Election Results and Analyses – election to be certified on Nov. 23rd

The local election results from the evening on November 2, 2021 have produced a new Mayor for Seattle, the re-election of a long reigning King County Executive and a new Councilmember for the Seattle City Council. As of Friday, November 5, all three marquee city-wide races – the Mayor, City Attorney, and Council Position 9 – have been called based on voting trends over the three days following election night, though outstanding votes are still being counted.

Elections will be certified by King County Elections on November 23rd at 3pm. To keep current on daily vote counts thru certification on November 23rd, click here.

Of additional interest, the School Board position that represents the Magnolia area was decided and there were upset losses for two longtime Port of Seattle incumbents.

Below, we provide the election counts from election night through Friday, Nov. 5. We also link political insights from KOUW, Seattle’s local independent, non-profit newsroom.

SEATTLE

Mayor

  • Lorena González: 40.1% (first count 35%; second count 35.5%; third count 37.8%)
  • Bruce Harrell: 59.3% (first count 64.6%; second count 64.2%; third count 61.6%)

City Attorney

  • Ann Davison: 52.2% (first count 58.3%; second count 57.8%; third count 55.1%)
  • Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: 47% (first count 41%; second count 41.5%; third count 44.1%)

City Council Position 8

  • Teresa Mosqueda: 58.8% (first count 52.4%; second count 53.2%; third count 56%)
  • Kenneth Wilson: 40.8% (first count 47.1%; second count 46.3%; third count 43.5%)

City Council Position 9

  • Sara Nelson: 54.5% (first count 60.3%;’ second count 59.8%; third count 57.3%)
  • Nikkita Oliver: 45.3% (first count 39.5%; second count 40%, third count 43.5%)

Seattle School Board District 4

  • Vivian Song Maritz: 71.7% (first count 67.9%; second count 68.5%; third count 70.2%)
  • Laura Marie Rivera: 28% (first count 31.6%; second count 31.1%; third count 29.5%)

Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 1

  • Norman Z. Sigler: 25.1% (first count 26.2%; second count 26%; third count 25.4%)
  • Ryan Calkins: 73.87% (first count 73%; second count 73.3%)

Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 3

  • Stephanie Bowman: 46.3% (first count 50.7%, second count 50.4%; third count 48.6%)
  • Hamdi Mohamed: 53.2% (first count 48.7%; second count 49.2%; third count 50.9%)

Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 4

  • Peter Steinbrueck: 46.1% (first count 50%; second count 49.7%; third count 48.1%)
  • Toshiko Grace Hasegawa: 53.4% (first count 49.4%; second count 49.8%; third count 51.4%)

KING COUNTY

King County Executive

  • Dow Constantine: 55% (first count 57.3%; second count 57.17%; third count 56.3%)
  • Joe Nguyen: 43.9% (first count 41.6%; second count 41.73%; third count 42.5%)