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Election coverage from the KUOW newsroom.
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Hollingsworth slated to join Seattle Council after Hudson concedes District 3 race
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Hilary Franz ends campaign for WA governor, now running for Congress
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Seattle’s move to the middle, lower voter turnout, and races still in play: election analysis
The 2023 General Election is over. And because we’re election news junkies, we’re here to catch up on what’s known so far about how Washingtonians voted.
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Mayor Harrell declares victory for Seattle's new housing levy
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other leaders are declaring victory for the city's affordable housing levy after initial ballot counts show it leading with voter approval.
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Envelopes containing 'white powdery substance' stall ballot counts at elections offices across Washington state
Suspicious mailers have been reported at multiple elections offices throughout Washington state, including the King County elections headquarters in Renton, which was evacuated Wednesday.
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Will Seattle become a law-and-order town after this election?
Former Naval officer Bob Kettle seemed giddy at Kell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub in downtown Seattle on election night after the first results came down. He currently has an 12 percentage point lead over the incumbent, progressive city council member Andrew Lewis, in the race to represent District 7, which includes downtown. For months, Kettle and his well-heeled supporters have been slamming Lewis for being too “permissive” on crime.
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Election 2023 results: Seattle City Council & King County races
Election results according to the most recent ballot counts. Results will change as more ballots are processed over the week following the November general election.
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Moms for Liberty pushes right-wing agenda in Washington state school board elections
Across the country, members of Moms for Liberty have increasingly confronted school administrators at board meetings and advocated against school curriculum including subjects like diversity, equity and inclusion, racism in the United States, and LGBTQ+ issues — including in Washington State.
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How much should the Seattle School Board oversee finances? District 2 hopefuls disagree
Incumbent Seattle School Board member Lisa Rivera Smith is facing a challenge from Christina Posten for her District 2 seat in the upcoming general election.
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Drop box dispatches: What Seattle voters want as City Council braces for change
Seattle is bracing for change as voters weigh in on seven City Council races, four of which are open seats. The big, existential question for Seattle’s City Council is whether it moves further left or shifts more to the center on the top issues like homelessness and public safety.
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Seattle school closures are a top issue for school board hopefuls. Where do the candidates stand?
Four of the seven Seattle Public School board’s seven seats are up for grabs this year, and the 2023 election comes at a particularly pivotal time for Washington’s largest school district.
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With Seattle homicides at record high, defund 'flip-flop' haunts City Council incumbent Dan Strauss
Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss is running for reelection this year. And his opponent, Fremont Chamber of Commerce Director Pete Hanning, is trying to paint him as a flip-flopper unworthy of the seat. The two are running in District 6, which runs from Phinney Ridge through Fremont and Ballard into West Magnolia.