Queen Anne &Magnolia Council incumbents lead primary voting

By Laura Marie Rivera

Last week’s primary election was a temperature gauge about how voters are feeling in Seattle. The turnout was rather low. Only about 30% of the registered voters in King County turned in their ballots.

Proposition 1 for the Crisis Care Centers Levy passed by an overwhelming 71% majority. And the City Council incumbents all led in their races.

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Due to last year’s redistricting, Magnolia and Queen Anne will no longer be represented by the same City Councilmember, but the incumbents topped the vote in both Districts 6 and 7. Dan Strauss is the Ballard incumbent that led the District 6 vote for the Magnolia side. And

Andrew Lewis is the current councilmember for Queen Anne and Magnolia who will be seeking reelection on the Queen Anne side of District 7.

Lewis said he was “very gratified to have the support of my neighbors to serve another term on the Seattle City Council” and that he hoped to carry the momentum of this grassroots campaign into the general election. His opponent Bob Kettle says that the current City Council is out of balance and that he would bring a “pragmatic vision for a thriving, vibrant Seattle” while taking on the issues of public safety, public health, and homelessness.

Strauss said he felt very good about the results because sometimes it’s hard to tell if the people see the work that he’s been doing. “I work really hard for the district,” and he credits his accessible office at the Ballard Library for helping interact with the community. “There’s no better transparency than an office with three glass walls,” he said.

Pete Hanning, the Executive Director of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, came in second in D6 and will also be on the ballot in November. According to his website, he is a lifelong resident of Seattle and “will always champion the small businesses throughout Seattle.”

Jon Lisbon, president of Seattle Fair Growth, is one of the D6 candidates that is not advancing to the general election but still had a lot to say. He

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