Results are in for all seven Seattle City Council districts from the August primary election.
With 45 total candidates registered to run this year, the field is as crowded as it’s ever been. And of the seven districts up for a vote in 2023, incumbents have announced they won’t be running in four: Lisa Herbold in District 1, Kshama Sawant in District 3, Alex Pedersen in District 4, and Council President Debora Juarez in District 5.Eight candidates are running to replace incumbent Councilmember Lisa Herbold in District 1. Herbold first took office in 2016, and last won reelection by a 55.
Of the three candidates in the August primary, Morales and Tanya Woo are leading the group with 48% and 45% of the vote respectively, with Margeret Elisabeth trailing behind at 6%.With Kshama Sawant not running for re-election, the field of candidates for District 3 is currently at nine candidates.
Of the four candidates in the primary, Ron Davis and Maritza Rivera are leading the group with 41% and 34% of the vote respectively. Ken Wilson is in third at 23%.District 5 has the most candidates in Seattle’s City Council primary, with 10 competing to replace outgoing Council President Debora Juarez, who isJuarez was elected as the first representative of District 5 in 2015, with 64% of the vote, and was re-elected in 2019 with a 60% majority.
Of the 10 candidates, Cathy Moore and CrisTiana ObeySumner are leading with 32% and 21% of the vote. Trailing behind are Nilu Jenks and Justin Simmons .Five candidates are currently running in District 6 as they take on incumbent Councilmember Dan Strauss. Strauss was elected in 2019 with 56% of the vote.
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