Hannah Murphy Winter
@hmwinter.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief @TheStranger.com
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The disingenuous whiners at the Seattle Times ed board actually suggested that Katie Wilson—mayor-elect and the founder of the Transit Riders Union (who used to do outreach at the bus stop on Third and Union)—doesn't know that the county, not the city, runs the buses. Cry harder, losers
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The disingenuous whiners at the Seattle Times ed board actually suggested that Katie Wilson—mayor-elect and the founder of the Transit Riders Union (who used to do outreach at the bus stop on Third and Union)—doesn't know that the county, not the city, runs the buses. Cry harder, losers
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During his concession speech, Harrell said: "A lot of people were saying that I shouldn’t concede and that there were anomalies, differences, and stuff."
There was no evidence of irregularities. At all. Why imply this?
He didn't say.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
There was no evidence of irregularities. At all. Why imply this?
He didn't say.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
There Was Nothing Unusual About Seattle’s Election, or the Results
There was nothing odd, wrong, or suspicious about Seattle’s election results. They sure felt slow, but they weren’t. Someone tell that to outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell and Seattle Police Officer’s Guil...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
During his concession speech, Harrell said: "A lot of people were saying that I shouldn’t concede and that there were anomalies, differences, and stuff."
There was no evidence of irregularities. At all. Why imply this?
He didn't say.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
There was no evidence of irregularities. At all. Why imply this?
He didn't say.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Katie Wilson explicitly called herself a socialist in her victory speech. Can't wait for the conservative media frenzy from that soundbite.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Katie Wilson explicitly called herself a socialist in her victory speech. Can't wait for the conservative media frenzy from that soundbite.
In the lobby of City Hall, waiting for Bruce Harrell's speech where we expect him to concede the mayor's race in a couple minutes.
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the lobby of City Hall, waiting for Bruce Harrell's speech where we expect him to concede the mayor's race in a couple minutes.
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It's official: Katie Wilson is the next mayor of Seattle!
Katie Wilson Is Seattle’s Next Mayor
Somewhere, Bruce Harrell is slamming a table. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It’s tight, but we’re outside of recount territory, and it’s mathematica...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It's official: Katie Wilson is the next mayor of Seattle!
The results are in. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It’s tight, but we’re outside of recount territory. Katie Wilson will be Seattle’s next mayor.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The results are in. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It’s tight, but we’re outside of recount territory. Katie Wilson will be Seattle’s next mayor.
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For those wondering why the ballot counts didn't quite add up today (ballots counted were less than total votes and write-ins went down), King County Elections says they go through all the write-in ballots by hand and some of those were for one of the two candidates, so those got added to the totals
Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking Likely!
Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
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Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking That Way! - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson edged above 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, in the final…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For those wondering why the ballot counts didn't quite add up today (ballots counted were less than total votes and write-ins went down), King County Elections says they go through all the write-in ballots by hand and some of those were for one of the two candidates, so those got added to the totals
With this new ballot drop, Katie Wilson is very likely our next mayor.
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
With this new ballot drop, Katie Wilson is very likely our next mayor.
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This will be dragging on..... "We are currently not planning to work the weekend but will be back at it on Monday and working and posting results on Tuesday over the Veterans Day holiday as well."
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This will be dragging on..... "We are currently not planning to work the weekend but will be back at it on Monday and working and posting results on Tuesday over the Veterans Day holiday as well."
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Head's up from King County Elections on today's ballot drop: "We are planning to add about 100,000 ballots to the counts (countywide) in today’s results update around 4 pm. We expect about half of those to be Seattle ballots."
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Head's up from King County Elections on today's ballot drop: "We are planning to add about 100,000 ballots to the counts (countywide) in today’s results update around 4 pm. We expect about half of those to be Seattle ballots."
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Your ballot might not have counted!
Your Ballot Might Not Have Counted, But You Can Fix It
As of blog time, King County Elections has challenged 4,119 ballots countywide because of signature-related issues including not signing the ballot at all or the signature not matching the one King Co...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Your ballot might not have counted!
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Thursday's ballot drop just happened. So, who's our new mayor? Ha! Good question. We don't know. Nobody knows. Wilson shrank the gap between her and Harrell, but he's still in the lead. More ballots will be counted tomorrow. Stay tuned? www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Thursday Ballot Drop: Katie Wilson is still behind, but made some gains. It’s not over.
The Thursday ballot drop is here!!!
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thursday's ballot drop just happened. So, who's our new mayor? Ha! Good question. We don't know. Nobody knows. Wilson shrank the gap between her and Harrell, but he's still in the lead. More ballots will be counted tomorrow. Stay tuned? www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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This is the election equivalent of a 15-inning ALCS game jfc
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is the election equivalent of a 15-inning ALCS game jfc
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this county taking a cue from the mariners and edging us
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
this county taking a cue from the mariners and edging us
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As of 10:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 37.96% with 191,827 ballots received. 118,043 ballots were counted as of last night.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As of 10:00am today, King County Elections is reporting that turnout in the City of Seattle has reached 37.96% with 191,827 ballots received. 118,043 ballots were counted as of last night.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
Turnout numbers will increase as more ballots are received.
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This.
Bruce Harrell’s campaign just sent me one of the most out of touch campaign messages I’ve ever received. It says a lot about a person if they think grandparents helping to pay for child care is some kind of scandal. If this is the worst they’ve got on Katie Wilson, that’s practically an endorsement.
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This.
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Still not over Mayor Bruce Harrell wanting a 10 foot wall with an AI MLK, Jr. so you could ask him what he had for breakfast.
This seems fake but it's completely real: Audio of Seattle's current Mayor dreaming of a giant computer-simulated Martin Luther King, something the King family has explicitly asked people not to do.
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Still not over Mayor Bruce Harrell wanting a 10 foot wall with an AI MLK, Jr. so you could ask him what he had for breakfast.
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NEW // Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate
Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate » The Urbanist
# Progressive challenger Katie Wilson continues to have the edge in the highly competitive Seattle mayoral race, despite a large fundraising advantage for corporate-backed incumbent Bruce Harrell. Two...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
NEW // Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate
Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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Story by Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org
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This is backup in our polling data as well. 65% of the respondents between 30 and 44 plan to vote for Wilson, and 59% of respondents 18-29. But it's all about turnout. When we narrow the sample just to likely voters, this race gets tight. www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol...
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is backup in our polling data as well. 65% of the respondents between 30 and 44 plan to vote for Wilson, and 59% of respondents 18-29. But it's all about turnout. When we narrow the sample just to likely voters, this race gets tight. www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol...
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Sometimes a candidate gets so focused on landing a hit on their opponent that they end up criticizing something a lot of people actually live through.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sometimes a candidate gets so focused on landing a hit on their opponent that they end up criticizing something a lot of people actually live through.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
At that point, it’s not really an attack on their opponent. It’s an attack on voters.
It makes them look small and out of touch.
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Washington state is one of only 5 states that have a 100% vote by mail system in place, but some new USPS rules may affect when your vote actually gets counted in time.
An Idiot-Proof Guide to Mailing in Your Ballot, Registering to Vote, and Changing Your Address
It’s voting time. Just like always, the voting is important. You wield so much power. I love that about you.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Washington state is one of only 5 states that have a 100% vote by mail system in place, but some new USPS rules may affect when your vote actually gets counted in time.
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Two weeks out from the election, the mayor took the mic to announce a tentative deal with the police union that would let the CARE crisis team double in size. The trade-off? SPD walks away with more money.
Mayor Harrell Announces a Tentative Agreement With SPOG
Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) have reached a tentative bargaining agreement that would allow the city to double the size of the Community Assistance Response Engagem...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Two weeks out from the election, the mayor took the mic to announce a tentative deal with the police union that would let the CARE crisis team double in size. The trade-off? SPD walks away with more money.
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Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!
The Stranger's General Election 2025 Voting Guide
The primary was an acid trip for the history books. We gotta make it real. Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. Just because progressives did well in the primary, doesn’t mean this is a shoe-in. Money has be...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!
Imagine this story being written about Harrell, or any other male politician: writing condescendingly about how his parents contribute to the care of their grandchildren; sniping at his spouse for not being gainfully employed; talking about having a "toddler on his hip." www.kuow.org/stories/kati...
Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor
Katie Wilson presents herself as a sensible coalition-builder who runs a small nonprofit and has lived the working-class life. A renter and a mother, she runs on issues close to her heart. She speaks ...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Imagine this story being written about Harrell, or any other male politician: writing condescendingly about how his parents contribute to the care of their grandchildren; sniping at his spouse for not being gainfully employed; talking about having a "toddler on his hip." www.kuow.org/stories/kati...