Hannah Murphy Winter
@hmwinter.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief @TheStranger.com
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This will be dragging on..... "We are currently not planning to work the weekend but will be back at it on Monday and working and posting results on Tuesday over the Veterans Day holiday as well."
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This will be dragging on..... "We are currently not planning to work the weekend but will be back at it on Monday and working and posting results on Tuesday over the Veterans Day holiday as well."
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Head's up from King County Elections on today's ballot drop: "We are planning to add about 100,000 ballots to the counts (countywide) in today’s results update around 4 pm. We expect about half of those to be Seattle ballots."
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Head's up from King County Elections on today's ballot drop: "We are planning to add about 100,000 ballots to the counts (countywide) in today’s results update around 4 pm. We expect about half of those to be Seattle ballots."
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Your ballot might not have counted!
Your Ballot Might Not Have Counted, But You Can Fix It
As of blog time, King County Elections has challenged 4,119 ballots countywide because of signature-related issues including not signing the ballot at all or the signature not matching the one King Co...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Your ballot might not have counted!
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Thursday's ballot drop just happened. So, who's our new mayor? Ha! Good question. We don't know. Nobody knows. Wilson shrank the gap between her and Harrell, but he's still in the lead. More ballots will be counted tomorrow. Stay tuned? www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Thursday Ballot Drop: Katie Wilson is still behind, but made some gains. It’s not over.
The Thursday ballot drop is here!!!
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thursday's ballot drop just happened. So, who's our new mayor? Ha! Good question. We don't know. Nobody knows. Wilson shrank the gap between her and Harrell, but he's still in the lead. More ballots will be counted tomorrow. Stay tuned? www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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This is the election equivalent of a 15-inning ALCS game jfc
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is the election equivalent of a 15-inning ALCS game jfc
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this county taking a cue from the mariners and edging us
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
this county taking a cue from the mariners and edging us
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As of 10:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 37.96% with 191,827 ballots received. 118,043 ballots were counted as of last night.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As of 10:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 37.96% with 191,827 ballots received. 118,043 ballots were counted as of last night.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
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This.
Bruce Harrell’s campaign just sent me one of the most out of touch campaign messages I’ve ever received. It says a lot about a person if they think grandparents helping to pay for child care is some kind of scandal. If this is the worst they’ve got on Katie Wilson, that’s practically an endorsement.
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This.
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Still not over Mayor Bruce Harrell wanting a 10 foot wall with an AI MLK, Jr. so you could ask him what he had for breakfast.
This seems fake but it's completely real: Audio of Seattle's current Mayor dreaming of a giant computer-simulated Martin Luther King, something the King family has explicitly asked people not to do.
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Still not over Mayor Bruce Harrell wanting a 10 foot wall with an AI MLK, Jr. so you could ask him what he had for breakfast.
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NEW // Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate
Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/24/w...
Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate » The Urbanist
# Progressive challenger Katie Wilson continues to have the edge in the highly competitive Seattle mayoral race, despite a large fundraising advantage for corporate-backed incumbent Bruce Harrell. Two...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
NEW // Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate
Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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This is backup in our polling data as well. 65% of the respondents between 30 and 44 plan to vote for Wilson, and 59% of respondents 18-29. But it's all about turnout. When we narrow the sample just to likely voters, this race gets tight. www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol...
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is backup in our polling data as well. 65% of the respondents between 30 and 44 plan to vote for Wilson, and 59% of respondents 18-29. But it's all about turnout. When we narrow the sample just to likely voters, this race gets tight. www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol...
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Sometimes a candidate gets so focused on landing a hit on their opponent that they end up criticizing something a lot of people actually live through.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sometimes a candidate gets so focused on landing a hit on their opponent that they end up criticizing something a lot of people actually live through.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
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Washington state is one of only 5 states that have a 100% vote by mail system in place, but some new USPS rules may affect when your vote actually gets counted in time.
An Idiot-Proof Guide to Mailing in Your Ballot, Registering to Vote, and Changing Your Address
It’s voting time. Just like always, the voting is important. You wield so much power. I love that about you.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Washington state is one of only 5 states that have a 100% vote by mail system in place, but some new USPS rules may affect when your vote actually gets counted in time.
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Two weeks out from the election, the mayor took the mic to announce a tentative deal with the police union that would let the CARE crisis team double in size. The trade-off? SPD walks away with more money.
Mayor Harrell Announces a Tentative Agreement With SPOG
Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) have reached a tentative bargaining agreement that would allow the city to double the size of the Community Assistance Response Engagem...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Two weeks out from the election, the mayor took the mic to announce a tentative deal with the police union that would let the CARE crisis team double in size. The trade-off? SPD walks away with more money.
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Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!
The Stranger's General Election 2025 Voting Guide
The primary was an acid trip for the history books. We gotta make it real. Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. Just because progressives did well in the primary, doesn’t mean this is a shoe-in. Money has be...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!
Imagine this story being written about Harrell, or any other male politician: writing condescendingly about how his parents contribute to the care of their grandchildren; sniping at his spouse for not being gainfully employed; talking about having a "toddler on his hip." www.kuow.org/stories/kati...
Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor
Katie Wilson presents herself as a sensible coalition-builder who runs a small nonprofit and has lived the working-class life. A renter and a mother, she runs on issues close to her heart. She speaks ...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Imagine this story being written about Harrell, or any other male politician: writing condescendingly about how his parents contribute to the care of their grandchildren; sniping at his spouse for not being gainfully employed; talking about having a "toddler on his hip." www.kuow.org/stories/kati...
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I explained why this looks like a violation of campaign finance law:
“They are getting information from and about the campaign that is not available to the general public—that's inside information that they're then using to electioneer on Bruce’s behalf,” Fincher says.
“They are getting information from and about the campaign that is not available to the general public—that's inside information that they're then using to electioneer on Bruce’s behalf,” Fincher says.
Before you tune into the Mariners game, read this story about campaign finance drama:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...
Bruce Harrell Spoke at a Fundraiser for the PAC Supporting Him
On Sept. 16, Bruce Harrell was scheduled to attend a fundraising event for Bruce Harrell for Seattle’s Future, the political action committee supporting his reelection campaign. According to an email ...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I explained why this looks like a violation of campaign finance law:
“They are getting information from and about the campaign that is not available to the general public—that's inside information that they're then using to electioneer on Bruce’s behalf,” Fincher says.
“They are getting information from and about the campaign that is not available to the general public—that's inside information that they're then using to electioneer on Bruce’s behalf,” Fincher says.
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"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help
“What mothers go through in crisis is not a one-time opportunity—it’s ongoing."
publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
“What mothers go through in crisis is not a one-time opportunity—it’s ongoing."
publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett D’Vonne Pickett, the owner of The Postman mailing and shipping store and in the Central District,…
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October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help
“What mothers go through in crisis is not a one-time opportunity—it’s ongoing."
publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
“What mothers go through in crisis is not a one-time opportunity—it’s ongoing."
publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
During the game is fine too.
Before you tune into the Mariners game, read this story about campaign finance drama:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...
Bruce Harrell Spoke at a Fundraiser for the PAC Supporting Him
On Sept. 16, Bruce Harrell was scheduled to attend a fundraising event for Bruce Harrell for Seattle’s Future, the political action committee supporting his reelection campaign. According to an email ...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
During the game is fine too.
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This seems fake but it's completely real: Audio of Seattle's current Mayor dreaming of a giant computer-simulated Martin Luther King, something the King family has explicitly asked people not to do.
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This seems fake but it's completely real: Audio of Seattle's current Mayor dreaming of a giant computer-simulated Martin Luther King, something the King family has explicitly asked people not to do.
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
Reposted by Hannah Murphy Winter
Relatedly from just the other day… www.bet.com/article/n9fz...
Bernice King Asks People To Stop Making AI Videos Of Her Father, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bernice called the generative AI rendering disrespectful.
www.bet.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Relatedly from just the other day… www.bet.com/article/n9fz...
Harrell has said a lot of wild things during this campaign, but this one might take the cake.
Downtown could have "like, a 10-foot wall" where people could talk to AI versions of historical figures. "How cool would this be if we had like, a 10 foot wall. It's interactive and it's historical. And you could talk to Martin Luther King."...
October 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Harrell has said a lot of wild things during this campaign, but this one might take the cake.
When she announced her campaign, Wilson was unknown to most Seattleites. Then she won the primary in a landslide that no one expected, not even her. We at The Stranger thought it was time we got to know her better.
My takeaway: I don’t think Harrell has any idea what he’s up against.
My takeaway: I don’t think Harrell has any idea what he’s up against.
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
When she announced her campaign, Wilson was unknown to most Seattleites. Then she won the primary in a landslide that no one expected, not even her. We at The Stranger thought it was time we got to know her better.
My takeaway: I don’t think Harrell has any idea what he’s up against.
My takeaway: I don’t think Harrell has any idea what he’s up against.