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Girmay Zahilay took an early lead in the race for King County Executive, with Claudia Balducci trailing.

Both candidates look to take the seat currently held by Shannon Braddock, who previously took over for Dow Constantine.

The first round of election results came in around 8 p.m. Tuesday night, with more ballots to be counted on Wednesday.

SEATTLE - As results come in for various races across Washington , including the battle for mayor of Seattle , one candidate has a narrow lead in the race for King County Executive.

King County Executive candidates Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci (Sourced from their campaigns)

The votes are in between Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci as election officials continue to drop results. Zahilay took an early lead with 50.07% (133

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