King County Elections has completed its recount of Seattle’s closest race, and Lisa Herbold has been elected to the Seattle City Council from District 1 (West Seattle, South Park) by a margin of just 39 votes out of nearly 25,000 cast.

Herbold worked 17 years in the office of retiring City Councilman Nick Licata.  She defeated Shannon Braddock, chief of staff to King County Councilman Joe McDermott.