Seattle City Council incumbent's lagging primary results signal warning for general

It was clear on election night that Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo would face each other in the general election this November. But Woo fell further behind her challenger with Thursday’s release of nearly 40,000 Seattle ballots, further crystallizing how difficult a fight she’ll have this fall to retain a seat she’s held for less than eight months. Mercedes Rinck now holds just about 48% of the 157,000 votes counted so far while Woo holds just over 40% in the primary contest for an at-large seat...