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2021 Seattle mayoral election

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The 2021 Seattle mayoral election is set to take place on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Jenny Durkan initially sought reelection to a second term in office, but later changed her mind and announced she would retire at the end of her current term.

2021 Seattle mayoral election
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Candidate Lorena González Bruce Harrell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Incumbent Mayor

Jenny Durkan
Democratic



The general election was preceded by a nonpartisan primary election on August 3, 2021, in which former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell and current Seattle City Council President M. Lorena González advanced to the November election.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Colleen Echohawk
Mayors
Seattle city councilmembers
Andrew Grant Houston
Organizations
Jessyn Farrell
Statewide officeholders
State legislators
Seattle city councilmembers
Lorena Gonzalez
Federal officeholders
State senators
State Representatives
Seattle city councilmembers
Individuals
Organizations
Media
Bruce Harrell
Federal officeholders
State legislators
Seattle city councilmembers
Mayors
Organizations
Media
Casey Sixkiller
Federal officeholders
Declined to endorse

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Colleen
Echohawk 		Jessyn
Farrell 		Lorena
González 		Bruce
Harrell 		Andrew Grant
Houston 		Casey
Sixkiller 		Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] July 12–15, 2021 617 (LV) ± 4.3% 10% 6% 12% 20% 6% 4% 9%[b] 32%
Washington Research Group (D)[B] July 13–14, 2021 524 (LV) ± 4.3% 5% 4% 8% 17% 4% 3% 5%[c] 55%
ALG Research (D)[C] May 10–16, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 7% 7% 11% 23% 3% 5% 3% 41%
GQR Research (D)[D] March 23–28, 2021 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 9% 6% 19% 20% – – 8% 38%

Results

By August 6, Echohawk, Farrell, and Houston had all conceded, and Harrell and González were viewed as the winners of the primary.[29][30]

Nonpartisan primary results[31][32][33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bruce Harrell 69,612 34.00
Nonpartisan Lorena González 65,750 32.11
Nonpartisan Colleen Echohawk 21,042 10.28
Nonpartisan Jessyn Farrell 14,931 7.29
Nonpartisan Arthur Langlie 11,372 5.55
Nonpartisan Casey Sixkiller 6,918 3.38
Nonpartisan Andrew Grant Houston 5,485 2.68
Nonpartisan James Donaldson 3,219 1.57
Nonpartisan Lance Randall 2,804 1.37
Nonpartisan Clinton Bliss 1,618 0.79
Nonpartisan Omari Tahir-Garrett 391 0.19
Nonpartisan Bobby Tucker 377 0.18
Nonpartisan Henry Dennison 347 0.17
Nonpartisan Stan Lippmann 323 0.16
Nonpartisan Don Rivers 189 0.09
Write-in 386 0.19
Total votes 206,814 100.00

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.

Lorena Gonzalez
Federal officeholders
State senators
State Representatives
Mayors
Seattle city councilmembers
Individuals
Organizations
Media
Bruce Harrell
Federal officeholders
State legislators
Seattle city councilmembers
Mayors
Organizations
Media

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lorena
González 		Bruce
Harrell 		Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] October 12–15, 2021 617 (LV) ± 4.1% 32% 48% 2%[d] 18%
Strategies 360 (D) September 13–16, 2021 450 (RV) ± 4.6% 33% 40% – 27%
287 (LV) ± 5.8% 37% 48% – 15%
GQR Research (D)[D] September 11–14, 2021 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 45% 45% – 10%
Elway Research September 7–9, 2021 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 27% 42% 7% 24%

Results

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lorena González
Nonpartisan Bruce Harrell
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Art Langlie with 4%; Lance Randall with 3%; James Donaldson and Bobby Tucker with 1%; Omari Tahir-Garrett, Clinton Bliss, Henry C. Dennison, Stan Lippmann, and Don L. Rivers with 0%
  3. ^ Art Langlie with 3%; Lance Randall with 2%
  4. ^ "Would not vote" with 2%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
  2. ^ This poll was conducted by Seattle-based Democratic political consultants John Wyble and Bill Broadhead, who support Colleen Echohawk for mayor
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Farrell's campaign
  4. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by González's campaign

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cassidy, Benjamin (July 29, 2021). "Who's Running for Mayor in Seattle?". Seattle Met. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Kroman, David (January 25, 2021). "Colleen Echohawk joins race for Seattle mayor". Crosscut. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Golden, Hallie (February 3, 2021). "Colleen Echohawk aims to be Seattle's first indigenous mayor: 'We have to find ways to change'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Gutman, David (March 18, 2021). "Jessyn Farrell, former state representative, announces run for Seattle mayor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Gutman, David (February 3, 2021). "Seattle City Council President M. Lorena González is running for mayor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Gutman, David (March 16, 2021). "Bruce Harrell, former Seattle City Council president, is running for mayor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Dubicki, Ray (January 22, 2021). "Andrew Grant Houston is Running for Mayor of Seattle on a Bold Urbanist Platform". The Urbanist. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Brunner, Jim (May 11, 2021). "Art Langlie, grandson of former Seattle mayor and governor, announces mayoral run". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Beekman, Daniel (May 4, 2021). "Casey Sixkiller, a Seattle deputy mayor, launches bid for mayor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Beekman, Daniel (February 7, 2020). "Seattle Mayor Durkan launches bid for reelection". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Beekman, Daniel; Brunner, Jim (December 7, 2020). "Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won't run for reelection". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c Beekman, Daniel; Gutman, David (December 9, 2020). "Jenny Durkan won't run for reelection. What's it take to become Seattle mayor — and how might that be changing?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Graham, Nathalie (December 7, 2020). "Durkan Won't Run for Mayor in 2021". The Stranger. Retrieved December 8, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Kroman, David (January 6, 2021). "Teresa Mosqueda will seek reelection, not Seattle mayor's office". Crosscut. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Santos, Melissa (April 27, 2021). "Joe Nguyen challenging Dow Constantine for King County executive". Crosscut. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  16. ^ Gutman, David (March 10, 2021). "Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Endorsements roll in for Seattle mayoral, council races". July 15, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington (2021)".
  19. ^ Smith, Rich. "Jessyn Farrell Is Running for Mayor". The Stranger. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  20. ^ a b c d Gutman, David (April 1, 2021). "Rep. Pramila Jayapal endorses Lorena González for Seattle mayor". The Seattle Times.
  21. ^ a b "Former Council President Bruce Harrell leading Seattle's mayoral primary race". August 4, 2021.
  22. ^ "Seattle mayoral candidates González, Harrell to face off in debate focused on public health and safety". The Seattle Times. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has endorsed González as has another progressive East Coast senator, Bernie Sanders.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ a b Rayes, Nathalie (March 30, 2021). "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Lorena González in Historic Bid for Seattle Mayor". Latino Victory.
  24. ^ "Our Candidates".
  25. ^ a b Wilson, Reid (July 30, 2021). "Angst grips America's most liberal city". The Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Harrell, González lead in low-turnout Seattle mayoral primary".
  27. ^ a b "The Times recommends: Bruce Harrell for Seattle mayor". The Seattle Times. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  28. ^ "Seattle businesses and politicians are at odds. The new Chamber CEO is calling a truce". April 10, 2021.
  29. ^ "First candidates concede as November showdown for Seattle mayor takes shape". August 5, 2021.
  30. ^ "Bruce Harrell, M. Lorena González eye November race after dominating Seattle's mayoral primary". August 8, 2021.
  31. ^ https://www.king5.com/elections
  32. ^ "August 3, 2021 Primary".
  33. ^ "King County August 3, 2021 Primary".
  34. ^ https://www.kuow.org/stories/vaccination-mandates-and-mayoral-candidates-this-week-in-politics
  35. ^ "Major Public Employees Union Endorses Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor". August 12, 2021.
  36. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/firefighters-democratic-party-groups-make-picks-in-seattle-mayoral-race-as-pacs-rake-in-cash/
Official campaign websites
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