SEATTLE — Joy Hollingsworth and Alex Hudson are leading in the primary race for the Seattle City Council District 3 race, currently held by Kshama Sawant.
Hollingsworth had a slight lead over Hudson with 9,345 votes on Thursday. Hudson trails with 9,184 of the votes.
Washington is a top-two primary state. The two candidates who receive the most votes during the primary election will move on to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
Additional results will be released in the coming days.
More than 40 people are running for Seattle City Council in a race that could reshape city politics as only three council members are running for reelection.
This year’s election is for the seven district seats and does not include the two citywide seats held by Councilmember Sara Nelson and Teresa Mosqueda.
The council members trying to keep their seats this year are Tammy Morales (District 2), Dan Strauss (District 6), and Andrew Lewis (District 7).
Councilmembers Kshama Sawant (District 3), Alex Pedersen (District 4), Debora Juarez (District 5), and Lisa Herbold (District 1) are all not seeking reelection.
This will also be the first city council election since the recent redistricting.
The general election will be held in November.