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City Councilmember Jean Godden concedes

Longtime Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden conceded in her re-election bid Thursday after fresh results from the council’s Tuesday primary election showed her falling farther behind opponents Rob Johnson and Michael Maddux.

Longtime Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden conceded in her re-election bid Thursday after fresh results from the council’s Tuesday primary election showed her falling farther behind opponents Rob Johnson and Michael Maddux.

The three-term council member and former newspaper columnist was running in the council’s new District 4, which covers much of Northeast Seattle and part of Eastlake.

The top two vote-getters in each of the council’s races advance to the Nov.