Somewhere, Bruce Harrell is slamming a table. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It’s tight, but we’re outside of recount territory, and it’s mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up. Katie Wilson will be Seattle’s next mayor.

Wilson has not declared victory yet—on Wednesday night, when her win was all but certain, her team told The Stranger that they’re doing the graceful thing and waiting for Harrell to concede. The Mayor’s office announced that he would be addressing the city at noon on Thursday, so we should expect Wilson to do her victory lap then.

“We’re thrilled with the latest drop, which continues to trend in our direction,” Wilson’s campaign told The Stranger, calling their lead “insurmountable” at this point. “We’re tremendously grateful f

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