Balducci, Zahilay headline King County executive primary:
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It’s the End of the KCRHA as We Know It: King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced at a Wednesday press conference a ...
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Zahilay calls for more childcare funding, bus service, housing: King County Executive Girmay Zahilay said the county is going through tremendous change ...
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King County workers return to the office — to protest RTO mandate: King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has mandated that county workers return to the office at ...
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King County’s mental health expansion 'moving way too slowly,' Zahilay says: We sat down with King County Executive Girmay Zahilay to discuss his vision for ...
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Zahilay creates new King County auditor position and oversight controls: Zahilay said King County has to do "our homework" if it is going to seek new ...
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Zahilay bans ICE from all nonpublic King County-owned spaces: The King County executive, in his first executive order, issued a suite of actions aimed at ...
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King County leader streamlines office, folding in climate, equity employees: King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, as the first new person in the job in 16 years ...
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Girmay Zahilay is the First new King County Executive in 16 Years: Zahilay’s ascension is historic. He’s the youngest ever King County Executive and ...
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Girmay Zahilay reorganizing King County executive staffing: King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay is moving to reorganize an executive's office that has ...
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Girmay Zahilay wins King County executive race: Zahilay's lead over fellow King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci inched up through the week ...
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Zahilay widens lead over Balducci in King County executive race: Zahilay has increased his lead every day since election day, as he seeks to become King County's ...
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King County executive candidates offer visions for light rail: Claudia Balducci nudged Sound Transit to open the Eastside's 2 Line, while Girmay Zahilay has ...
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Join us: King County executive candidates discuss mental health plans: Join The Seattle Times and the League of Women Voters of Seattle King County for a mental ...
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King County executive race: Balducci, Zahilay face off in debate: Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay squared off Friday night in front of what could be their ...
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In King County executive race, candidates’ colleagues were neutral. Until now: Girmay Zahilay was endorsed by two fellow members of the King County Council ...
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King County executive candidates talk mental health: Join us for a forum: On Oct. 9, join The Seattle Times and the League of Women Voters of Seattle King County ...
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Here's what King County's executive candidates want to do on homelessness: Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci know they need to get the most out of every dollar ...
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King County executive candidates offer plans after ‘damning’ audit: Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay are both calling for greater oversight after an audit ...
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Seattle, King County vote updates: Wilson, Zahilay build on leads: The results portend fall campaigns with younger, millennial candidates — Wilson is 43 ...
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Key FactsMillennials Lead Key Seattle and King County Races
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- Katie Wilson has increased her lead in Seattle’s mayoral primary to 47.8%, surpassing incumbent Bruce Harrell.
- Girmay Zahilay maintains a 12-point advantage over Claudia Balducci in the race for King County executive.
- Progressive challengers are outperforming moderate incumbents in several other Seattle elections with significant margins.
- Voter turnout across King County stands near 34%, with approximately 100,000 ballots still pending count.
Vote for Girmay Zahilay for King County Executive: For more than a decade and a half, if you asked people in King County what a “County Executive” was ...
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