Early results for the Aug. 5 primary election are in for two Federal Way races and more, according to King County Elections.

In the race for mayor, incumbent Jim Ferrell is leading with 55.87% of the vote with Federal Way City Councilmember Susan Honda coming in second with 22.76%. Challengers Saudia Abdullah has 14.38% of the vote and Chris Chung as 6.66%.

Abdullah has so far raised $39,215, Honda has raised $25,954 and Jim Ferrell has raised $132,942.

While three Federal Way City Council positions will be on the ballot in November, only one (Position 2) required a primary race to narrow down candidates this year.

For Position 2, Martin Moore is leading the race with 67.32% of the vote, followed by Nathan Orth at 17.58% and incumbent Paul McDaniel at 14.69%.

Federal Way also narrowed down the contenders for two Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Commissioner positions in this primary.

For Position 2, Juan Juarez is leading with 72.05% of the vote, with Travis Baker at 12.06%, Jeff Coop at 7.93% and Ilya Kukhar at 6.66%.

For Position 4, Laura Belvin is leading with 81.82%, followed by Daniel Kukhar at 9.69% and Shura Grigorenko at 8%.

King County Executive

For the primary race narrowing the competition for King County Executive, the two expected front-runners have made it through.

Girmay Zahilay received 40.39% of the vote and Claudia Balducci received 30.2% of the vote.

Other candidates included Derek Chartrand, Bill Hirt, Amiya Ingram, Don L. Rivers, Rebecca Williamson.

John Wilson was still listed on the ballot as a candidate, but ended his campaign after being arrested due to an investigation into stalking and harassing his former domestic partner.

King County Council

In the King County Council District No. 7 race to represent Federal Way and Auburn, longtime incumbent Pete von Reichbauer received 59.75% of the vote. He will be facing challenger Maya Vengadasalam — who received 24.25% of the vote — in November for the seat he has held for 31 years. Pahaliyah Brown was the other challenger and received 15.52% of the vote.

King County Parks Levy (Prop. 1)

Early results show voters approving the King County Parks Levy at 70.09%.

The King County Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Levy is a not a new tax, but a replacement for the expiring parks levy. Voters first approved the levy in 2008, and have renewed it every eight years.

The new tax rate would be 23 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value for six years. For the average King County homeowner with $844,000 in assessed property value, the annual bill comes out to $194, or about $16 a month.

The proposed tax rate is higher than the levy voters approved in 2019, which was a little more than 18 cents per $1,000 assessed property value. Supporters note that the cost difference is about $3.50 a month.

King County expects to collect more than $1.45 billion over the six years of the levy to support more than 250 parks, 185 miles of regional trails, 215 miles of backcountry trails, and 32,000 acres of open space. Levy revenue makes up about 85% of the department’s budget.

November elections

Fall elections will give Federal Way community members more candidates to ponder with races including King County Superior Court Judges, Federal Way School Board Directors, more Federal Way City Council members, Port Commissioners, Municipal Court Judges, Fire Commissioners and Appeals Court Judges.

Voters can track their ballot to see if it has been counted yet, check their voter registration and more by going to https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/vote/myvoterinfo/.

See all King County primary election results here: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/results/2025/august-primary-election