The Seattle mayor’s race has tightened dramatically on day 4 of counting the all-mail-in ballots:
Bruce Harrell, the Democratic incumbent: 50.74%
Katie Wilson, the progressive challenger: 48.86%
On day three of counting the all-mail-in ballots, Seattle’s incumbent mayor, Bruce Harrell, retains a comfortable if slightly narrowed lead over the progressive challenger who bested him in the primary, Katie Wilson: 52.6% to 46.9%.
Nov 8, 2025 · 12:03 AM UTC
Baker suggests that the Seattle mayor’s race could be extremely close, perhaps coming down to just a few thousand votes:
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With today’s ballots, Seattle’s race for mayor has narrowed even further (50.7% to 48.9%).
Progressive challenger @wilsonformayor got 55% of today’s votes. There are roughly 55,000 ballots left to count. She needs ~54% of the remainder to surpass incumbent @bruceharrell.
