Amazon Spending to Take Seattle Council Not Working So Far
- Early voting returns show Amazon picks won’t gain a majority
- Amazon may still see the defeat of key council enemy
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Amazon.com Inc.’s attempt to overhaul the Seattle City Council through political donations may have fallen short, initial election returns suggest.
While only some ballots have been counted, early results from Tuesday’s election indicate that Amazon-backed candidates won’t win a majority of the nine seat council. Only four of Amazon’s choices were ahead in the early count and one of those by a slim margin.