Even with the mayor’s race still undecided, the balance of power in Seattle city government is set to change.
In the contests for Seattle city attorney and three City Council seats, a slate of left-leaning candidates sailed to victory over their more moderate opponents. This marks a new era for a council that, over the past four years, has been led by a more moderate majority focused on business and a law-and-order approach to issues like homelessness and surveillance.
In the high-profile race for the citywide City Council position 9 seat, nonprofit leader Dionne Foster defeated City Council President Sara Nelson with 59.5% of the vote as of Thursday’s ballot count…