Elections

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Can ‘universal rent control’ get Kshama Sawant re-elected this November?

Rent control is illegal in Washington State but that’s not stopping Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant from fighting for it. An unapologetic Marxist, Sawant anticipates a vicious fight for that proposal against developers, and what she calls “the Capitalist class.”

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Youths grill Seattle area candidates in forum

It was a tough crowd Thursday night at Seattle City Hall. Young voters from several local community groups organized a forum for candidates for city and county elections.

Why Ballard and Capitol Hill had more say in the primary election

Ballard, Fremont, and Greenlake neighborhoods in Seattle: you had the highest voter turnout in last week's primary election.

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How many registered to vote on Election Day, now that Washington allows it?

Washington state's 2019 primary election, by the numbers.