Elections

July 2025

Seattle voters are receiving ballots for the Aug. 5 primary, which will decide the finalists in races for mayor, city attorney, city council, and school board, alongside contests for King County executive and council. Voters will also weigh in on campaign financing and a countywide parks levy. Ma...

June 2025

Seattle voters will decide this fall whether to renew and expand the city’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy. The City Council unanimously approved placing the $1.3 billion measure on the November ballot, doubling the size of the existing levy set to expire this year. The...

June 16, 2025

Judge blocks Trump order targeting mail ballots, proof of citizenship rules — Ruling protects Washington’s vote-by-mail system and halts executive effort to cut funding, reject late-arriving ballots, and mandate voter documentation nationwide.

June 9, 2025

Kshama Sawant launches bid against Rep. Adam Smith — The former Seattle councilmember has filed to challenge Democratic Rep. Adam Smith in Washington’s 9th Congressional District as an independent.

May 2025

Seattle’s 2025 mayoral race is effectively a toss-up, according to a new poll from the Northwest Progressive Institute, with challenger Katie Wilson edging incumbent Bruce Harrell 36% to 33% in a simulated general election matchup. The poll reflects growing vulnerability for Harrell, whose appr...

April 2025

April 28, 2025

Voters pass levy on fingerprint system in April special election — King County voters reauthorized funding for the regional Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) program, 51% to 48%. Voter turnout was estimated at 25%.