SEATTLE — Katie Wilson, a longtime advocate whose City Hall rise came as she pushed for more progressive taxes, has been elected Seattle’s next mayor.

On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.

Shortly after the results were released Wednesday, Harrell issued an advisory that he’d give a speech Thursday to the people of Seattle.

The results were all but assured after Tuesday’s ballot count, when Wilson jumped out to a more than 1,300-vote lead. They were finalized Wednesday, confirming a clean sweep for progressives in this year’s Seattle elections as three incumbents — mayor, City Council president and city attorney — have now been ousted. That

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