Final results are in, but some candidates refuse to admit defeat.

Now that more time has passed since election day with more votes counted in the campaigns discussed in our Election Reporting series, this article provides an update on races that have since been called by the Associated Press (AP) and any statements made by various candidates in the days since. All of the following updated election results are according to reports filed by King County Elections as of Nov. 15.

Shortly after publishing the final article in the Election Reporting series, the AP reported incumbent Kim Schrier (D) was re-elected to Congress in District 8. With 65.1% of votes counted, Schrier earned 61.9% to Larkin’s 37.9%, a difference of roughly 42,000 votes. After the race was called, Larkin conceded defeat.

“I just called Congresswoman Schrier to congratulate her on her victory and wish her success in representing the 8th Congressional District.  This was a competitive race, and even though we didn’t get the desired result, I’m proud of our campaign’s hopeful message…[W]e promise to keep praying for a brighter future,” Larkin said on Facebook.

Shortly after our last article, several candidates we covered have since released public statements.

Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell said on Facebook, “This afternoon, I called Leesa Manion to congratulate her on her historic election as King County Prosecuting Attorney. This was a spirited and hard fought campaign and I am incredibly thankful to my loving family, friends, and supporters who put in the work to carry our message to every corner of King County. The people have spoken and I wish Leesa success as she takes on the serious challenges facing our entire region.”

There is also an update for District 30: For the State Senate, AP called the race for incumbent Claire Wilson (D) Monday morning. With 50.2% of ballots counted, Wilson won with 55.3% of the vote while Federal Way Council President Linda Kochmar (R) earned 44.6%, a difference of about 4,300 votes.

“Dear Voters, Volunteers, Donors Supporters, and precious friends, I want to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Our campaign has truly been run by grassroots efforts. We have knocked on many thousands of doors and connected with so many wonderful voters in the 30th district.  Every vote deserves to be counted. We will be monitoring results and look forward to seeing the final results,” Kochmar said via Facebook last Saturday.

While Kochmar did not directly state she conceded to Wilson publicly, a supporter of her campaign confirmed this on her Facebook page.

Karen Keiser (D) was quickly re-elected to her State Senate seat for District 33, but she has not made any celebratory statements directly on the race, only on other unrelated matters.

At time of writing, Doug Basler, Casey Jones, Ashli Tagoai, and Marliza Melzer (all Republicans) have not commented publicly on their defeats in their respective races and there are no signs they have made the traditional call to winners to concede.