Politics
Seattle narrowly approves ranked-choice voting
Barring a recount, the city will change its approach to primary elections.
Barring a recount, the city will change its approach to primary elections.
The majority of national polls predicted that the most contentious races were going to be close. And boy, were they.
In a big win for Democrats, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has won the hotly contested southwest Washington seat for U.S. Congress.
The pediatrician from Sammamish defeated her Republican challenger, 52% to 48%, The Associated Press declared on Thursday.
Early counts suggest voters will approve even-year voting and a minimum-wage hike in Tukwila but are still split on Seattle's Initiative 1A and 1B.