Will Seattle election solidify its centrist shift, or move the city left, again?

Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien

November 03, 2025 / 6:24 pm

The hours are ticking down for voters to get their ballots in for the November election. Last year at this time, there was a lot going on nationally and not so much locally. That script flipped this year. To talk about what's happening in Seattle races and measures, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to Seattle Times staff reporter David Kroman .

This interview has been edited for clarity.

Kim Malcolm: Let's start with the mayor's race. We've got incumbent Bruce Harrell running to keep his job, but he came in a distant second to progressive activist and community organizer Katie Wilson in the August primary. You painted a pretty stark contrast between

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