Results for the Aug. 1 Primary were certified on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 by King County Elections, and the final winners of this election for Burien City Council – who will all move on to the Nov. 7 General – are:

Position No. 2:

  • Linda Akey: 2,797 • 31.88%
  • *Cydney Moore: 2,482 • 28.29%

Position No. 4:

  • *Kevin J. Schilling: 4,859 • 55.74%
  • Patricia Hudson: 2,778 • 31.87%

Not in the Primary but still on the Nov. ballot:

Position No. 6:
(not in Primary because there were only 2)

  • Krystal Marx (former Burien City Council member, 2018–2021)
  • Alex Andrade

Certified Results

Just over 31 percent of Burien’s 29,539 registered voters cast their ballots, and here are the final, certified results:

City of Burien

Ballots Counted: 9,181

* Registered Voters: 29,539 • 31.08%

Council Position No. 2:

  • Brittany Williams: 1,146 • 13.06%
  • Linda Akey: 2,797 • 31.88%
  • *Cydney Moore: 2,482 • 28.29%
  • Rut Perez-Studer: 2,283 • 26.02%

Council Position No. 4:

  • *Kevin J. Schilling: 4,859 • 55.74%
  • Patricia Hudson: 2,778 • 31.87%
  • Daniel Reed Martin: 1,002 • 11.49%

Highline School District No. 401

Ballots Counted: 21,728

Registered Voters: 76,723 • 28.32%

Director District No. 1:

  • Michael T. Lewis: 6,235 • 31.42%
  • Stephanie Tidholm: 7,428 • 37.44%
  • Loren Dugan: 5,082 • 25.61%
  • Mitchell Khayim: 1,009 • 5.09%

Director District No. 4:

  • Carlos M. Ruiz: 6,130 • 31.31%
  • Joey Martinez: 4,477 • 22.87%
  • Melissa Petrini: 8,869 • 45.30%

The list of candidates on the Nov. 7, 2023 General Election ballot will be available online by Sept 5, 2023.

View the full list of candidates who have filed here.

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