SEATTLE — Katie Wilson is poised to become Seattle's next mayor after pulling even further ahead of Bruce Harrell in Tuesday's ballot drop.

Though there are still about 1,400 ballots left to be counted, an elections expert told KING 5 that it would be "virtually impossible" for Harrell to close in on Wilson's lead at this point.

Tuesday's results now show Wilson leading Harrell by 1,346 votes; a major gain from Monday's result , where she was ahead by a razor-thin margin.

If Wilson's lead increases to more than 2,000 votes, the city would be spared an automatic recount. Harrell and his campaign could still choose to request and pay for one, however. Though it's unlikely the result would change significantly.

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