David Kroman
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City Hall reporter for The Seattle Times. Send tips to: dkroman@seattletimes.com. Formerly Crosscut. Sorry for the baseball tweets.
Here, to my knowledge, was the city’s last hand recount, in 2015 between Lisa Herbold and Shannon Braddock for city council. Nine votes changed, all of them write ins reclassified as under votes. Herbold and Braddock’s tallies remained the same.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Here, to my knowledge, was the city’s last hand recount, in 2015 between Lisa Herbold and Shannon Braddock for city council. Nine votes changed, all of them write ins reclassified as under votes. Herbold and Braddock’s tallies remained the same.
New: Katie Wilson has taken the lead over Bruce Harrell by just 91 votes. Not enough for anyone to declare victory or concede defeat, but it likely makes her the favorite with roughly 6400 ballots left.
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Katie Wilson takes lead over Bruce Harrell in Seattle mayor race
Katie Wilson, a progressive challenger to the incumbent mayor, is benefiting from the leftward trend of voters who send or drop ballots close or on election day.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
New: Katie Wilson has taken the lead over Bruce Harrell by just 91 votes. Not enough for anyone to declare victory or concede defeat, but it likely makes her the favorite with roughly 6400 ballots left.
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The word from King County Elections is we'll probably get around 35,000 Seattle ballots in today's count. That will leave roughly 10,000 left. It sounds like they had quite a few "cured" ballots come in over the weekend that will be counted Tuesday (Yes, they're counting on Veteran's Day).
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The word from King County Elections is we'll probably get around 35,000 Seattle ballots in today's count. That will leave roughly 10,000 left. It sounds like they had quite a few "cured" ballots come in over the weekend that will be counted Tuesday (Yes, they're counting on Veteran's Day).
An #exclusive look into the Harrell and Wilson campaigns! youtube.com/shorts/jpMxD...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An #exclusive look into the Harrell and Wilson campaigns! youtube.com/shorts/jpMxD...
I don't know if this election will follow the same pattern because the counting has been a little different this year, but here's M. Lorena Gonzalez's vote share by day from 2021. Friday was her peak.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I don't know if this election will follow the same pattern because the counting has been a little different this year, but here's M. Lorena Gonzalez's vote share by day from 2021. Friday was her peak.
Tanya Woo winning more votes than all but four people in Seattle history and losing by 17 points certainly tells you something about having a race during a presidential year
The Rinck, Evans, and Foster campaigns are now officially ranked 2nd, 9th, and 13th, respectively, in total votes received in general elections in Seattle going back to 1973. AMR now holds the top two spots. And counting is far from done.
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Tanya Woo winning more votes than all but four people in Seattle history and losing by 17 points certainly tells you something about having a race during a presidential year
This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
Katie Wilson made big gains on Bruce Harrell in today's vote count. The count probably makes her the slight favorite at this point, but no one's declaring or conceding anything. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire
Incumbent Bruce Harrell's lead is now down to less than two percentage points. He and Katie Wilson are separated by 4,300 votes.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
Katie Wilson made big gains on Bruce Harrell in today's vote count. The count probably makes her the slight favorite at this point, but no one's declaring or conceding anything. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire
Incumbent Bruce Harrell's lead is now down to less than two percentage points. He and Katie Wilson are separated by 4,300 votes.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Katie Wilson made big gains on Bruce Harrell in today's vote count. The count probably makes her the slight favorite at this point, but no one's declaring or conceding anything. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
King county elections just sent a notice saying they expect 50k Seattle ballots in today’s drop, 100k countywide. That leaves at least another 50k in Seattle after that.
Today in, Seattle elections are confusing, Decision Desk HQ has called the mayor’s race for Bruce Harrell while Polymarket gives Katie Wilson 60% odds
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
King county elections just sent a notice saying they expect 50k Seattle ballots in today’s drop, 100k countywide. That leaves at least another 50k in Seattle after that.
Today in, Seattle elections are confusing, Decision Desk HQ has called the mayor’s race for Bruce Harrell while Polymarket gives Katie Wilson 60% odds
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today in, Seattle elections are confusing, Decision Desk HQ has called the mayor’s race for Bruce Harrell while Polymarket gives Katie Wilson 60% odds
Decision Desk HQ appears to have called the race for Harrell. I think that’s quite premature.
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Decision Desk HQ appears to have called the race for Harrell. I think that’s quite premature.
Wilson won today's vote with just under 52% of the count. If that's the number going forward, she will lose. But King County Elections is going slowly and I don't know what kinds of ballots (drop box vs mail) are still waiting to be counted.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Wilson won today's vote with just under 52% of the count. If that's the number going forward, she will lose. But King County Elections is going slowly and I don't know what kinds of ballots (drop box vs mail) are still waiting to be counted.
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 10:31 PM
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
Here's a helpful chart on the "progressive surge" from 2021, published in The Seattle Times. That said, every election -- and how votes are counted by KC Elections -- is a little different. I think we may have a pretty good idea of where the mayor's race is headed after today.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here's a helpful chart on the "progressive surge" from 2021, published in The Seattle Times. That said, every election -- and how votes are counted by KC Elections -- is a little different. I think we may have a pretty good idea of where the mayor's race is headed after today.
Reposted by David Kroman
🚨 As of 8:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 54.83% with 277,102 ballots received.
A note about last night’s update: turnout was actually reported as 50.26%. So turnout has grown another 4.5% overnight.
A note about last night’s update: turnout was actually reported as 50.26%. So turnout has grown another 4.5% overnight.
🚨 🚨 As of 6:00pm today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 52.06% with 253,988 ballots received. That was a VERY big increase from ballot drop box votes yesterday, compared to the updates we were seeing earlier today.
As of 4:00pm today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 38.04% with 192,234 ballots received.
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨 As of 8:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 54.83% with 277,102 ballots received.
A note about last night’s update: turnout was actually reported as 50.26%. So turnout has grown another 4.5% overnight.
A note about last night’s update: turnout was actually reported as 50.26%. So turnout has grown another 4.5% overnight.
King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gained another point on progressive challenger Katie Wilson in today's ballot drop, which added about ~21,000 ballots. She trails by 8 points.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gained another point on progressive challenger Katie Wilson in today's ballot drop, which added about ~21,000 ballots. She trails by 8 points.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.
The Seattle Police Department's chief operating officer, Brian Maxey, and chief legal officer, Becca Boatright, were both sacked this morning. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Chief Shon Barnes fires top civilian leaders in Seattle police
The police department’s chief operating officer, Brian Maxey, and general counsel, Rebecca Boatright, were let go by Chief Shon Barnes, sources said.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Seattle Police Department's chief operating officer, Brian Maxey, and chief legal officer, Becca Boatright, were both sacked this morning. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Anyone else see the screwed up initial WA election results last night on Sec State website? Any other screenshots?
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Anyone else see the screwed up initial WA election results last night on Sec State website? Any other screenshots?
One interesting contrast between New York and Seattle is the Mamdani opposition kept hammering on him being a socialist and it obviously didn’t work. Harrell’s campaign on the other hand experimented with trying to tie Wilson to Sawant and then completely dropped it in the general
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One interesting contrast between New York and Seattle is the Mamdani opposition kept hammering on him being a socialist and it obviously didn’t work. Harrell’s campaign on the other hand experimented with trying to tie Wilson to Sawant and then completely dropped it in the general
I think a 7-9 point gap was exactly the zone with the highest uncertainty for the mayor’s race. Bad news for people who like quick answers
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I think a 7-9 point gap was exactly the zone with the highest uncertainty for the mayor’s race. Bad news for people who like quick answers
The Seattle Times has called the races for: Rinck, Foster, Evans and the two propositions.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Seattle Times has called the races for: Rinck, Foster, Evans and the two propositions.
Bruce Harrell leads Katie Wilson in Tuesday's ballot drop by about 7 points -- which means we have an interesting race over the next several days. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Bruce Harrell leads Katie Wilson in Seattle mayoral race
Incumbent Bruce Harrell is leading left-lane challenger Katie Wilson in Tuesday's results to become Seattle's next mayor in one of Seattle's most competitive races.
www.seattletimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Bruce Harrell leads Katie Wilson in Tuesday's ballot drop by about 7 points -- which means we have an interesting race over the next several days. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
And ending!
Seattle results starting 17 minutes from now
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
And ending!