Mamdani-style activist, liberal incumbent advance to Seattle mayoral runoff
For a long time, progressive activist Katie Wilson will face the first two places on Tuesday, the first two places in the non -Partisan mayor, and will face the Mayor Bruce Harrell in November general elections.
Wilson secured about 46% of the votes to 45% of Harrell. FOX 13.
“Tonight, we’ve got better results than we hoped, and it’s just better,” Wilson wrote to X. “Seattle, you came! Obviously that voters want to change.
Wilson, known for his role in the establishment and continuation of the Left Winged Transit Riders Association, is the champion of progressive positions such as minimum wage increases, public transportation and better access to affordable houses. He also promised to “put a cocoon” of Seattle, and he was likened to New York’s Zohran Mamdani by political experts.
Harrell, who served in the Seattle Municipal Assembly for more than ten years before he was elected mayor in 2021, is accepted as a candidate for establishment in the race.
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According to Seattle Ethics and Election Records, both candidates were on Tuesday, a much larger campaign than the other seven other seven other seven candidates.
According to the files, Harrell, which received approximately 100 approval from the currently selected authorities, defeated Wilson in a narrow way when it first came to a donation collection. Meanwhile, Wilson brought about $ 475,000 to the campaign contributions.
Wilson, who has been in the general election, hopes to prevent Harrell from becoming Seattle’s first mayor to win the election in twenty years.
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Meanwhile, Wilson criticized Harrell for focusing more on dismantling homeless camps rather than increasing the presence of shelters, and accused him of being a part of the political status quo.
“We need the leadership to listen to voters and manage the people in the city,” Wilson, who referred to Harrell in an interview with PBS, said. He said. During the interview, Wilson argued that Harrell’s work on affordable houses and a proposal that will increase the development of affordable housing was the “face of the campaign”.
However, Harell, the northwest administration “affordable houses put more than a billion dollars of money” local news organization introduced the registration of the registration as the mayor.
“My choice is supported by more than 100 existing and former elected officials, Labor Party and affordable housing, environment, community and transportation leaders,” Harrell said on social media last week. “I am proud of the wide and various coalition we built to ensure that Seattle’s progress.”
The general election, which will see that Wilson and Harrell are head -headed, are planned on Tuesday, November 4.
