Community organizer Saunatina Sanchez and data-privacy tech worker Tariq Yusuf netted 4.4% and 4% of the vote at first count. It can take days or weeks to finish counting ballots with Washington’s vote-by-mail system, but if the trend continues, Rinck and Woo will likely face off in November’s special election. The winner will finish the final year of former Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda’s term. She left the Council in January after election to the King County Council.
The matchup mirrors the 2023 election in which a slate of conservative-leaning candidates faced off against more progressive-leaning choices in the race for Seattle’s seven district Council seats. Backed by big-business PAC money, five
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