Days after 34-year-old Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the New York City (NYC) mayoral polls, a self-proclaimed "socialist", Katie Wilson, narrowly won the local body elections in the West Coast's Seattle. Wilson, a 43-year-old who promised to make Seattle more affordable, has dislodged incumbent Mayor, Bruce Harrell, who has been in the office twice spanning two decades.

Katie Wilson, who has never held an elected office, extensively campaigned on making Seattle more affordable, expanding shelter and affordable housing, supporting a capital gains tax, strengthening renter protections, and improving public transit, almost mirroring the campaign of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Progressive Wilson narrowly defeated incumbent Harrell after late ballots swung her way, giving the city a

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