Councilmember Kshama Sawant is ahead by 232 votes after Thursday’s ballot drop. With late votes trending strongly her way, that lead is likely to grow with remaining ballots. King County Elections said recalls are exempt from recounts, and the present margin would exceed the recount threshold anyway. It appears the recall effort has failed.
Turnout is sitting at 52.4%. King County Elections said virtually all returns from ballot boxes have been counted, which leaves only ballots still coming in from the post office (with a postmark by 8pm Tuesday) remaining to be counted and 591 ballots with signature challenges that potentially could be cured. Because a majority of challenged ballots are from younger voters, they will also likely break for Sawant. Track your ballot to make sure it has been counted, District 3 voters.
