ELECTION 2025: Watch for your primary ballot, with seven decisions to make

Today’s the day that King County Elections plans to start mailing ballots for the primary election, with voting ending and vote-counting beginning on Tuesday, August 5 (aka Election Day). Here’s what you’ll be asked to decide (we’re not listing uncontested positions):

CANDIDATES (all are listed/infolinked here)
Seattle Mayor (8 candidates)
Seattle citywide Council Position 8 (5 candidates)
Seattle citywide Council Position 9 (4 candidates)
Seattle City Attorney (4 candidates)
King County Executive (7 candidates, no incumbent)

Top two candidates in those races advance to the November general election. But these two, as is always the case with ballot measures, will be final decisions:

BALLOT MEASURES
King County Proposition 1 (6-year Parks Levy renewal)
Seattle Proposition 1 (Democracy Voucher 10-year levy renewal)

You can vote as soon as your ballot arrives; get it into the mail with a postmark no later than August 5, or into a KC Elections drop box no later than 8 pm August 5. Other lesser-used options too – they’re listed here.

WSCurmudgeon July 16, 2025 (3:45 pm)

On the ballot for mayor: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.

CarDriver July 16, 2025 (7:48 pm)

Still waiting for the “throw the bums out they’re horrible” crowd to show up with a candidate that’s loved by all. Always turns out that their “much better” candidates are just bums with a different agenda. And we loose.

Adam July 16, 2025 (8:23 pm)

I can’t believe the Democracy Vouchers are legal.

WSzombie July 16, 2025 (9:27 pm)

The statement in favor of proposition 1 was submitted by Teresa Mosqueda. That tells me all I need in order to vote NO on it. Why are we funding political campaigns? It just gives MORE money to the side that already gets more than 90% of campaign contributions. Maybe if all the funding went to the side that didn’t receive the same amount from “big business” donations.If this was truly about making the elections “fair”, the funds would be used to split the money 50/50 for the candiates.

Admiral-2009 July 17, 2025 (8:51 am)

As long time City resident, the City finally has a competent Mayor and City Attorney with visible improvements. Let’s not go backwards!

K July 17, 2025 (9:24 am)

Haha, that’s funny. Sadly, not everyone reading will note your sarcasm. The largest City Employee union endorsed Katie Wilson. These folks are not just residents of the city, but also have a front row seat to see how the boss is running things. If they think he needs to go, that speaks volumes.
Kadoo July 17, 2025 (12:27 pm)

Amen!
Seattlite July 17, 2025 (1:19 pm)

That’s just your opinion.

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