These are Day 4 tallies as of August 8, 2025 from King County Elections, specific to Burien, Highline and nearby primaries. They reflect ballots counted through August 8, incorporating mail-in and provisional ballots. The official certification remains 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 (parks and recreation levy)
- Approved: 321,834 votes (72.63%)
- Rejected: 121,287 votes (27.37%) King County Election Results+1
City of Burien – Council Position No. 1
- Hugo Garcia: 4,225 votes (48.52%)
- Jessica Ivey: 2,240 votes (25.72%)
- Claudio Fernandez: 1,693 votes (19.44%)
- Cameron Boosman: 514 votes (5.90%)
- Write-ins: 36 votes (0.41%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Garcia and Ivey.
City of Burien – Council Position No. 3
- Sam Méndez: 4,182 votes (48.27%)
- Marie Barbon: 2,682 votes (30.96%)
- Rashell Lisowski: 1,760 votes (20.31%)
- Write-ins: 40 votes (0.46%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Méndez and Barbon.
City of Burien – Council Position No. 5
- Sarah Moore: 5,446 votes (62.85%)
- Gabriel Fernandez: 2,008 votes (23.17%)
- Jamie Jo Skeen: 1,170 votes (13.50%)
- Write-ins: 41 votes (0.47%) King County+3King County Election Results+3King County+3
Advancing: Moore and Fernandez.
City of SeaTac – Council Position No. 6
- Bedria Abdullahi: 1,445 votes (44.05%)
- Michael Sanford: 1,250 votes (38.11%)
- Marianne West: 567 votes (17.29%)
- Write-ins: 18 votes (0.55%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Abdullahi and Sanford—still very close.
Highline School District No. 401 – Director District No. 4
- Damarys Espinoza: 9,848 votes (47.45%)
- Ken Kemp: 8,616 votes (41.51%)
- Shirley‑Nita Enninful: 2,195 votes (10.58%)
- Write-ins: 97 votes (0.47%) King County Election Results
Advancing: Espinoza and Kemp.
Legislative District No. 33 – State Representative Position No. 1
- Edwin Obras: 10,466 votes (46.85%)
- Kevin Schilling: 6,941 votes (31.07%)
- Darryl Jones: 4,881 votes (21.85%)
- Write-ins: 49 votes (0.22%) King County Election Results+1
Advancing: Obras and Schilling.
King County Executive
- Girmay Zahilay: 188,490 votes (43.67%)
- Claudia Balducci: 128,689 votes (29.82%)
- Other candidates remain under 12% Facebook+4King County Election Results+4Wikipedia+4
Advancing: Zahilay and Balducci.
Metropolitan King County Council – District No. 5
- Peter Kwon: 8,905 votes (27.83%)
- Steffanie Fain: 7,752 votes (24.23%)
- Kim‑Khanh Van: 7,413 votes (23.17%)
- Others under 12% King County Election Results
Advancing: Kwon and Fain.
Summary Table – Day 4 (Aug 8) Early Leaders
| Race | Top Two (Unofficial) |
|---|---|
| Burien Position 1 | Hugo Garcia (48.5%), Jessica Ivey (25.7%) |
| Burien Position 3 | Sam Méndez (48.3%), Marie Barbon (31.0%) |
| Burien Position 5 | Sarah Moore (62.9%), Gabriel Fernandez (23.2%) |
| SeaTac Position 6 | Bedria Abdullahi (44.1%), Michael Sanford (38.1%) |
| Highline SD Dir District 4 | Damarys Espinoza (47.5%), Ken Kemp (41.5%) |
| LD 33 State Rep Pos 1 | Edwin Obras (46.9%), Kevin Schilling (31.1%) |
| King County Executive | Girmay Zahilay (43.7%), Claudia Balducci (29.8%) |
| County Council District 5 | Peter Kwon (27.8%), Steffanie Fain (24.2%) |
