The race for an open seat on the Metropolitan King County Council features a longtime SeaTac City Council member and project manager facing off against a lawyer and president of the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees.

In a campaign that has turned contentious, both candidates — Peter Kwon, the SeaTac council member, and Steffanie Fain, the Harborview board president — cite their experience in explaining why they would be the better choice to represent the South King County district.

“I’ve actually delivered, over 10 years, I’ve delivered. I’ve got the experience,” Kwon said. “My opponent is claiming she can do it, but has never solved any problems.”

Kwon won the six-person August primary, but with just 28% of the vote. Fain squeaked through by just 250 votes to come in second,

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