Mayoral Primary 2017: Oliver Inches Up, Moon Holds Steady, Durkan's Lead Shrinks

by Steven Hsieh Nate Gowdy
Urban planner Cary Moon held onto second place in the 2017 mayoral primary election, while former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan's lead shrank slightly today, according to the latest batch of returns released by King County.
With about 170,870 ballots counted, Durkan has 28.7 percent of votes, down from 30.19 percent yesterday. Moon took 17.38 percent, leading Oliver by 2,235 votes, compared with 2,578 yesterday.There are roughly 14,000 more ballots to count in Seattle, ac