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IrelandKatie Wilson celebrates Seattle transit vote in FOX 13 coverage
The election-night broadcast pairs a mayor's celebration with a reminder that early congressional returns are not the final result.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 42,781 views a day, 29 times a normal first day on this channel (1,494).
LIVE Washington election results | FOX 13 Seattle
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- 0:00Nick Brown interprets early national returns as a rejection of Trump's policies at the Democrats' Seattle watch party.
- 2:04Lauren Donovan reports from supporters of Initiative 638, concerning transgender athletes in girls' sports.
- 5:32Analysts caution that outstanding Clark County ballots could change Braun's early lead over Gluesenkamp Perez.
- 12:37Braun says he has long expected a tight congressional contest.
- 14:33Early returns show strong support for Seattle Measure 1, a sales tax increase for public transit.
- 18:45Mayor Katie Wilson frames the transit measure as a way to make Seattle more affordable.
How much can an early election lead tell you? In FOX 13 Seattle's Washington coverage, analysts urge caution as John Braun opens ahead of incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, with ballots from populous Clark County still to come.
That distinction matters when watching the recording now: Perez ultimately won another term. The broadcast captures the earlier uncertainty, moving between her watch party in Vancouver and Braun's gathering in Chehalis. Braun himself anticipates a close contest rather than treating the opening returns as a verdict.
"LIVE Washington election results | FOX 13 Seattle" drew roughly 43,000 views in its first day, nearly 29 times the station's usual start for longer videos. Its focus is Washington's own decisions, from a congressional seat to a sales tax increase for Seattle transit.
The mood changes when the anchors turn to Seattle Measure 1. With early returns showing a strong majority in favor, Mayor Katie Wilson celebrates alongside transit advocates. She describes the measure as an affordability proposal, linking expanded service to the everyday cost of getting around.
"This is going to be the single largest expansion of transit service in Seattle history," Wilson says. Her speech begins about fifteen minutes into the broadcast, giving the election-night coverage a concrete local question beyond which party controls Congress: what service will Seattle voters get?
A Republican who represents Washington’s 20th legislative district in the state Senate and serves as its minority leader.
More on Wikipedia ›A Democratic U.S. representative for Washington’s 3rd congressional district since 2023. She defeated John Braun in 2026 to win a third term.
More on Wikipedia ›Seattle’s mayor since 2026 and co-founder of the Transit Riders Union, a group focused on public transportation and workers’ rights.
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- Channel
- FOX 13 Seattle
- Subscribers
- 404,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,789,706
- Channel views, pace per day
- 443,959 (on a normal day: 352,537)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 42,844 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 42,849
The numbers
FOX 13 Seattle's Washington election broadcast drew an unusually large first-day audience compared with its usual longer uploads.
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