Seattle race between socialist and Amazon-backed candidate too close to call

* Amazon funneled $1.5m into city council elections* Egan Orion currently ahead of incumbent Kshama SawantEgan Orion poses for a photo at his headquarters in Seattle on 28 October 2019. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/APA Seattle city council race between socialist Kshama Sawant and business-backed Egan Orion that saw unprecedented financial contributions from Amazon and some of its top executives was too close to call on Wednesday – although Orion was ahead in early counting.The tech giant, w