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Katie Wilson Likely to Be Seattle’s Next Mayor
- On Tuesday, Katie Wilson, mayoral candidate, leads by 1,346 votes after Monday's count and Tuesday additions with just over 1,400 ballots left, making her the clear favorite.
- After trailing by more than 10,000 votes the day after the election, late-counted and mail-in ballots broke for Katie Wilson, while her focus on affordability and homelessness helped narrow Bruce Harrell's lead.
- A longtime activist, Katie Wilson founded the Transit Riders Union and built her campaign on renter protections, taxes on corporations like Amazon, and pledging 4,000 new shelter units.
- If confirmed, Katie Wilson will face key decisions about department heads for transportation, housing, utilities, receive a transition office in Seattle Municipal Tower, and inherit 2026 World Cup duties plus a more than $140 million deficit in the coming year.
- With City Hall remade, the election results signaled a strong progressive return, but the Democratic Socialists of America, local chapter declined to endorse Katie Wilson, and few clear blocs on the City Council complicate governance.
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Katie Wilson poised to be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor
Katie Wilson looks poised to become Seattle’s next mayor.Incumbent Bruce Harrell, 67, slipped further behind Wilson as fresh ballot counts were released Wednesday. Wilson, who identifies as a democratic socialist, was ahead by 1,976 votes. Her lead of 0.71 percentage points puts the race outside the margin for a recount.Wilson, 43, would be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor. She ran on a populist platform, decrying the city’s high cost of living …
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right15Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Right
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- 52% of the sources lean Right
52% Right
L 38%
R 52%
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