From the Daily Caller: Democratic mayoral candidate Katie Wilson, a self-professed socialist, has unseated incumbent Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, multiple outlets projected eight days after polls closed.
Wilson, an activist who has been widely compared to socialist Democratic New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, received 50.2% of votes compared to Harrell’s 49.5%, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) on Wednesday. While Wilson was initially behind in the vote count, late ballot dumps that broke in her favor were enough to put the leftist challenger over the finish line.
The sitting mayor led in early returns, prompting DDHQ to initially call the race for him on Nov. 6 — while there were still about 100,000 votes left to count. DDHQ retracted the call just one day later. King County Elections told the DDHQ website that there were tens of thousands fewer ballots left to count than there actually were.
Washington is one of eight states that uses universal mail-in voting. The state does not require voter ID to cast ballots by mail.
According to recent reports, Wilson, 43 and her husband have been receiving financial support from her parents.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a progressive, had endorsed Wilson in her race for mayor, and celebrate her victory.
HUGE WIN! Congratulations to @wilsonformayor for reminding people of what is possible and standing up for transit, housing, and a city that works for working people.
Can’t wait to work with you to deliver results! pic.twitter.com/UxTMSzVooR
— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) November 13, 2025
“Katie’s victory adds to the exciting sweep of progressive candidates here and across the country that I was proud to endorse, including for Seattle City Council, Seattle City Attorney, Burien City Council, and New York City Mayor,” Jayapal cheered.
Huge congratulations to @wilsonformayor!
Katie’s victory adds to the exciting sweep of progressive candidates here and across the country that I was proud to endorse, including for Seattle City Council, Seattle City Attorney, Burien City Council, and New York City Mayor. pic.twitter.com/GWXHx6hN1R
— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) November 12, 2025
Wilson has declared that “access to affordable, healthy food is a basic right,” and said, “We will not allow grocery chains to close stores at will.”
Seattle’s new mayor Katie Wilson: “We will not allow grocery chains to close stores at will” pic.twitter.com/YQUpJyWy0H
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 13, 2025
Wilson has vowed to “challenge everything ICE is doing” and hit the Trump administration with lawsuits on every issue.
Democrat socialist running for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson: “We need to be really active at challenging what ICE is doing on every front we can.” pic.twitter.com/DMUl2gi9AV
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 6, 2025
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle’s next mayor. On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell.https://t.co/5QkYe9yp1x
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) November 12, 2025
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