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2021 Primary Election results for Seattle and King County: Pete Holmes falls to third

caption: Lorena Gonzalez and Bruce Harrell are the frontrunners in the primary for Seattle mayor on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.
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Lorena Gonzalez and Bruce Harrell are the frontrunners in the primary for Seattle mayor on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.
KUOW/Kara McDermott; AP/Elaine Thompson

Results for popular races in King County's Aug. 3, 2021, primary election. These do not reflect final results.

Updated 5 p.m. on 8/5/2021.

Seattle Mayor (no incumbent)

Andrew Grant Houston — 2.5%

Lance Randall — 1.4%

Lorena Gonzalez — 29.6%

Casey Sixkiller — 3.5%

Clinton Bliss — 0.8%

Henry C. Dennison — 0.2%

Bobby Tucker — 0.2%

Omari Tahir-Garrett — 0.2%

James Donaldson — 1.6%

Arthur K. Langlie — 5.9%

Colleen Echohawk — 9.3%

Don L. Rivers — 0.1%

Bruce Harrell — 36.7%

Stan Lippmann — 0.2%

Jessyn Farrell — 7.4%

Write-in — 0.2%

Seattle Council Position 8

George Freeman — 1.0%

Alexander White — 1.4%

Jordan Elizabeth Fisher — 1%

Bobby Lindsey Miller — 1.3%

Brian Fahey — 0.5%

Jesse James — 1.2%

Kenneth Wilson — 17.7%

Paul Felipe Glumaz — 5.6%

Alex Tsimerman — 0.6%

Teresa Mosqueda (incumbent) — 56.3%

Kate Martin — 12.4%

Write-in — 1.1%

Seattle Council Position 9 (no incumbent)

Brianna K. Thomas — 13.9%

Lindsay McHaffie — 1.7%

Rebecca L. Williamson — 1.0%

Nikkita Oliver — 36.5%

Xtian Gunther — 0.7%

Sara Nelson — 42.1%

Corey Eichner — 3.9%

Write-in — 0.4%


Seattle City Attorney

Pete Holmes (incumbent) — 32.0%

Ann Davison —34.5%

Nicole S. Thomas-Kennedy — 33.2%


King County Executive

Goodspaceguy — 2.8%

Dow Constantine (incumbent) — 53.3%

Johnathon Crines — 1.6%

Joe Nguyen — 30.5%

Bill Hirt — 11.6%

Write-in — 0.5%


Seattle School Board District 4

Erin Dury — 10.9%

Vivian Song Maritz — 57.8%

Herb Camet Jr. — 8.6%

Laura Marie Rivera — 22.7%


Seattle School Board District 5

Dan Harder — 12.3%

Crystal S. Liston — 3.5%

Michelle Sarju — 83.7%


King County Council District 3

Kathy Lambert (incumbent) — 40.8%

Joe Cohen — 23.6%

Sarah Perry — 35.1%


King County Council District 7

Pete von Reichbauer (incumbent) — 54.3%

Lydia Assefa-Dawson — 16.1%

Dominique Torgerson — 16.5%

Saudia J. Abdullah — 12.8%


King County Council District 9

Reagan Dunn (incumbent) — 56.5%

Ubax Gardheere — 5.5%

Chris Franco — 16.0%

Kim-Khanh Van — 21.7%

Write-in —0.3%


City of Bellevue Position No. 2

Christie Sanam Lo — 10.5%

Johan Christensen — 4.8%

Dexter Borbe — 27.4%

Conrad Lee — 57.0%


Proposition 1 (Best Starts for Kids)

Approved —60.6%

Rejected —39.5%

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