Well, there you have it. Mayor Nickels conceded the race--well, he never actually said the word "conceded"--but he wished primary election leaders Mallahan and McGinn a good mayoral race during this morning's press conference. As for the candidate he plans to vote for and endorse? He said he's undecided. But knowing his 22 years of public office, we say just go ahead and write your name in, Greg, we understand. more ›

Publicola's ECB has a tea-leaf reading of yesterday's ballot drop that augurs well for Dow Constantine in the King County Executive's race. While Susan Hutchison (TV) is up on Dow (D) by almost 13 percent, the later ballots are trending Constantine's way. more ›

For Seattle City Council Position #4, it's Bagshaw v. Bloom. #6: Licata v. Israel. #8: O'Brien v. Rosencrantz. (Here are the King County Elections results.) That's clocking in at 17 percent of registered voters so far. more ›

Early primary results show a Seattle mayoral race three-way, with incumbent Greg Nickels on the bottom and the Seattle Times still stabbing viciously. But for the Times, it's a bittersweet used-to-be-friends assassination: Anti-tunnel crusader Mike McGinn leads Joe "T-Mobile" Mallahan by less than a percentage point. more ›