King County’s Election Shift Backfires | Seattle News

King County’s move to hold local elections in even-numbered years, aimed at boosting turnout by aligning with big national races, has backfired—thanks to a shocking lack of candidates. With four Council seats up and only one competitive race, two incumbents and even the elections director are running unopposed. Councilmember Claudia Balducci admits it’s a democracy bummer, even if she’s glad to skip the campaign chaos. While even-year elections bring more diverse voters, local issues get drowned out by national headlines—making it feel like the federal government’s hogging all the attention. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/42a54abeee49d9dd