Seattle 2021 general election results for mayor, city attorney, King County executive, more

An elections worker sorts unopened ballots at the King County Elections headquarters on August 4, 2020 in Renton, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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King County Elections driver Christopher Mugwanya (L) makes sure the ballot drop box is completely empty as he and Dusty Gepner (R) collect ballots from a ballot drop box outside Seattle Community College on November 3, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. From here the ballots will head to King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Washington where they will be processed. Washington state is on track to set a record for voter turnout this year. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
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More results from the Nov. 2 general election are in, and Seattle voters now have a good idea of who will be representing them in several key city and county positions.

In the race to become Seattle’s next mayor, former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell triumphed over M. Lorena González, the council’s current president.

Harrell’s decision to appeal to residents who are fed up with homelessness, as well as the way he distanced himself from a city council that vowed to cut the police budget in half last year, appears to have paid off. As of Friday, Harrell has secured 146,660 votes — 59% — while González has won 99,950 votes, just 40%.

Harrell will be Seattle's first elected Asian American mayor.

In what many saw as this year’s most hotly contested local race, self-proclaimed Republican Ann Davison is still ahead of abolitionist candidate Nicole Thomas-Kennedy to become Seattle’s next city attorney.

Thomas-Kennedy’s projected loss suggests that, contrary to popular belief, Seattle progressives may not have a stranglehold on local politics. The city's far-left faction expressed disgust at the idea of electing Davison, who they have described as a “Trump Republican.” But it appears that Thomas-Kennedy's promise not to prosecute misdemeanor crimes and the inflammatory statements she made about police worried Seattle's centrist democrats enough that they were willing to side with Republicans in voting for Davison.

As of Friday, Davison has received 125,437 votes — 52% — while Thomas-Kennedy has won 112,862, or 47%.

The current incumbents in both positions — Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes — came under fire last year due to their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the numerous Black Lives Matter protests that broke out across the city after the murder of George Floyd. Durkan decided not to seek reelection, while Holmes was squeezed out of the race in August’s primary election.

Meanwhile, incumbent Teresa Mosqueda continues to widen her lead over challenger Kenneth Wilson to maintain her Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council. Mosqueda, whose first term expires this year, has won 138,302 votes — 59% — while Wilson, a bridge engineer, has won 95,980, or 40%.

In the race for the Position 9 seat — which was vacated by M. Lorena González when she decided to run for mayor — Fremont Brewing co-founder Sara Nelson is still far ahead of attorney and nonprofit director Nikkita Oliver to win the open spot. Nelson has won 131,732 votes — 55% — while Oliver has won 109,471, or 45%.

At the county level, incumbent Dow Constantine is beating back challenger Joe Nguyen to win his fourth term as King County Executive. As of Thursday, Constantine has won 293,873 votes — 55% — while Nguyen, a state senator, has won 234,405, or 44%.

General election turnout the year after a presidential election is historically low. In 2017, just 43% of King County voters and about half of Seattle voters turned in ballots.

It looks like turnout for this year is going to be eerily similar. As of Friday, county election data showed that 43% of King County voters and just over half of Seattle voters had turned in ballots. Election officials forecasted 46% turnout for the election.

Keep scrolling for a look at election results so far from the Nov. 2 general election. Full results for King County can be found here.