2025 King County Council election

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2025 King County Council election
← 2023November 4, 20252027 →
5 of 9 seats on the King County Council
Officially nonpartisan
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Party Democratic Republican
Seats before72
Seats after72
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The 2025 King County Council election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect five members to the King County Council. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2025. All incumbents held their seats. [1]

Contents

District 1

As only one candidate filed to run, no primary election was held.

Candidates

Declared

  • Rod Dembowski, incumbent councilor [2]

Endorsements

General election

Results

General election results [10]
CandidateVotes%
Rod Dembowski (incumbent)58,64098.45
Write-in 9261.55
Total votes59,566 100.00

District 3

As only two candidates filed to run, no primary election was held.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Sarah Perry
Labor unions
Democratic party organizations
Organizations

General election

Results

General election results [10]
CandidateVotes%
Sarah Perry (incumbent)48,11468.05
Rob Wotton22,43831.74
Write-in 1480.21
Total votes70,700 100.00

District 5

Primary election

Candidates

Declared
  • Ahmad Corner, entrepreneur [15]
  • Steffanie Fain, managing attorney [16]
  • Angela Henderson, bricklayer [15]
  • Peter Kwon, SeaTac city councilor [17]
  • Ryan McIrvin, Renton city councilor [18]
  • Kim-Khánh Văn, Renton city councilor [19]

Endorsements

Steffanie Fain
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Democratic party organizations
Newspapers
Peter Kwon
State legislators
Democratic party organizations
Ryan McIrvin
Statewide officials
State legislators
Democratic party organizations
Labor unions
Organizations
Kim-Khánh Văn
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Democratic party organizations
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

Nonpartisan primary [27]
CandidateVotes%
Peter Kwon8,14628.34
Steffanie Fain7,05324.53
Kim-Khanh Van6,39722.25
Ryan McIrvin3,35111.66
Angela Henderson2,0297.06
Ahmad Corner1,6325.68
Write-in 1400.49
Total votes28,748 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [10]
CandidateVotes%
Steffanie Fain23,43355.02
Peter Kwon18,92444.44
Write-in 2300.54
Total votes42,587 100.00

District 7

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Pete von Reichbauer
Newspapers
Maya Vengadasalam
Newspapers

Results

Nonpartisan primary [27]
CandidateVotes%
Pete von Reichbauer (incumbent)17,03956.65
Maya Vengadasalam7,90526.28
Pahaliyah Brown5,03416.74
Write-in 1000.33
Total votes30,078 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [10]
CandidateVotes%
Pete von Reichbauer (incumbent)23,69159.72
Maya Vengadasalam15,84639.95
Write-in 1310.33
Total votes39,668 100.00

District 9

As only two candidates filed to run, no primary election was held.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Jude Anthony
Democratic party organizations
Organizations
Reagan Dunn
Organizations

General election

Results

General election results [10]
CandidateVotes%
Reagan Dunn (incumbent)46,76969.44
Jude Anthony20,37530.25
Write-in 2070.31
Total votes67,351 100.00

References

  1. ↑ https://www.seattlechamber.com/news/2025/11/10/advocacy-news/tracking-the-2025-election-results-that-matter-to-our-members/
  2. ↑ "Wide-open King County Executive race draws eight candidates". Cascade PBS. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "2025 Endorsements". MLK Labor. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Washington Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2025 Endorsements". King County Democrats. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 46th District Dems Endorsed Candidates & Campaigns" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Washington Candidate Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Election Results November 04, 2025" (PDF). King County. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Lin, Brooke (30 January 2025). "Perry cites transit, housing wins as she announces re-election bid for King County Council". Sammamish Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Villenueve, Andrew (6 May 2025). "WA Filing Week 2025: A look at who's filed in key races as of Monday evening". The Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025 Endorsements". Legislative District 48 Democrats. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Our 2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Dotson, Drew. "Renton City Council candidates file for general election". Renton Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Steffanie Fain announces run for King County D5 seat". Northwest Asian Weekly. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Kwon is running for King County Council District 5". Northwest Asian Weekly. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Dotson, Drew (15 May 2025). "2 Renton council members to run for King County Council seat". Renton Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Kim-Khanh Van announces candidacy for King County Council District 5". B-Town Blog. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jones, Henry (August 2, 2025). "Meet the six candidates vying to succeed De'Sean Quinn as the next Councilmember from King County's 5th District". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Resolutions" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  22. ↑ "The Times editorial board recommends: Steffanie Fain for King County Council, District 5". The Seattle Times . July 14, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  24. ↑ "2025 Primary Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  25. ↑ "News & Events" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  26. 1 2 "The Stranger's Primary Election Voting Guide". The Stranger . July 9, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  27. 1 2 "Results" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  28. 1 2 3 4 Whale, Robert (15 May 2025). "Candidates file for public office in Auburn". Auburn Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  29. ↑ "The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Pete von Reichbauer for King County Council, District 7". The Seattle Times . July 15, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Races for Seattle, King County elective offices heat up as candidate deadline passes". The Seattle Times. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  31. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates - State Legislative & Municipal". 314 Action. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Endorsements - 2025 Primary Election". Mainstream Republicans of Washington. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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