
politics
Kshama Sawant surges ahead, paving the way for Seattle's 'most progressive council' in years
After trailing by 8.4 percentage points on election night, Sawant now leads Egan Orion by 1,515 votes.
After trailing by 8.4 percentage points on election night, Sawant now leads Egan Orion by 1,515 votes.
Meanwhile, Andrew Lewis took the lead over Jim Pugel in the race for District 7.
The King County Council committed nearly $400,000 to better understand how discharges from its three largest plants affect juvenile salmon and the southern resident orcas that feed on them.
Council districts stymied big business hopes for a sea change in local politics.
To overcome the lead by challenger Egan Orion, the incumbent District 3 council member must close a large margin in late ballots, which tend to lean left.