Primary results point to more progressive swing for Seattle City Council

(The Center Square) Primary results from Tuesday night point to a more progressive swing for the Seattle City Council next year.

Progressive Democrat Nilu Jenks garnered 49.7% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, with a more moderate Democratic candidate, Julie Kang, receiving 36.4% of the vote.

A third candidate, Dimitri Georgakopoulos, received 8.9% of the vote and a fourth candidate, Silas James, received 4.8% of the vote.

Jenks and Kang will face each other in the November elections.

The nine-member city council, all Democrats, currently has three progressive members and six that take a more moderate view.

The winner of the election in the Fifth District will replace Debora Suarez, one of the moderate officeholders.

Suarez chose not to run for reelection after was appointed to her position on July 28, 2025, to fill the vacant...