For Crosscut: Kshama Sawant declares victory Uncategorized Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant addresses members of the media during a campaign press conference at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle, Wash. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Sawant is on the verge of a dramatic comeback in the race for reelection, turning a deficit of more than 8 percentage points into a lead of 3.6 percentage points after the most recent vote tallies.