Davison is the current leader, with 34.64% and 29,401 votes. Holmes is in second place with 32.80% and 27,844 votes. Thomas-Kennedy is in third place with 32.15% and 27,288 votes. We can’t yet say who will be moving on to the general election.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Teresa Mosqueda on track for reelection, with Kenneth Wilson her likely autumn opponent
Our polling indicated that Mosqueda would easily clinch the top spot, but also found a whopping 55% of voters undecided. Most of those not sure voters appear to have backed Mosqueda. But a significant chunk also went to a candidate who performed very poorly in our survey: Kenneth Wilson.
Bruce Harrell, Lorena González ahead in Seattle mayoral race and likely to move on
Harrell presently leads the fifteen candidate field with 38.23% of the vote. González is in second place with 28.55% of the vote. No other mayoral candidate is anywhere close to them.
King County’s 3rd District looks ready to flip Democratic: It’ll be Lambert vs. Perry this fall
In King County’s first drop, Lambert has 41.33% of the vote, Perry has 34.03%, and Cohen has 24.05%. Only the top two move on, so the general election will almost certainly be a matchup between Sarah Perry and Kathy Lambert.
It’s Top Two Election Day in Washington State – don’t forget to vote!
August 3rd, 2021 is Top Two Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted?
A huge majority of Seattle voters say they’d support a funding measure to speed up ST3
71% of respondents to our July 2021 survey of the Seattle electorate — all likely 2021 Seattle voters — told us that they would support a new transit funding measure, while 24% said they would be opposed. 5% said they were not sure.
2021 Washington Top Two voter turnout remains under 20% with one day left to vote
With one day left to cast a ballot, voter turnout stands at just 17.36% statewide, with 756,092 ballots returned out of 4,355,758 issued. It’s another sign we need to phase out odd-year elections.
As police reform laws take effect, Republicans dust off their old fearmongering playbook
The Republican political strategy in this Washington is straightforward. Try to negatively define the Democrats’ legislative agenda and deploy fear to turn voters against the Evergreen State’s current governing political party.
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 26th-30th)
The week’s major votes included House and Senate passage of the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to fund the Capitol Police, along with a key vote on infrastructure in the Senate and House passage of several crucial appropriations bills.