(added 9:56 pm – Publicola video, uploaded to YouTube, from Mike McGinn’s speech)
Latest results here.
8:17 PM UPDATE: The first run is almost a three-way tie but it’s Mike McGinn first, Joe Mallahan second, West Seattle’s Greg Nickels third.
9:38 PM UPDATE: We’ll have some mayoral candidate reports from Kathy Mulady later. In the meantime, from our favorite political site, Publicola – here’s their report from the Nickels party.
10:13 PM UPDATE: After a few more votes were added in the newest count, scheduled to be the latest of the night, here’s how that three-way race is going:
Mike McGinn 16891 26.58%
Joe Mallahan 16376 25.77%
Greg Nickels 15921 25.06%
ADDED 11:35 PM: Kathy Mulady‘s mini-report (and photo) from Mallahan’s party at Fado downtown:
Joe Mallahan celebrated at Fado as the early ballot counts put him in second place, a fraction of a point ahead of incumbent Mayor Greg Nickels. “His slur campaign hurt him more than it hurt me,” said Mallahan.”We just pointed out that he is a bad manager, and I am a good manager. He has got to go. I look forward to reaching out. I am pro-union and I am pro-business.
ADDED 11:56 PM: Also from Kathy, snapshots – that photo and the following words – from City Councilmember Jan Drago‘s election-night party; her mayoral bid has faltered, with 8 percent of the vote, placing her in fifth at this point (James Donaldson is fourth):
Jan Drago’s gathering at McCoy’s Firehouse bar and grill in Pioneer Square was low-key, warm and congenial as she thanked supporters and handed out copies of her richly detailed “Blueprint for Seattle.”
“I hope the next mayor of Seattle, whoever that is, will use it, refer to it,” said Drago.
“I’ll save it,” said Peter Steinbrueck, who was standing nearby. The former city councilmember is often mentioned as a mayor candidate.
ADDED 11:59 PM: Kathy also visited the Nickels event:
“It’s too close to call, there are still a lot of ballots to be counted,” Mayor Greg Nickels told the media and supporters gathered at the United Food and Commercial Workers hall in Georgetown.
Nickels, his family, and his closest advisors stayed in a back room until after the first results were announced. In a choreographed move, supporters stepped behind the podium holding Greg Nickels signs about five minutes before Nickels came into the room.
Among the people waiting for Nickels to appear were former spokesperson Marianne Bichsel, spokesperson Marty McOmber, Transportation Director Grace Crunican and Fleets and Facilities Director Brenda Bauer.
“We don’t know yet who will be our opponent, but we are confident that we will move on to the general election,” said Nickels.“It will be a new ball game, it will be one-on-one, head-to-head,” said Nickels, who faced seven challengers.
Nickels said the next eleven weeks, leading up to the general election will be about more than pot shots and false accusations.
“We will ask who has the maturity, and the experience and the track record to put our values into action,” he said.
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