After Seattle Mayor, arguably the night’s second-biggest race is for King County Executive, the post that West Seattleite Dow Constantine left to become Sound Transit CEO, deciding not to try for a fifth 4-year term. The two candidates to succeed him are both King County Councilmembers, as was Constantine when elected First round of results. This one’s close in the first round:
Girmay Zahilay – 50.07%
Claudia Balducci – 48.44%
Also on countywide ballots, the Medic One levy renewal: Passing with 79% yes
We’ll add full numbers soon; here’s the full list.