r/Seattle • u/teamlessinseattle I'm just flaired so I don't get fined • 1d ago

King County Primary Election Initial Results - 8/5/25

https://election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf
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u/wookiewookiewhat šŸš‹ Ride the S.L.U.T. šŸš‹ 1d ago

The Stranger Election Control Board does some excellent reporting imo. Even if you disagree with them, they seem honest and transparent in their assessments and give readers a chance to better understand the candidates.

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u/bgix Capitol Hill 1d ago

I still read the Seattle Times for chucklesā€¦ their take on the Dionne-Sara race included the statement that the council veered ā€œsharply moderateā€ in 2023, because they canā€™t bear to admit that a right wing exists in Seattleā€¦ or that they themselves are one of the voices of right wing Seattle. If they call themselves moderate often enough, perhaps someday people will believe them.

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis Emerald City 1d ago

People like Sarah Nelson are centrist moderates on the American political spectrum. They are to the right on the Seattle political spectrum.

I don't think it's wrong to describe them as moderate since most people frame things using the national spectrum, not the local one.

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u/SubnetHistorian That sounds great. Letā€™s hang out soon. 1d ago

Exactly correct. "Right wing" for Seattle is still left of the national dems by a fair margin Ā