Unofficial election results for King County's August 5, 2025, primary election show a voter turnout of 18.92%, with 271,720 ballots counted out of 1,435,977 registered voters as of Election Day. Key races for King County Executive, Metropolitan King County Council, and City of Burien Council positions have seen leading candidates emerge, though these results are still unofficial.

You can see the full election results here.

King County Executive Race Highlights Girmay Zahilay's Lead In the county-wide race for King County Executive, Girmay Zahilay is currently leading with 40.39% of the vote, having garnered 103,471 ballots.

The race also includes a diverse field of candidates:

• Claudia Balducci received 77,590 votes, or 30.28%.

• Derek Chartrand is at 12.52% with 32,085 votes.

• John Wilson secured 9.33% of the vote (23,897 votes).

• Rebecca Williamson has 2.37% (6,072 votes).

• Amiya Ingram received 1.84% (4,707 votes).

• Bill Hirt also has 1.83% (4,701 votes).

• Don L Rivers is at 1.04% (2,674 votes).

• Write-in candidates account for 0.39% (1,011 votes). A total of 271,720 ballots were counted for this county-wide race.

• The City of Seattle had 98,339 ballots counted.

• There were 501,438 registered voters in Seattle, resulting in a voter turnout of 19.61%.

The candidates and their respective results were:

• Katie Wilson: received 44,457 votes, accounting for 46.21% of the total.

• Bruce Harrell: received 43,160 votes, accounting for 44.86% of the total.

• Joe Mallahan: received 4,640 votes, accounting for 4.82% of the total.

• Ry Armstrong: received 996 votes, accounting for 1.04% of the total.

• Clinton Bliss: received 1,275 votes, accounting for 1.33% of the total.

• Isaiah Willoughby: received 473 votes, accounting for 0.49% of the total.

• Thaddeus Whelan: received 424 votes, accounting for 0.44% of the total.

• Joe Molloy: received 402 votes, accounting for 0.42% of the total.

• Write-in candidates collectively received 386 votes, accounting for 0.40% of the total

Metropolitan King County Council Races Unfold Two Metropolitan King County Council districts had contests on the ballot, with varying levels of voter participation and clear frontrunners.

Council District No. 5:

• This district saw 20,558 ballots counted from 138,998 registered voters, representing a turnout of 14.79%.

• Peter Kwon is the top vote-getter with 27.96% (5,422 votes).

• Steffanie Fain is in second place with 24.64% (4,777 votes).

• Kim-Khanh Van received 20.81% (4,035 votes).

• Ryan McIrvin has 12.41% (2,407 votes).

• Angela Henderson received 7.88% (1,528 votes).

• Ahmad Corner trails with 5.65% (1,095 votes).

• Write-in votes constituted 0.64%.

Council District No. 7:

• In District No. 7, 19,615 ballots were counted out of 136,054 registered voters, resulting in a 14.42% turnout.

• Pete von Reichbauer is significantly ahead with 59.75% of the vote (11,136 votes).

• Maya Vengadasalam received 24.25% (4,520 votes).

• Pahaliyah Brown garnered 15.52% (2,892 votes).

• Write-in candidates received 0.48%.

Burien City Council Elections See Diverse Results The City of Burien had three council positions on the ballot. Overall, Burien saw 4,823 ballots counted from 30,366 registered voters, for a turnout of 15.88%.

Council Position No. 1:

• Hugo Garcia leads this race with 43.37% (1,991 votes).

• Jessica Ivey is second with 28.32% (1,300 votes).

• Claudio Fernandez received 20.69% (950 votes).

• Cameron Boosman has 6.99% (321 votes).

• Write-in votes account for 0.63%.

Council Position No. 3:

• Sam Méndez is the top candidate with 45.67% (2,084 votes).

• Marie Barbon received 32.52% (1,484 votes).

• Rashell Lisowski is at 21.13% (964 votes).

• Write-in votes were 0.68%.

Council Position No. 5:

• Sarah Moore holds a substantial lead with 60.76% (2,782 votes).

• Gabriel Fernandez received 23.61% (1,081 votes).

• Jamie Jo Skeen is at 14.89% (682 votes).

• Write-in votes were 0.74%.

These results reflect the voter registration as of Election Day, August 5, 2025, and are unofficial