Live election results: These are the key races in Washington state
SEATTLE - FOX 13 is tracking key races across Washington state in the 2023 General Election, including seven Seattle City Council seats, a Seattle housing levy, a Tacoma measure on tenant rights, Snohomish County sheriff and executive, and Spokane mayor.
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King County
Seattle City Council
There will be a shakeup on the Seattle City Council which has seven of nine seats up for grabs. There will be four new members with open races in districts 1, 3, 4 and 5.
There are also three incumbents trying to hold onto their spots in districts 2, 6 and 7.
After the initial results on election night, moderates took an early lead. All three incumbents were trailing, including Dist. 2's Tammy Morales, Dist. 6's Dan Strauss and Dist. 7's Andrew Lewis.
- Rob Saka led Maren Costa 59% to 41% in Dist. 1.
- Tanya Woo led Tammy Morales 54% to 45% in Dist. 2.
- Joy Hollingsworth led Alex Hudson 58% to 41% in Dist. 3.
- Maritza Rivera led Ron Davis 55% to 44% in Dist. 4.
- Cathy Moore led ChrisTiana ObeySumner 70 to 29% in Dist. 5.
- Pete Hanning led Dan Strauss 51% to 49% in Dist. 6.
- Bob Kettle led Andrew Lewis 44% to 56% in Dist. 7.
Seattle Housing Levy
Also on the ballot in Seattle is renewing the city's housing levy. This time the levy is massive, asking voters to raise $970 million over the next seven years.
The levy will address Seattle's need for more affordable housing. The renewal would raise the levy's tax rate on assessed property value from 14 cents per $1,000 to 45 cents per $1,000.
The owner of a median-priced home would jump from paying about $108 to $360 a year.
As of Tuesday night, prop 1 was passing by a wide margin, 66 to 34%.
Pierce County
City of Tacoma Measure 1
In Tacoma, there is a controversial measure on the ballot fighting for more tenant rights.
Supporters of Measure 1 including groups like Democratic Socialist of America say Tacoma residents are experiencing the most evictions and rent continues to increase.
If Measure 1 passes, landlords would be banned from evicting anyone during the cold weather months as well as during the school year if a household has students. So even if they don't pay rent, landlords could not evict in many of those cases.
Also, if the rent goes up by more than 5%, they have to pay two months worth of rent to help relocate a tenant who cannot afford the increase.
Landlord groups say the restrictions are severe, even more stringent than Seattle's law right now. They say the rules will hurt small landlords and allow for abuses if someone wants to squat.
As of Tuesday night, Measure No. 1 was 51% no to 49% yes.
Tacoma City Council
Also in Tacoma, two seats on the city council are up for grabs.
It was a tight race for at Large Pos. 7, Kristen Wynne led Olgy Diaz by less than 200 votes.
For at Large Pos. 8, Kristina Walker was leading Todd Briske by more than 12,000 votes
John Hines was running unopposed for Dist. 1 and had 98% of the vote.
Jamika Scott was leading Chris Van Vechten 52% to 48% in Dist. 3.
Pierce County Council
District 2 could shift the council's balance of power. Paul Herrera was leading Jamie Smith 54% to 46%.
Snohomish County
Snohomish County Sheriff
There is a contentious race for sheriff in Snohomish County where Adam Fortney is seeking re-election against challenger Susanna Johnson.
Johnson took the early lead with 52% to Fortney's 48% of the vote.
Snohomish County Executive
The county will also choose a new executive, incumbent Dave Somers is running against challenger Bob Hagglund.
Somers was leading Hagglund 61% to 38%.
City of Edmonds Mayor
The races for Edmonds mayor is one of the closest in the state and was only separated by a few dozen votes in the Primary.
Mike Rosen was leading Mike Nelson 57% to 42% as of Tuesday night.
Spokane County
City of Spokane Mayor
In Eastern Washington, the mayor's race in Spokane has been hotly contested.
More than $1 million has been raised by both candidates, more than any other race in the state.
As of election night, incumbent Nadine Woodward trailed challenger Lisa Brown 52 to 48%.
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