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Seattle’s political landscape shifted sharply left on Thursday as first-term Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded defeat to progressive activist Katie Wilson.
According to The Associated Press, Harrell, a centrist Democrat and former three-term City Council member, appeared in a strong position after early returns. But in Washington’s all-mail voting system, ballots postmarked by Election Day continue arriving for days — and those later votes, which traditionally favor liberal candidates, delivered a decisive surge for Wilson and solidified a nationwide progressive shift…