Seattle 2021 primary election results for mayor, city attorney, more

The early results for the Aug. 3 primary election are in, and Seattle voters finally have a better idea of who will be moving forward to the Nov. 3 general election.

While early turnout was low, ballot return reached 42.13% in Seattle according to the latest data from King County Elections. Countywide, 29.79% of all ballots were returned.

While the early results provide a good indicator of who is likely to advance to the general election, the races will not be called until the election is certified after all ballots have been counted. Voters can track their ballots here.

There were two notable change in election results on Friday.

The first was in the race for Seattle city attorney. Abolitionist candidate Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, who was in last place after results were released on election night, now has the lion's share of  votes, with 35.45%. The other challenger for Pete Holmes's seat, Ann Davidson, lead the race most of the week. She fell to second on Friday, with 33.08% of votes. 

As more ballots are counted each day, Holmes, the incumbent, seems more and more likely of being squeezed out once the election is certified later this month. He's currently secured 31.19% of votes. 

The second notable change came in the race for Position 9 on the Seattle City Council. On election night, Sara Nelson led the pack with 42.36% of votes, while Nikkita Oliver trailed behind her with 34.96%. But Oliver has made up a lot of ground since then. The latest election results show Nelson with 40.05% of votes, with Oliver hot on her heels at 39.21%.   

That seat was vacated after its previous occupant, M. Lorena González, chose to run for mayor. 

Here's a look at election results so far from the Aug. 3 primary. Full results for King County can be found here. Names in bold are currently likely to advance to the general election.

Seattle Mayor:

Andrew Grant Houston: 2.62%

Lance Randall: 1.38%

M. Lorena González: 31.42%

Casey Sixkiller: 3.37%

Arthur Langlie: 5.61%

Colleen Echohawk: 9.95%

Bruce Harrell: 34.98%

James Donaldson: 1.54%

Jessyn Farrell: 7.30%

Seattle City Attorney:

Ann Davison: 33.08%

Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: 35.45%

Pete Holmes: 31.19%

Seattle City Council Position 8:

Kenneth Wilson: 16.50%

Paul Felipe Glumaz: 5.44%

Teresa Mosqueda: 58.57%

Kate Martin: 11.78%

Seattle City Council Position 9:

Brianna Thomas: 13.56%

Corey Eichner: 3.65%

Nikkita Oliver: 39.21%

Sara Nelson: 40.05%

Seattle School Director District No. 4, Director District No. 4:

Vivian Song Maritz: 58.75%

Herb Camet, Jr.: 7.93%

Laura Marie Rivera: 22%

Erin Dury: 10.75%

Seattle School Director District No. 5, Director District No. 5

Dan Harder: 11.14%

Crystal S. Liston: 3.29%

Michelle Sarju: 85.07%

King County Executive:

Dow Constantine: 52.47%

Joe Nguyen: 31.70%

Bill Hirt: 11.06%

Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 3

Joe Cohen: 23.57%

Kathy Lambert: 40.85%

Sarah Perry: 35.09%

Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 7

Lydia Assefa-Dawson: 16.51%

Pete von Reichbauer: 53.20%

Dominique Torgerson: 16.48%

Saudia J. Abdullah: 13.36%

Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 9

Ubax Gardgeere: 6.02%

Chris Franco: 16.06%

Reagan Dunn: 55.86%

Kim Khanh Van: 21.77%

Proposition No. 1:

Approve: 61.87%

Reject: 38.13%