Election results so far: Tight races as more ballots are counted
These are not the final results. Updated 11/8/19 at 3:39 p.m.
Below are the election results for ballots counted as of Tuesday night for Seattle and selected King County and Washington ballot measures.
Seattle and King County
Seattle City Council | District 1
West Seattle, South Park
Lisa Herbold: 55%
Phil Tavel: 44%
Seattle City Council | District 2
South Seattle
Tammy Morales: 60%
Mark Solomon: 40%
Seattle City Council | District 3
Central Seattle
Kshama Sawant: 50%
Egan Orion: 49%
Seattle City Council | District 4
Northeast Seattle
Alex Pedersen: 53%
Shaun Scott: 46%
Seattle City Council | District 5
North Seattle
Debora Juarez: 60%
Ann Davison-Sattler: 40%
Seattle City Council | District 6
Ballard
Dan Strauss: 55%
Heidi Wills: 44%
Seattle City Council | District 7
Downtown, Queen Anne, Chinatown-ID
Andrew J. Lewis: 52%
Jim Pugel: 47%
King County Proposition 1: Medic One
Authorizes replacing an expiring Medic One emergency medical services levy.
Yes: 81%
No: 19%
King County Council | District 2
Seattle's University District south to Skyway
Girmay Zahilay: 59%
Larry Gossett: 40%
King County Council | District 4
Seattle's Ballard, Magnolia and downtown neighborhoods
Abigail Doerr: 25%
Jeanne Kohl-Welles: 74%
King County Council | District 6
Eastside, including Mercer Island, Kirkland and Bellevue
Bill Hirt: 21%
Claudia Balducci: 78%
King County Council | District 8
Vashon and Maury Islands
Joe McDermott: 84%
Michael Robert Neher: 16%
Additional election results for King County, including other city results.
State Measures
Referendum 88: Affirmative action
This referendum requires a statewide vote on an initiative that allows for affirmative action policies by Washington state for public education, employment and contracting. Currently, there is a ban of such action. A vote to approve would allow affirmative action. A vote to reject upholds the ban.
Approved: 50.03%
Rejected: 49.97%
Initiative 976: Car tabs
This Tim Eyman initiative would impose a $30 cap on car tab fees for most vehicles, force car values to be assessed based on the Kelley Blue Book, and repeal some transit authorities to impose taxes.
Yes: 53%
No: 47%
