The filing deadline passed on May 21 to run for elected office in King County, Wash. Candidates filed for the following positions:
• Mayor of Seattle
• Seattle City Attorney
• Seattle City Council Position 8 At-Large
• Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large
• Port of Seattle Commission Position 1
• Port of Seattle Commission Position 3
• Port of Seattle Commission Position 4
• King County Executive
• Metropolitan King County Council District 1
• Metropolitan King County Council District 3
• Metropolitan King County Council District 5
• Metropolitan King County Council District 7
• Metropolitan King County Council District 9
Eleven incumbents filed for re-election. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced in December 2020 that she would not run for re-election. Fifteen candidates are seeking to become Seattle’s next mayor, including M. Lorena González, who currently holds the Position 9 seat on the Seattle City Council.
The primary is scheduled for Aug. 3, and the general election is scheduled for Nov. 2.
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