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Tanya Woo faces these candidates in bid to keep her Seattle City Council seat

Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo will face off against Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Saunatina Sanchez in her bid to keep the Position 8 seat.
Katie Campbell
'Uncommitted' vote campaign to send 2 Washington state delegates to Democratic National Convention

The Washington State Democratic Party confirmed Monday the protest campaign won more than 15% of the vote in Washington's 7th Congressional District, which covers most of Seattle.
Katie Campbell
How the 1976 election ushered in the American partisan divide

To understand the 2024 presidential race, you need go back to 1976 — at least that’s the case Ben Bradford makes in Landslide, a new podcast from WFAE, NPR, and Nuanced Tales.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer will not run for re-election

KUOW confirmed with Troyer's office Tuesday morning that the sheriff does not plan to seek re-election on November's ballot.
KUOW STAFF
Democrats compete for endorsements in race for Washington's 6th district

The race for Washington's 6th Congressional District is not just a competition to represent the region in Congress, it's a competition for local endorsements as Democrats garner the backing from different corners of their party.
Dyer Oxley
Week in Review: Burien, police, and uncommitted delegates

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger’s Rich Smith, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Washington's presidential primary results weren't surprising. So, what's motivating voters?

The results of Tuesday's presidential primary elections in Washington and elsewhere were to be expected.
Katie Campbell

Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca
How did Washington's 'uncommitted' voters do on presidential primary night?

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took early, decisive leads in their respective primary races in Washington state. As of Tuesday night, both candidates had also clinched enough delegates in other states to be the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees – again.
Katie Campbell
Election results: Biden and Trump lead Washington state's 2024 presidential primary election

Initial results for Washington's presidential primary Tuesday evening show a Democratic win for President Biden, and a Republican win for former President Trump.
KUOW STAFF
More than 250,000 Democrats voted 'uncommitted' Super Tuesday. Will the trend continue in Washington’s primary?

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with one of the organizers behind "Uncommitted WA," to talk about the reasons why they're pushing voters to choose "uncommitted delegates," on their primary election ballot.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

Jason Burrows

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