Vote 2015
Vote 2015

Late bal­lots are once again cre­at­ing intrigue in Seat­tle City Coun­cil races, for the sec­ond cycle in a row. Although incum­bent Bruce Har­rell (run­ning in Dis­trict 2) was ahead by a com­fort­able mar­gin on Elec­tion Night, he and Dis­trict 1 can­di­date Shan­non Brad­dock (long­time chief of staff to Coun­ty Coun­cilmem­ber Joe McDer­mott) have seen their leads over their oppo­nents shrink ever since.

Brad­dock­’s lead over Lisa Her­bold is now just one hun­dred and four votes, where­as Har­rell is ahead of Tam­my Morales by only three hun­dred and sev­en­ty-eight votes.

The Dis­trict 1 race could con­ceiv­ably flip for Her­bold on Mon­day if the trend con­tin­ues. Morales has a tougher hill to climb, but vic­to­ry is not out of reach.

Dis­trict 4 vic­tor Rob John­son, for­mer­ly of Trans­porta­tion Choic­es Coali­tion, has also seen his mar­gin of vic­to­ry shrink, though not by as much. He leads para­le­gal Michael Mad­dux by eight hun­dred and forty-four votes. Mad­dux has con­ced­ed the race, fig­ur­ing he’s too far behind to make up the gap.

About the author

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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