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As of 4 p.m. PT Wednesday, more than 19,700 voters in Seattle’s District 3 had called for Sawant to lose her council seat, representing 50.3% of the counted votes, FOX 13 of Seattle reported.
But the latest figures represented a narrowing of the gap for Sawant, who was facing opposition from 53% of voters Tuesday night, according to the Seattle Times.
The district has a total of more than 77,000 registered voters but it was unclear exactly how many had turned out for the recall election.
Mark Alan Smith, a politicala> science professor at the University of Washington, estimated that <a href="https: would be high because Sawant is viewed as a polarizing figure in the city, FOX 13 reported.
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Sawant, 48, an Indian immigrant, is the longest-tenured member of the council. She is a self-described socialist.
The Washington state Supreme Court gave approval for the recall election, denying arguments by Sawant’s legal team that the accusations against her were “factually and legally insufficient.”
