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Primary Election Results

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Primary Election Results

After a long and way too expensive primary season, the results are in (at least most of them). While it appears that each of the three incumbents up for reelection made the runoff, none of them received 50% or more of the vote, which has to be somewhat disappointing for their campaigns. Here’s who we believe will be moving on to the November General Election (check the official site for up-to-date results):

DISTRICT 7: [Downtown, SLU, Magnolia]:

Andrew Lewis - 29%

Jim Pugel - 26%

It is interesting to note that the candidate backed by $150,000 of out-of-state Union money is narrowly leading, and current Council member Sally Bagshaw’s handpicked successor, Michael George, ran poorly with less than 10% of the vote.

DISTRICT 1: [West Seattle]:

Lisa Herbold - 48%

Phillip Tavel - 34%

DISTRICT 2 [Southeast Seattle/Georgetown]:

Tammy Morales - 45%

Mark Solomon - 25%

DISTRICT 3: [Capitol Hill/Central District]:

Kshama Sawant - 33%

Egan Orion - 24%

DISTRICT 4: [Northeast Seattle]:

Alex Pedersen - 45%

Shaun Scott - 19%

DISTRICT 5: [North Seattle]:

Debora Juarez - 42%

Ann Davison Sattler - 28%

DISTRICT 6: [Northwest Seattle]:

Dan Strauss - 31%

Heidi Wills- - 23%

What have we learned so far about the likely composition of the 2020 Seattle City Council?

It’s unlikely that we will see as dramatic a change in the Council as we would have liked. Still, there will be at least four newcomers (not running for reelection) and maybe at least one incumbent (Sawant) who will be unseated.

What can we do now to elect the best candidates in the runoff?

Once the Primary Results are finalized, and we know for sure the two candidates in the runoff for each district, we will be examining all of them carefully to determine which ones we can support. For our Downtown District 7, we not only need a strong supporter of our major concerns/priorities to win, but we also need a Council member who can put together a coalition of at least four others who will recognize and support the importance of a strong/vibrant downtown to our city’s future.

We will post our recommendations in a future post between now and election day in November.

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District 7 Council Candidates Answer Key Questions

After researching all of candidates in the District 7 Seattle City Council race, attending a number of Candidate Forums, and talking with the five we thought were best aligned with our values and downtown livability, we emailed each of them a list of five key questions and asked for short, succinct answers. Below are the answers we received, in alphabetical order, without edits:

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District 7 Council Candidates Answer Key Questions
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Seattle City Council election: November 4th, 2019

The Seattle City Council race in District 7 continues to be fierce. Two strong candidates emerged from the August primary with no clear leader (by vote count).

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Seattle City Council election: November 4th, 2019
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Five DRA Endorsed Candidates Now Leading City Council Races

After three days of election results, it appears that Andrew Lewis is on the way to victory in our District 7, one of five Downtown Residents Alliance (DRA) endorsed candidates now leading in their City Council races (out of 7).

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Five DRA Endorsed Candidates Now Leading City Council Races
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Civic coalition wants to make Seattle’s homeless response part of the City Charter

As Seattle’s homeless crisis enters its sixth year, civic coalition Compassion Seattle is proposing a new approach and increased accountability. The group is seeking an amendment to the City Charter that details City Hall's obligation to fund and provide for those facing chronic homelessness and take responsibility for keeping City streets and parks free of encampments. Coalition member and former Council Member Tim Burgess explains.

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Civic coalition wants to make Seattle’s homeless response part of the City Charter