Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison is vying to be re-elected in this year’s general election in Washington, taking on former federal prosecutor Erika Evans.

Evans ran away with the primary election, receiving 55.8% of the vote compared to Davison’s 33.4%. Evans earned 42,667 more votes than Davison.

The role of the city attorney is to primarily defend the city in civil litigation, while also pursuing prosecution for misdemeanor criminal offenses.

In addition to making significant progress in addressing the backlog of criminal cases that accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic, Davison’s tenure as city attorney has been defined by the creation of the city’s SOAP and SODA zones.

“Stay Out of Drug Areas” — known as SODA zones — prevent people from re-entering designated parts of the city

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