The first round of results from Tuesday’s Aug. 5, 2025 primary shows a tight race emerging in Burien and the 33rd Legislative District, as voters narrowed the field for key local and state positions ahead of November’s General Election.
Leaders so far for Burien City Council include incumbents Sarah Moore (60.76%) and Hugo Garcia (43.37%), along with newcomers Sam Méndez (45.67%), Marie Barbon (32.52%) and Jessica Ivey (28.32%).
Edwin Obras (43.46%) and Kevin Schilling (32.09%) lead Daryl Jones (24.18%) for Legislative District 33 State Representative Position No. 1.
In the Highline School District, the contest for Director District No. 4 is extremely close, with Ken Kemp at 44.2 percent, narrowly ahead of Damarys Espinoza with 43.9 percent.
In the crowded race for King County Executive, Councilmember Girmay Zahilay leads with 40.4 percent, followed by Claudia Balducci at 30.3 percent.
Metropolitan King County Council District 5 sees SeaTac’s Peter Kwon ahead with 28 percent, followed by Steffanie Fain at 24.6 percent and Kim-Khanh Van at 20.8 percent. In District 7, longtime incumbent Pete von Reichbauer leads decisively with nearly 60 percent.
In perhaps the biggest surprise of the first round, progressive challenger Katie Wilson (46.21%) is leading incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell (44.86%) for the Seattle Mayor’s race.
The top two candidates with the most votes in each race advance to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation.
Results will be updated around 4:30 p.m. on weekdays until votes are certified on Aug. 19.
City of Burien
Ballots Counted: 4,823
* Registered Voters: 30,366 • 15.88%
Council Position No. 1:
- Cameron Boosman: 321 • 6.99%
- Hugo Garcia*: 1,991 • 43.37%
- Jessica Ivey: 1,300 • 28.32%
- Claudio Fernandez: 950 • 20.69%
Council Position No. 3:
- Rashell Lisowski: 964 • 21.13%
- Sam Méndez: 2,084 • 45.67%
- Marie Barbon: 1,484 • 32.52%
Council Position No. 5:
- Jamie Jo Skeen: 682 • 14.89%
- Sarah Moore*: 2,782 • 60.76%
- Gabriel Fernandez: 1,081 • 23.61%
*indicates incumbent
Legislative District No. 33 State Representative Position No. 1:
- Kevin Schilling (Prefers Democratic Party): 4,084 • 32.09%
- Darryl Jones (Prefers Republican Party): 3,077 • 24.18%
- Edwin Obras (Prefers Democratic Party): 5,531 • 43.46%
Highline School District No. 401
Ballots Counted: 12,483
* Registered Voters: 78,908 • 15.82%
Director District No. 4:
- Ken Kemp: 5,093 • 44.23%
- Damarys Espinoza: 5,060 • 43.94%
- Shirley-Nita Enninful: 1,279 • 11.11%
King County
Ballots Counted: 271,720
* Registered Voters: 1,435,977 • 18.92%
Proposition No. 1:
- Approved: 184,256 • 70.09%
- Rejected: 78,646 • 29.91%
Executive:
John Wilson:23,897 • 9.33%- Amiya Ingram: 4,707 • 1.84%
- Claudia Balducci: 77,590 • 30.28%
- Bill Hirt: 4,701 • 1.83%
- Don L Rivers: 2,674 • 1.04%
- Derek Chartrand: 32,085 • 12.52%
- Rebecca Williamson: 6,072 • 2.37%
- Girmay Zahilay: 103,471 • 40.39%
King County Council District No. 5:
Ballots Counted: 20,558
* Registered Voters: 138,998 • 14.79%
- Angela Henderson: 1,528 • 7.88%
- Ryan McIrvin: 2,407 • 12.41%
- Kim-Khanh Van: 4,035 • 20.81%
- Steffanie Fain: 4,777 • 24.64%
- Ahmad Corner: 1,095 • 5.65%
- Peter Kwon: 5,422 • 27.96%
City of SeaTac
Ballots Counted: 1,985
* Registered Voters: 15,597 • 12.73%
Council Position No. 6:
- Michael Sanford: 783 • 41.23%
- Marianne West: 348 • 18.33%
- Bedria Abdullahi: 761 • 40.07%
City of Tukwila
Ballots Counted: 1,527
* Registered Voters: 11,572 13.20%
Council Position No. 7:
- Max McCallum: 142 • 9.78%
- Krysteena Mann: 254 • 17.49%
- Jane Ho: 675 • 46.49%
- Gina Bernhardt Nielsen: 363 • 25.00%
City of Seattle
Ballots Counted: 98,339
* Registered Voters: 501,438 • 19.61%
Mayor:
- Joe Mallahan: 4,640 • 4.82%
- Ry Armstrong: 996 • 1.04%
- Isaiah Willoughby: 473 • 0.49%
- Bruce Harrell: 43,160 • 44.86%
- Clinton Bliss: 1,275 • 1.33%
- Thaddeus Whelan: 424 • 0.44%
- Joe Molloy: 402 • 0.42%
- Katie Wilson: 44,457 • 46.21%
