Dionne Foster ousts Sara Nelson for Seattle City Council Position 9

Dionne Foster has defeated incumbent Sara Nelson 57.9% (64,970 votes) to 41.7% (46,726 votes), according to King County voting data, for position 9, a city-wide seat, among the city council.

“Well, given the primary returns, I’m not all that surprised,” Nelson told KIRO Newsradio after results dropped. “However, we put 110% into the campaign — doorbell, 11,000 people, 20,000 phone calls, etc. We worked really hard since the primary. So we were hoping it would be better, but I was working with the deficit going in.”

Acting as the current city council president, Nelson has served four years on the council since she was first elected in 2021. However, Nelson performed poorly in the August primary, as challenger Dionne Foster earned 58.4% of the vote (110,636 votes), compared to Nelson’s 35.3% (66,909).

Despite Nelson’s defeat, she still wants to find a way to aid her community.

https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/seattle-city-council-4/4152176