Schools
Seattle Special Election Results: School Levies See Firm Support
Several King County school districts had levies on the ballot this month, and election night offered the first glimpse at how they fared.
![King County's February special election is in the books, and the first round of results offer an early look at how school levies fared in the first ballot drop.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/23562256/20220208/081320/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1683236203-4___08201308113.jpg)
SEATTLE — The polls have closed and the first round of election results have arrived for several communities across King County. More than 1.1 million registered voters were eligible to cast ballots in the February election, with school levies up for consideration in districts around Seattle and the Eastside.
Voters in Seattle saw a pair of levy renewals on their February ballots. The first, designed to raise nearly $647 million over three years, would help fund positions for teachers, instructional assistants and other staff, along with textbooks and other classroom supplies, student transportation, security, maintenance and other extracurricular activities.
The second levy renewal, valued at $783 million over six years, would help modernize schools across the city, enhancing fire safety, earthquake readiness, air quality, energy efficiency, student technology, drinking water improvements, along with remodeling athletic facilities, including at Memorial Stadium.
Find out what's happening in Seattlewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Both measures had overwhelming support in early results.
Here's how results were shaping up after the first ballot drop on election night:
Find out what's happening in Seattlewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Proposition No. 1
- Yes: 76.28%
- No: 23.72%
Proposition No. 2
- Yes: 76.57%
- No: 23.43%
King County Elections mailed ballots to voters in January and expected roughly 32 percent — or 380,000 ballots — would be returned. County data showed turnout trending a little lower leading up to election night, with 25 percent marked as returned earlier Tuesday. However, last-minute ballots postmarked or dropped off on Election Day will be added to the tally in the coming days.
Results will be updated and posted online daily until the special election is certified on Feb. 18.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.