate being roped into that...
Orion led the incumbent with 54% of the vote in last Tuesday's initial tally, but Sawant surged ahead Thursday as more ballots were added, passing...
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