Seattle Councilmember Defeats Recall

“Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has thwarted an effort to recall her from office after a 10-day vote count,” the Seattle Times reports.

“Supporters of Sawant — Seattle’s only socialist council member and the first in the city’s history to have a recall ballot against her — narrowly outdid those in favor of a recall, claiming 50.4% of the vote.”