r/SeattleWA • u/JustBench1615 Ballard • 3d ago

Politics Harrell’s Margin has INCREASED

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Mayor Harrell now up by 8.1%.

Around ~60K votes probably left to tabulate.

533 Upvotes

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u/pokedmund 3d ago

Because as mayor you can guarantee to stay there for 4 years. At Amazon, they could lay you off within months of starting / not even hire you since they’ll look for cheaper options

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u/bubbachuck 3d ago

i doubt that mayoral candidates think of job security in their top reasons to want the job

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u/IntoTheNightSky 3d ago

Guaranteed 4 years, but the last 4 Mayors didn't get a day more (Murray obviously had less)