Here's how many ballots are left to count before the Seattle mayor race is decided

SEATTLE — King County has about 6,400 ballots left to count from the general election. It remains to be seen if the next ballot drop will answer the question: Who will be the next Seattle mayor?

As of Tuesday morning, challenger Katie Wilson leads Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell by a razor-thin margin of 91 votes. Any final result with a leader fewer than 2,000 votes ahead will trigger an automatic recount - meaning it could be days longer before the results are official.

Bruce Harrell took an early lead following last Tuesday's election. He was 10,000 votes ahead after the first ballot drop. However, Wilson gained ground during successive ballot drops; something her campaign anticipated.

Wilson told KING 5 the surge of votes in her favor isn't surprising because young people tend to vote and drop their ballots off later on election day. Later returns often favor the more progressive candidate.



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