Solarbird 
Notably, with latest vote tallies, her lead is 0.7% - over the 0.5% which would trigger an automatic recount.
There are a couple of races in King County which _may_ still be in contention depending upon how many votes come in (but it's unlikely), and one race in King County which is LITERALLY TIED.
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A note about the Harrell campaign: after the primary, he initially started going at Wilson for being too far left. But he stopped that _very_ quickly and started tacking left _himself_, and running against Wilson's lack of executive experience. That resonated and he got back into the race.
This suggests to me that survey numbers on campaigning against her from the centre / right were _disastrously_ bad, and makes me wonder if he'd tacked left right away after the primary and focused on experience the whole time, if he may've been able to win.
To which I can only add: take note. Sure, it's Cascadian politics (always different) but consider NYC.
I'm seeing _multiple_ layers of message.
And if you're not immediately understanding it, remember that the politics of the last... 45 years? has been to tack towards your base (left) for the primary, then once you're there, tack to the right ("centrist") for the general.
Harrell's campaign - that got him competitive again after a disastrous primary - is the opposite of that. And it _almost_ worked. He did much better against Wilson in the general than in the primary.
I mean, this could be a one off, but _I don't think it is_. Particularly given that in 2024 Washington State moved left, and here in 2025, where applicable, we moved further left _again_.
So, once more: take some notes.