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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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Friday politics: Late returns boost Sawant, car tabs headed for court

KUOW's Paige Browning talks election results with political analysts Joni Balter and Essex Porter.

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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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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.

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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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Why Kshama Sawant wanted to make Seattle's election all about Amazon

Seattle's local election had been focused on local city issues like homelessness. That changed after Amazon poured $1.5 million into city council races, giving city council member Kshama Sawant the opponent she really wanted all along: Jeff Bezos

October 30th | What will Seattle city council candidates do about homelessness?

A look at what your vote might mean this Tuesday. A debate about homelessness. Deciding whether or not to blow the whistle. And getting ready for Halloween with creepy sightings around the city.

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Seattle firefighter ad spending is not about fighting fires

Firefighters have spent nearly $200,000 on items such as little fireman's hat magnet mailers, as well as giant postcards and digital ads that picture lots of raging fires. But despite the fire photos, firefighting is not their top concern.

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Want to dive deep into Seattle City Council campaign finances?

Records of campaign donations and expenditures are always available online through the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. But under city law, campaigns also have to hold sort of a public open house for two hours in the week before each election, where anyone can come look at the supporting documentation behind those contributions.

Crime

'It's gotta change, I wanna see more action.' 160 Seattle businesses call for increased public safety

Dozens of Seattle business owners and residents are demanding that the City Council invest in tougher crime-stopping measures in next year's budget.