Seattle mayor will likely be Harrell or González

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Bruce Harrell and Lorena González will face off in November to become Seattle’s next mayor — the former president of the Seattle City Council against the person who holds that position today.

At stake: the vision for what Seattle may become as the city grapples with the pandemic’s economic fallout, policing and, of course, housing and homelessness.

“The city is now redefining itself, what it’s going to be,” said Harrell. “And I truly believe that the decisions that will be made next year, in 2022, will define it for years to come. And that's what we're going to focus in on: what the city is going to be.”

Harrell took a clear lead Tuesday night with 38% of the vote to González’s 28%. As late ballots are counted in the coming days, the margin between the two could narrow — a consistent trend in Seattle elections, in which subsequent ballot counts favor the more progressive of two candidates, in this case González.

But regardless of what happens in the coming days, both Harrell and Gonzalez’s margins are almost certainly insurmountable for the next closest candidate, Colleen Echohawk.

source: https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/08/harrell-gonzalez-will-likely-compete-be-next-seattle-mayor

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I have no idea who will win in November. It seems like this primary had a low turnout (at least that’s what was reported) so neither of these candidates appear to be exciting residents so far.