ELECTION 2026: First round of primary results, with Seattle Public Library levy passing

That’s one of the King County ballot drop boxes in West Seattle that we visited in the final hour-plus of voting – lots of last-minute dropoffs. Now, the first results are out – here’s the full list; we’re adding breakouts below:

SEATTLE PROP. 1, LIBRARY LEVY
Yes – 67565 – 71.71%
No – 26656 – 28.29%

KING COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8
Teresa Mosqueda* – 17984 – 62.78%
Nick Duda – 7876 – 27.49%
Mia Jacobson – 2655 – 9.27%

U.S. HOUSE REP., DISTRICT 7
Pramila Jayapal* – 83539 – 82.98%
Nirav Sheth – 10824 – 10.75%
Gwen Kirkland – 3440 – 3.42%
David W. Blomstrom – 2446 – 2.43%

STATE HOUSE REP, 34TH DISTRICT, POSITION 2
Joe Fitzgibbon* – 14529 – 73.62%
Mary Anito – 4891 – 24.78%

The next round of results will be released tomorrowafternoon.

14 Replies to "ELECTION 2026: First round of primary results, with Seattle Public Library levy passing"

  • K August 4, 2026 (9:40 pm)

    Disappointing to see such a good showing for Fitzgibbon after his drunken performance some months ago.  Glad to see the library levy passing!

    • NoMad Sci Guy August 4, 2026 (11:46 pm)

      It’s because it wasn’t a big deal. If it happened/happens multiple times it would be concerning. People go to work lunches and get drinks. Especially early mid-career. He had one too many. Fitzgibbon is still pretty young and seems to have learned his lesson. Let people learn lessons. No one is error free. Even local politicians. He wasn’t performing surgery or operating heavy machinery after. 

    • Derek Ross August 4, 2026 (11:58 pm)

      ‘Cause Anito ain’t it. Run better candidates.  Ditto on library levy. Shows the commenters here are the loud minority.

  • 1994 August 4, 2026 (9:46 pm)

    My 2026 property value decreased $8000 but surely the property tax is increasing for 2027.

  • Jort August 4, 2026 (11:36 pm)

    Ah yes, my semi-regular reminder that the percentage of anti-tax internet blog comments is wildly disproportionate to the actual votes of actual human beings. Always good to remember here in this very fine blog. 

  • Jeopard August 5, 2026 (12:07 am)

    Im always dumbfounded to see how many Seattle residents are eager to tax themselves more & more and never question how effectively their last tax money was spent or in this case levy money. Surprised to see the library levy winning by such a large margin here. Are we sure the last levy money was used effectively & not wasted ? I know many tax dollars seem to be wasted away & not help the given cause they were originally intended to help improve. Also it’s definitely campaign season when Jayapal wanted to make an appearance at the recent Seattle Center press briefing after the shooting. Not sure how her role is relevant to that event whatsoever or what she’s personally doing to curb gun and gang violence in her district over the last decade now? Many gun violence events that take place right in W Seattle where she even resides. 

    • KT August 5, 2026 (6:21 am)

      Yes, we are sure the money was spent wisely.  Have you been to one of the local libraries lately?   There is lots of useful information there that may help you answer some of your questions.

    • Derek August 5, 2026 (6:58 am)

      Well Jayapal is a national rep, so she focuses on federal. And she introduced or co sponsored four gun control related bills in her time in Congress. I believe she is doing something

    • Beefcake August 5, 2026 (7:15 am)

      If you want to make the case that the library levy was misspent then you’ll have to actually present some.evidence and make a case. Just tossing out a hunch and a vague suspicion is not convincing, and not a good reason to vote down funding for this essential institution. If you need help finding the necessary data, I’m sure a librarian could help you.

    • WS Res August 5, 2026 (8:08 am)

      What evidence do you have of library money being wasted other than your own hypothetical conjectures?

    • rankler August 5, 2026 (8:19 am)

      This is where you’re mistaken. We see the benefits off our tax dollars being used for the public good and want more of those things that make our city and state great.

  • Jay August 5, 2026 (10:31 am)

    Missouri just voted 83% in favor of an income tax. Most Americans are happy to pay taxes for nice things  and to make their community better. 

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