Kshama Sawant, far-left Seattle councilmember, in recall danger after Tuesday's vote: reports

Far-left Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant was in danger of being ousted Wednesday as results continued to be tabulated from Tuesday’s recall election.

As of 4 p.m. PT Wednesday, more than 19,700 voters in Seattle’s District 3 had called for Sawant to lose her council seat, representing 50.3% of the counted votes, FOX 13 of Seattle reported.

But the latest figures represented a narrowing of the gap for Sawant, who was facing opposition from 53% of voters Tuesday night, according to the Seattle Times.

The district has a total of more than 77,000 registered voters but it was unclear exactly how many had turned out for the recall election.

Mark Alan Smith, a political science professor at the University of Washington, estimated that turnout would be high because Sawant is viewed as a polarizing figure in the city, FOX 13 reported.

Kendall Hodson, elections chief for Kings County, estimated that about 1,200 ballots remained to be counted Thursday and 656 ballots remained to have signature issues resolved, the Times reported.

Those signature issues could go undecided as far into the future as Dec. 16, according to the newsp... (Read more)

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