Wilson leads Harrell by less than 100 votes in Seattle's mayoral race

Community organizer Katie Wilson overtook Bruce Harrell, Seattle’s incumbent mayor, in one of the closest mayoral races in the city’s history.

Wilson leads Harrell by only 91 votes, as of Monday’s election results. She currently has 49.83% of the vote (133,469 votes), compared to Harrell at 49.79% of the vote (133,378 votes), as shown on King County’s website.

Approximately 39,000 ballots were counted in Monday’s latest drop, leaving around 10,000 ballots remaining to decide the election. The closeness of the election could trigger a recount.

“We are grateful to our volunteers who are working to ensure that every vote is counted,” Harrell said in a prepared statement after KIRO Newsradio asked for comment on the tight race. “This is important work, and essential in a close race.”

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