Katie Wilson again gained on Bruce Harrell in the race to be Seattle’s next mayor, a contest that’s still too close to call.

Harrell’s lead is now down to less than two percentage points, 50.7% to 48.8%. That’s compared to his 8-point lead the day after the election. The two are separated by 4,300 votes.

Both campaigns expected Wilson to do better in late-counted ballots; the question was by how much.

Coming into Friday, Harrell needed to win roughly 46% of the remaining 100,000 ballots to hang on and win, while Wilson needed somewhere around 55%.

King County Elections estimates there are at least 50,000 remaining Seattle ballots. Many of those will be counted Monday, with the full tally stretching further into next week.

The contest between Wilson and Harrell is poised to be the clos

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