Elections 2019: King County Certifies Recounts In 3 Races

RENTON, WA —Recount results were certified in three close King County races Friday, with no changes to the original vote tally. City council candidates in Redmond and Mercer Island were separated by just a few dozen votes, and candidates in Bothell's Position 2 were separated by only five votes.

In Redmond, community organizer Varisha Khan beat incumbent Hank Myers, taking the City Council Position 1 seat by 66 votes. Khan is just the second Muslim woman ever to be elected in Washington, following Zahra Roach, who won her race for Pasco City Council.

In Mercer Island, Dave Rosenbaum edged out Daniel Thompson to take the City Council Position 1 seat by a 40-vote margin. Rosenbaum replaces David Wisenteiner, who was elected in 2015.

The closest election out of the three, Bothell's City Council Position 2, still has no official winner. Candidates Leigh Henderson and Mason Thompson remain separated by just a handful of votes after a hand recount in King County, but the Seattle Times reports a recount still must be completed in Snohomish County before an official winner can be declared.

View the complete King County recount results here.