Posted by news intern Garrett McCulloch

You asked the questions. The candidates (mostly) answered them. Now you have a tome of information about where each candidate stands on issues that are relevant to you—not just the rote talking points they submit to the voters' guide. Here are a few highlights:

Why did Tom Carr's office subpoena Seattle Times reporters' confidential sources? Not his fault, Carr says:

The subpoenas were issued in a lawsuit brought by a police officer who had been fired by the city. The Seattle Times published an article relying, in large part, on anonymous sources. The police officer sued the City claiming that the sources were city employees and accusing the City of defamation. The Seattle Times was not a party to the lawsuit. My office was not seeking to “out” the sources, but to get the Seattle Times to declare that they would not give up the names of those sources. A lawyer in my office tried to get an agreement with the Seattle Times lawyer that they would assert the Shield privilege. The Seattle Times’ lawyer told our lawyer to send him the subpoenas. When I heard about this, I got on the phone and negotiated an agreement quickly; after this happened, I issued a policy that no subpoenas would ever be issued to a reporter without my approval. But it is imperative to understand we never subpoenaed the reporters directly.

Which current council member does City Council candidate Jessie Israel most identify with?

I like Burgess. He's thoughtful, pragmatic and takes both a short and long term approach to issues facing the City. I was also a fan of Sue Donaldson back in the day.

Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn on getting people out of their cars:

I have committed to putting a light rail expansion plan in front of Seattle voters within two years of taking office, taking a lesson from Portland in expanding its MAX system. See mcginnformayor.com.

Bus service, up 20% over the last two years, is about to be cut by 10% or more in the coming years. Seattle can help improve bus service by giving buses more priority in traffic. I support BRT lines.

We also must work with other leaders to get the legislature to provide funding.

Last year the legislature failed to provide King County with the ability to fund more metro service, even though that was supposed to be part of the deal on the deep-bore tunnel.

And check out King County Executive candidate Susan Hutchison's insightful responses:

See how much she cares about earning your vote?

Plus Pete Holmes on pot, Robert Rosencrantz on his abortion stance, O'Brien on homelessness, and Mallahan on Southeast Seattle. These and all the candidates' other brilliant answers (not to mention the questions they dodged) are still available for your voting enrichment in Electionland.