Moderates lead after initial count of Seattle City Council ballots
The more middle-of-the-road candidates for Seattle City Council led after the first ballot count Tuesday.
The three incumbents were behind Tuesday, though Dan Strauss in District 6 trailed Fremont Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Pete Hanning by 2 percentage points, which is a tiny margin when ballots are counted in daily batches.
Incumbent Tammy Morales trails business-backed candidate Tanya Woo by 8 points in the District 2 race in Southeast Seattle. Even that isn't enough to guarantee victory, as evidenced by Kshama Sawant's come-from-behind wins in previous elections.
Sawant isn't seeking reelection to the District 3 seat. It appears she will be replaced by Joy Hollingsworth, the cannabis farmer whom Mayor Bruce Harrell endorsed for the economically diverse district centered around Capitol Hill. Hollingsworth, a district native, leads transit advocate Alex Hudson by 17 points.
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