Eddie Lin is leading Adonis Ducksworth in the special election for Southeast Seattle’s City Council District 2 seat.
As of Tuesday night with 14,796 votes reported, Lin had 68.6% of the vote while Ducksworth had 31%.
Seattle City Council Position 2
Updated Nov 5, 2025, 4:47 AM
CANDIDATE
VOTES
% Eddie Lin
9635
68.6% Adonis Ducksworth
4352
31.0% Write-in
57
0.4% Source: WA Secretary of State
The special election was triggered when former Councilmember Tammy Morales, who was re-elected to the seat in 2023, stepped down from the position in January. Mark Solomon has been serving as temporary replacement.
Lin, an assistant attorney at the Seattle city attorney’s office currently on sabbatical, ran on a platform focused on addressing housing affordability, homelessness and publi

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