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Ahmed Abdi
Ahmed Abdi was a candidate for Position 3 representative on the Port of Seattle Commission in Washington. Abdi was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Abdi is an outreach manager for the Fair Work Center. He is also a commissioner for the Seattle Housing Authority.[1]
Elections
2017
Incumbent Stephanie Bowman defeated Ahmed Abdi in the general election for the Position 3 seat on the Port of Seattle Commission.[2]
Port of Seattle Commission, Position 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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61.32% | 286,972 |
Ahmed Abdi | 38.68% | 181,024 |
Total Votes | 467,996 | |
Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," November 7, 2017 |
Incumbent Stephanie Bowman and Ahmed Abdi defeated Lisa Espinosa in the primary election for the Position 3 seat on the Port of Seattle Commission.[2]
Port of Seattle Commission, Position 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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51.30% | 191,203 |
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32.70% | 121,898 |
Lisa Espinosa | 15.01% | 55,943 |
Write-in votes | 0.99% | 3,691 |
Total Votes | 372,735 | |
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 1, 2017 |
Endorsements
2017
General election
The following table displays group endorsements issued in King County's 2017 general election:
Candidate endorsements | |||||||
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Endorser | Executive | Sheriff | Council #3 | Council #9 | Port #1 | Port #3 | Port #4 |
Equal Rights Washington[3] | N/A | Mitzi Johanknecht | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
M.L. King County Labor Council[4] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Urquhart (i) | N/A | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | N/A |
Seattle Weekly[5] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Urquhart (i) | N/A | N/A | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Preeti Shridhar |
The Seattle Times[6] | N/A | Mitzi Johanknecht | Kathy Lambert (i) | Reagan Dunn (i) | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | Peter Steinbrueck |
The Stranger[7] | Dow Constantine (i) | Mitzi Johanknecht | N/A | N/A | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Preeti Shridhar |
Primary election
Candidate endorsements | |||||
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Endorser | Executive | Port #1 | Port #3 | Port #4 | |
Teamsters Joint Council No. 28[8] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
The Seattle Times[9] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
UFCW 21[10] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
UNITE HERE Local 8[11] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | N/A | John Persak | |
1st District Democrats[12] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
37th District Democrats[13] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Stephanie Bowman (i) | N/A | |
43rd District Democrats[14] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
45th District Democrats[15] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Peter Steinbrueck | |
47th District Democrats[16] | N/A | Claudia Kauffman | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak |
See also
King County, Washington | Washington | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Seattle Housing Authority, "Ahmed Abdi," accessed June 14, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
- ↑ Equal Rights Washington, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," August 24, 2017
- ↑ Seattle Weekly, "Sweep the Sweepers! Our Endorsements For the Nov. 7 Election," October 18, 2017
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Seattle Times endorsements for the Nov. 7 general election," September 7, 2017
- ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 7, 2017, General Election," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Teamsters Joint Council No. 28, "2017 Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Endorsements for the Aug. 1 primary election," July 11, 2017
- ↑ UFCW 21, "2017 Primary Election Candidate Endorsement Recommendations," July 11, 2017
- ↑ UNITE HERE Local 8, "UNITE HERE Local 8's 2017 August Primary Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 1st District Democrats, "2017 Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 37th District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 43rd District Democrats, "2017 Endorsement Results," June 21, 2017
- ↑ 45th District Democrats, "Endorsements & Elections," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 47th District Democrats, "Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
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