In January, the newly-elected Councilmembers will join at-large Councilmember Sara Nelson and a yet-to-be-appointed replacement for at-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, who was elected to the King County Council.
The new Council will be green with five members in their first term. At-large Councilmember Nelson is halfway through her first term in office. The two reelected incumbents, Tammy Morales and Dan Strauss, will be the most senior members of the body as they each enter their second four-year term.
The race was driven by voters’ concerns over public safety, policing, homelessness and a general sense that Seattle is still off track in the wake of the pandemic.
In West Seattle’s District
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