Updated as of August 6, 2025: Primary election results are in for several key races in King County, but these numbers remain unofficial. Second day tallies (August 6) include ballots received and processed, and do not yet reflect all mail‑in or challenged ballots. Results will continue to be updated in the coming days as counting continues, with the official certification scheduled for August 19, 2025.
The top two vote-getters in each race will move on the the general election in November.
We will continue to update the election tallies as the results become available.
King County Proposition 1 (six‑year parks and recreation levy)
- Approved: 216,199 votes (71.01%)
- Rejected: 88,284 votes (28.99%) King County Election Results
City of Burien – Council Position No. 1
- Hugo Garcia: 2,632 votes (45.60%)
- Jessica Ivey: 1,580 votes (27.37%)
- Claudio Fernandez: 1,155 votes (20.01%)
- Cameron Boosman: 377 votes (6.53%)
- Write-ins: 28 votes (0.49%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Garcia and Ivey.
City of Burien – Council Position No. 3
- Sam Méndez: 2,681 votes (46.72%)
- Marie Barbon: 1,827 votes (31.83%)
- Rashell Lisowski: 1,201 votes (20.93%)
- Write-ins: 30 votes (0.52%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Méndez and Barbon.
City of Burien – Council Position No. 5
- Sarah Moore: 3,563 votes (61.89%)
- Gabriel Fernandez: 1,349 votes (23.43%)
- Jamie Jo Skeen: 814 votes (14.14%)
- Write-ins: 31 votes (0.54%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Moore and likely Fernandez.
City of SeaTac – Council Position No. 6
- Bedria Abdullahi: 948 votes (41.51%)
- Michael Sanford: 915 votes (40.06%)
- Marianne West: 413 votes (18.08%)
- Write-ins: 8 votes (0.35%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Abdullahi and Sanford in an exceptionally tight race.
Highline School District No. 401 – Director District No. 4
- Damarys Espinoza: 6,477 votes (45.55%)
- Ken Kemp: 6,137 votes (43.16%)
- Shirley‑Nita Enninful: 1,531 votes (10.77%)
- Write-ins: 75 votes (0.53%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Espinoza and Kemp in a razor‑close contest.
Legislative District No. 33 – State Representative, Position No. 1
- Edwin Obras (Prefers Democratic Party): 8,381 votes (42.66%)
- Kevin Schilling (Prefers Democratic Party): 6,296 votes (32.06%)
- Darryl Jones (Prefers Republican Party): 4,918 votes (25.05%)
- Write-ins: 55 votes (0.28%)
Advancing: Edwin Obras and Kevin Schilling will move on to the November general election. (election-results-01.kingcounty.gov)
King County Executive
- Girmay Zahilay: 123,500 votes (41.62%)
- Claudia Balducci: 89,299 votes (30.09%)
- Derek Chartrand: 36,452 votes (12.28%)
- John Wilson: 26,459 votes (8.92%)
- Rebecca Williamson: 6,680 votes (2.25%)
- Amiya Ingram: 5,339 votes (1.80%)
- Bill Hirt: 5,180 votes (1.75%)
- Don L Rivers: 2,942 votes (0.99%)
- Write-ins: 914 votes (0.31%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Zahilay and Balducci.
Metropolitan King County Council – District No. 5
- Peter Kwon: 6,276 votes (28.25%)
- Steffanie Fain: 5,449 votes (24.53%)
- Kim‑Khanh Van: 4,776 votes (21.50%)
- Ryan McIrvin: 2,689 votes (12.11%)
- Angela Henderson: 1,671 votes (7.52%)
- Ahmad Corner: 1,251 votes (5.63%)
- Write-ins: 101 votes (0.45%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Kwon and Fain.
Day 2 Summary Table – Early Leaders (August 6)
| Race | Top Two (Unofficial) |
|---|---|
| Burien Position 1 | Hugo Garcia (45.6%), Jessica Ivey (27.4%) |
| Burien Position 3 | Sam Méndez (46.7%), Marie Barbon (31.8%) |
| Burien Position 5 | Sarah Moore (61.9%), Gabriel Fernandez (23.4%) |
| SeaTac Position 6 | Bedria Abdullahi (41.5%), Michael Sanford (40.1%) |
| Highline SD Dir District 4 | Damarys Espinoza (45.6%), Ken Kemp (43.2%) |
| LD 33 State Rep Pos 1 | Edwin Obras (42.7%), Kevin Schilling (32.1%) |
| King County Executive | Girmay Zahilay (41.6%), Claudia Balducci (30.1%) |
| County Council District 5 | Peter Kwon (28.3%), Steffanie Fain (24.5%) |
One Response
One of my very liberal relatives told me that she heard that the City Council of Burien was way “too conservative”….amazing how people think. Guess these election results will get us far-left progressive/ socialist