Election 2025

Progressive candidate Katie Wilson has won one of the closest mayoral races in Seattle's history. Both candidates said Thursday that it’s time for the city to come together.

After trailing on election night, Katie Wilson pulled ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell with Monday's ballot count. She now leads the incumbent by 91 votes.

In just two weeks, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay will become the boss of more than 18,000 county employees.

Girmay Zahilay, chair of the King County Council, had 53.2% of the vote as of Friday afternoon after a tight race against fellow councilmember Claudia Balducci.

Even with the mayor’s race still undecided, the balance of power in Seattle city government is set to change.

Anders Ibsen ran against Tacoma City Councilmember John Hines to be the community's next mayor. On Thursday Ibsen led Hines by over 6,000 votes, with roughly 1,500 ballots left to count.

As of Wednesday Anders Ibsen had more than 54% of the tallied votes. Tacoma Council Member John Hines had about 45%, but so far has not conceded the election.

Katie Wilson has earned 49.83% of votes, compared to Bruce Harrell’s 49.79% in election results updated Monday. The race remains too close to call.

Another round of results released Thursday showed Girmay Zahilay widening his lead over Claudia Balducci in the race for King County executive.

Early ballot returns on election night showed a more progressive slate of candidates leading in the races for city attorney and three City Council seats.