At present King County Elections added 95,000 votes to their tally. With the ballots from drop packing containers now accounted for, we’re sitting at over 40% turnout, a smidge forward of projections, which may be very good! That stated, far lower than half of registered voters voting within the major just isn’t precisely consultant, so, ya know, inform a buddy!
In the intervening time, the county nonetheless has 121,000 accepted ballots left to depend, together with about 50,000 in Seattle. KCE additionally data greater than 1,500 energetic signature challenges in Seattle and almost 4,200 signature challenges countywide. When you have a signature subject together with your poll, then you’ve got till Monday, August 19 at 4:30 pm to resolve it. Now you can repair any signature points on-line right here. Hop to it!
Now, onto enterprise. Thursday’s poll drop usually clarifies some mysteries from election night time, however a lot of those self same mysteries stay. Let’s evaluate them! (Numbers might shift as counties flip in ballots late, so please pardon the discrepancy.)
As of press time, Congressional hopeful Melissa Chaudhry, who challenged longtime incumbent Adam Smith within the Seattle ‘burbs, inched nearer to Republican transphobe Paul Martin. Yesterday she was a full level behind him, 18% to 19%, and now she’s simply 0.4 factors and a bit of greater than 550 votes behind him. Tomorrow’s poll drop may convey her sufficient votes to squeak by him. Nonetheless, ending within the excessive teenagers pales compared to the 27% progressive challenger Sarah Smith put up towards Congressman Smith (no relation) in the course of the progressive wave in 2018. Bummer to see a drop there.
Issues arguably look higher for Stranger-endorsed Public Lands Commissioner candidate Dave Upthegrove in the present day. Within the newest tally, the environmentalist now trails MAGA Republican Sue Pederson by 1,940 votes, down from 3,000 votes yesterday. A giant lead in King County buoys him, however he is trailing in Pierce, Snohomish, and Clark, which can make this one a nail-biter till the bitter finish.
I wished to do a statewide evaluation of the potential for Dem pickups within the State Home and state Senate, however my e-mail melted down and I principally needed to write all of this submit on my telephone. In order that’ll come tomorrow!
Right here in Seattle, forty third Legislative District Democrat and Stranger endorsee Shaun Scott reached a brand new cruising altitude of 56%, rising his share by 2%. Seattle Occasions-endorsed candidate Daniel Carusello nonetheless hovers round 17% of the vote, and We Coronary heart Seattle Founder Andrea Suarez misplaced a bit of floor, all the way down to 22%.
Alexis Mercedes Rinck prolonged her already vast lead over Council Member Tanya Woo. Rinck now leads Woo 48 to 40.5, which can solely develop. Those that voted for progressive Tariq Yusuf and Saunatina Sanchez will very doubtless vote Rinck come November, so that you may as effectively add 8 factors to Rinck’s 7.5-point lead.
Boy, don’t it simply look like even-year elections work higher for progressives attributable to larger turnout? We must always actually get on that.
