Peter Kwon and Steffanie Fain lead the six-candidate primary race for King County Council District No. 5 with Kim-Khanh Van closed behind.

Kwon has 27.9% (5,422 votes), according to results released Tuesday night, Aug. 5 by King County Elections. Fain is next with 24.6% (4,777 votes) followed by Van with 20.8% (4,035 votes).

The rest of the results are Ryan McIrvin with 12.4% (2,407 votes), Angela Henderson with 7.9% (1,528 votes) and Ahmad Corner with 5.7% (1,095 votes).

The two candidates with the most votes advance to the Nov. 4 general election. King County Elections releases results each weekday. The election will be certified Aug. 19.

The election is to replace Dave Upthegrove, of Des Moines, who resigned in January after his election as state lands commissioner. De’Sean Quinn wa

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