Elections

Three of Seattle’s highest-profile citywide offices are headed for rematches in November after progressive challengers finished ahead of moderate incumbents in the city’s top-two primary. Mayor In the mayor’s race, Transit Riders Union co-founder Katie Wilson leads Mayor Bruce Harrell b...

Seattle and King County voters have overwhelmingly approved two property tax measures in the August primary, renewing funding for public parks and the city’s Democracy Voucher program. King County’s Proposition 1, which passed by a wide margin, will raise roughly $200 a year from the median h...

New leadership could be heading to key Seattle-area offices this fall, as fresh contenders lead early primary results in three influential races. King County Executive Girmay Zahilay is leads fellow Councilmember Claudia Balducci by thirteen percentage points. Zahilay has emphasized progressiv...

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...

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...