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  Sawant declares come from behind victory in Seattle City Council race

  District 3 incumbent City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory over opponent Egan Orion Saturday morning before cheering supporters at the Langston Hughes Preforming Arts Center in the Central District. After falling short election night with 46.5% of the vote, Sawant surged back and now leads with over 1,500 votes.

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  Why the Pierce County Executive wants $30 car tabs, even if it could mean less transit

  Kim Malcolm talks with Pierce County Executive and Sound Transit board member Bruce Dammeier about the passage of Initiative 976.
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  Cheap car tabs could lead to expensive downtown trips

  Thirty dollar car tabs increase the likelihood of tolling on downtown city streets. That's according to the head of the Washington State Transportation Center, Mark Hallenbeck.

• King County joins lawsuit to fight car tabs initiative

  Seattle is joining King County in a lawsuit against Initiative 976. The initiative would lower car tab fees, but officials say it will also cut local transportation budgets.
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  Sawant jumps into lead of Seattle City Council race

  After election night, Kshama Sawant was behind by about 8 points. The next night, about the same. But now ...
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  New Seattle City Council, same policy on homelessness?

  Homelessness was a big issue – maybe THE issue -- for Seattle voters in Wednesday’s City Council election. But the results are mixed bag ... so far.

• Nailbiter continues in Seattle District 7

  More election results are out. The real nail biter for the Seattle City Council is the race in District 7, which includes Queen Anne and downtown Seattle.

• Affirmative action trails, but supporters still see positives

  The affirmative action measure on Tuesday’s ballot was divisive in Asian-American communities. But some say the heated debate had a positive side.
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  It’s election week in Seattle! Your Wednesday update

  In the race for the open seat in the Seattle city council's District 7 race, which includes Queen Anne and downtown, the gap between former Seattle police chief Jim Pugel and assistant city attorney Andrew Lewis has narrowed dramatically.

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  How Amazon's money backfired (and helped labor)

  The race to watch in the Seattle City Council election is District 3, where incumbent Kshama Sawant trails Egan Orion by about eight points.
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  3 takeaways from Election Night in Seattle, starring Kshama Sawant

  Amazon may have exacted its revenge on Kshama Sawant

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  Election results so far: Tight races as more ballots are counted

  Election results for Seattle and selected King County and Washington ballot measures.