2025 King County Council election
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November 4, 2025
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The 2025 King County Council election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect five members to the King County Council. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2025. All incumbents held their seats.[1]
Candidates
As only one candidate filed to run, no primary election was held.
Declared
- Rod Dembowski, incumbent councilor[2]
Endorsements
Rod Dembowski
- Labor unions
- King County Labor Council[3]
- Service Employees International Union 775[4]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000[5]
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats[6]
- Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats[7]
- Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats[8]
- Organizations
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[9]
General election
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Dembowski (incumbent) | 58,640 | 98.45 | |
| Write-in | 926 | 1.55 | |
| Total votes | 59,566 | 100.00 | |
District 3
As only two candidates filed to run, no primary election was held.
Candidates
Declared
- Sarah Perry, incumbent councilor[11]
- Rob Wotton, businessman[12]
Endorsements
Sarah Perry
- Labor unions
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats[6]
- Washington's 48th legislative district Democrats[13]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[14]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[9]
General election
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Perry (incumbent) | 48,114 | 68.05 | |
| Rob Wotton | 22,438 | 31.74 | |
| Write-in | 148 | 0.21 | |
| Total votes | 70,700 | 100.00 | |
District 5
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Ahmad Corner, entrepreneur[15]
- Steffanie Fain, managing attorney[16]
- Angela Henderson, bricklayer[15]
- Peter Kwon, SeaTac city councilor[17]
- Ryan McIrvin, Renton city councilor[18]
- Kim-Khánh Văn, Renton city councilor[19]
Endorsements
Steffanie Fain
- U.S. Representatives
- Adam Smith, U.S. Representative from Washington's 9th congressional district (1997–present)[20]
- Marilyn Strickland, U.S. Representative from Washington's 10th congressional district (2021–present)[20]
- Statewide officials
- Steve Hobbs, Secretary of State of Washington (2021–present) (co-endorsement with McIrvin)[20]
- Democratic party organizations
- Washington's 47th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Văn)[21]
- Newspapers
Peter Kwon
- State legislators
- Cindy Ryu, state representative from the 32nd district (2011–present)[20]
- Democratic party organizations
- Washington's 30th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Văn)[23]
Ryan McIrvin
- Statewide officials
- Steve Hobbs, Secretary of State of Washington (2021–present) (co-endorsement with Fain)[20]
- State legislators
- John Lovick, state senator from the 44th district (2021–present)[20]
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats (co-endorsement with Văn)[6]
- Labor unions
- American Federation of Teachers Washington[24]
- Organizations
Kim-Khánh Văn
- State legislators
- Mona Das, former state senator from the 47th district (2019–2023)[20]
- Manka Dhingra, state senator from the 45th district (2017–present)[20]
- Brandy Donaghy, state representative from the 44th district (2021–present)[20]
- Mia Gregerson, state representative from the 33rd district (2013–present)[20]
- Dawn Mason, former state representative from the 33rd district (1995–1999)[20]
- Edwin Obras, state representative from the 33rd district (2024–present)[20]
- Rebecca Saldaña, state senator from the 37th district (2016–present)[20]
- Chris Stearns, Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives (2025–present) from the 47th district (2022–present)[20]
- Lisa Wellman, state senator from the 41st district (2017–present)[20]
- Local officials
- Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilmember from the 8th district (2024–present)[20]
- Labor unions
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats (co-endorsement with McIrvin)[6]
- Washington's 30th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Kwon)[23]
- Washington's 33rd legislative district Democrats[25]
- Washington's 47th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Fain)[21]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[14]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[9]
- Newspapers
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kwon | 8,146 | 28.34 | |
| Steffanie Fain | 7,053 | 24.53 | |
| Kim-Khanh Van | 6,397 | 22.25 | |
| Ryan McIrvin | 3,351 | 11.66 | |
| Angela Henderson | 2,029 | 7.06 | |
| Ahmad Corner | 1,632 | 5.68 | |
| Write-in | 140 | 0.49 | |
| Total votes | 28,748 | 100.00 | |
General election
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steffanie Fain | 23,433 | 55.02 | |
| Peter Kwon | 18,924 | 44.44 | |
| Write-in | 230 | 0.54 | |
| Total votes | 42,587 | 100.00 | |