In early returns Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2025, newcomers Caitlin Konya and Michael Sanford led their respective SeaTac City Council races, according to King County Elections.

King County Elections reported that 20.3% of registered voters countywide had returned ballots as of Tuesday evening.

  • Konya led incumbent Takele Gobena for Council Position 2 with 1,973 votes (62.09%) to Gobena’s 1,151 (36.24%).
  • For Position 4, incumbent Mayor Mohamed Egal led challenger Isabelle Kerner with 966 votes (52.82%) to 839 (45.87%).
  • For Position 6, Sanford held a narrow lead over Abdullahi with 1,547 votes (49.68%) to 1,543 (49.55%) – a difference of just four votes.

Other South King County Races

In neighboring Burien, incumbents Hugo Garcia and Sarah Moore led their respective city council races, while challengers Sam Méndez and Rocco DeVito held narrow leads. DeVito leads incumbent Stephanie Mora 53.5% to 45.7%.

Burien’s Proposition 1 public safety levy trailed, with 52.7% voting “No.”

In Des Moines, challengers captured strong leads in two of the city’s open council seats:

  • For Council Position 1, Harry Steinmetz received 1,787 votes (53.22 %) to David Denino’s 1,551 (46.19 %).
  • In Position 5, Pierre Blosse posted 1,738 votes (52.48 %) to Lloyd Elliott Lytle Jr.’s 1,546 (46.68 %).
  • Meanwhile, Gene Achziger ran unopposed for Position 3 and Robyn Desimone for Position 7.

In the closely watched Legislative District No. 33 race, which includes Burien, SeaTac, Normandy Park, and parts of Des Moines and Kent, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling leads Rep. Edwin Obras early in the count with 6,136 votes (50.2%) to Obras’ 5,778 (47.3%).

For the King County Council District 5 race, Steffanie Fain leads with 9,758 votes (52.70%) over SeaTac Councilmember Peter Kwon’s 8,583 votes (46.36%).

In Kent, Mayor Dana Ralph ran unopposed for Mayor with 7,158 votes (95.76%)

In Tukwila’s Mayoral race, Verna Seal leads Peggy McCarthy with 711 votes (50.86%) to 680 (48.64%). In the race for City Council Position 2, Kate Kruller held a strong lead over Ziggy Samra, earning 842 votes (60.09%) to Samra’s 552 (39.40%). Turnout in Tukwila’s first ballot count was just under 19%.

Highline School District Board

  • Sue-Ann Hohimer leads incumbent Angelica Alvarez 6,126 votes (50.9%) to 5,803 (48.2%) for Director District 2.
  • Katie Kresly leads incumbent Joe Van 6,218 (51.5%) to 5,775 (47.8%) for Director District 3.
  • Damarys Espinoza leads Ken Kemp 6,767 (55.8%) to 5,259 (43.4%) for Director District 4.

Voters also approved the Highline School District’s Proposition No. 1 levy renewal by a margin of 59.6% to 40.4%.

Port of Seattle Commission

All incumbents will win because they all ran unopposed – Ryan Calkins, Hamdi Mohamen and Toshiko Grace Hasegawa.

What’s Next

  • King County Elections will update results daily by 4 p.m. through certification on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
  • Full results are available at kingcounty.gov/elections.