The result will leave Seattle with a clear-cut choice in November between a law-and-order candidate and an abolitionist who wants to halt most misdemeanor prosecutions.
"After two decades of public service to Seattle — the last 12 as your City Attorney — it’s time to acknowledge that my opponents will be advancing to the general election," Holmes said in a prepared statement. "While defeat is difficult to accept, it’s inconsequential compared to the collective pain we’ve suffered as a City throughout this pandemic."
Holmes was in third place after Friday’s vote tallies, with 31% of the vote. He trailed challengers Nicole Thomas-Kennedy,
...the abolitionist...
who had 35%, and Ann Davison,...who therefore must be the law and order candidate...
who had 33%.And while thousands of ballots remained uncounted, the trendlines offered no reason to believe the results would swing Holmes’ way.
Holmes was in second place, leading Thomas-Kennedy by about 550 votes on election night, but Thomas-Kennedy has gained every day since, taking the lead for the first time Friday, as later-arriving ballots continue to be processed, counted and released. Davison led on election night and now leads Holmes, for second place, by 3,141 votes. The two candidates with the most votes advance to the Nov. 2 general election.
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