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2019 Seattle elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: May 17, 2019
Primary election: August 6, 2019 General election: November 5, 2019
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Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 7
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on November 5, 2019. A primary election was held on August 6, 2019. The top two candidates advanced from the August 6 primary election to the Nov. 5 general election.^[1] This page covers the primary election. Click here for coverage of the general election.

Incumbents in districts 2, 4, 6, and 7 did not seek re-election. Between seven and 14 candidates filed to run for each of the four open seats. Three incumbents ran for re-election, and all three advanced from the primary election. Lisa Herbold (District 1) faced two challengers in the primary. Kshama Sawant (District 3) and Debora Juarez (District 5) each faced five.

The elections occurred a year after the repeal of the 2018 head tax proposal, which would have required businesses grossing at least $20 million to pay $275 per employee in order to fund affordable housing programs for the homeless. The city council voted to pass the head tax 9-0 in May 2018 but then repealed it by a 7-2 vote in June 2018 after running into opposition from the city’s business community, including online retailer Amazon. Sawant and Position 8 At-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda cast the two votes against repealing the tax. Juarez and Herbold voted with five others to repeal it.^[2]

The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce opposed the head tax.^[3] The Chamber's political action committee, Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), endorsed nine candidates across the seven races and raised more than $1 million as of July 31, 2019 (including $250,000 from Amazon). It had spent $477,000 supporting endorsed candidates and opposing Herbold and Sawant through the primaries. One CASE-endorsed candidate advanced from each of the seven primary elections.

Through the primary elections, the races had seen $976,000 in total satellite spending, which was more than in the 2015 primary and general elections combined for the seven district seats.^[4][5]

Positions 8 and 9 on the council, at-large seats held by Mosqueda and M. Lorena González, respectively, were not up for election until 2021.^[6]

Across all seven elections, 56 candidates filed to run.^[7] In 2015, 37 candidates filed for the same seven seats. This was the second election in which a voter voucher program was being used to provide public funding to campaigns. It was also the second election in recent history in which councilmembers were elected by district; from 1910 to 2013, all Seattle councilmembers were elected at large.

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Recapping Seattle's City Council Primary - Ballotpedia's "Beyond the Headlines" series

Candidates and results[edit]

Click the tabs below to see results for each district.

District 1[edit]

District 2[edit]

District 3[edit]

District 4[edit]

District 5[edit]

District 6[edit]

District 7[edit]

Races with incumbents seeking re-election[edit]

District 1[edit]

Incumbent Lisa Herbold was first elected in 2015, defeating Shannon Braddock by a margin of 0.2 percentage points. She faced former police lieutenant Brendan Kolding and attorney Phil Tavel in the August 6, 2019, primary election.^[8]

Campaign finance[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

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• Lisa Herbold
• Brendan Kolding
• Phil Tavel

Endorsements
Endorsement	Herbold	Kolding	Tavel
Elected officials
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)	✔
Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González	✔
State Sen. Joe Nguyen	✔
State Sen. Bob Hasegawa	✔
State Rep. Zack Hudgins	✔
State Rep. Steve Bergquist	✔
State Rep. Mia Gregerson	✔
State Rep. Nicole Macri	✔
State Rep. Javier Valdez	✔
King County Councilmember Joe McDermott	✔
King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski	✔
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett	✔
Port Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck	✔
Tukwila Councilmember De’Sean Quinn	✔
Seattle School Board President Leslie Harris	✔
Sewer District Commissioner Bill Tracy	✔
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board[9]	✔
The Seattle Times editorial board			✔
Unions
Martin Luther King County Labor Council	✔
Ironworkers Local 86	✔
UNITE HERE Local 8	✔
Service Employees International Union Local 6	✔
Service Employees International Union Local 1199	✔
Laborers Local 242	✔
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 5	✔
Pier Truckers Association			✔
Organizations
King County Democrats	✔
National Women’s Political Caucus	✔
King County Young Democrats	✔
11th District Democrats	✔
Fuse Washington[10]	✔
West Seattle Health Club		✔
Seattle King County Realtors			✔
Washington Technology Industry Association			✔
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy			✔
Seattle Hospitality For Progress			✔

District 3[edit]

Incumbent Kshama Sawant was first elected in 2013, when she defeated incumbent Richard Conlin by a margin of 1.8 percentage points. She faced cannabis store owner Logan Bowers, Seattle School Board member Zachary DeWolf, public defender Ami Nguyen, Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce director Egan Orion, and IT company owner Pat Murakami in the August 6, 2019, primary election.^[8]

Campaign finance[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

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• Logan Bowers
• Zachary DeWolf
• Pat Murakami
• Ami Nguyen
• Egan Orion
• Kshama Sawant

Endorsements
Endorsement	Bowers	DeWolf	Murakami	Nguyen	Orion	Sawant
Elected officials
State Rep. Gerry Pollet		✔
State Rep. Cindy Ryu		✔
State Rep. Gael Tarleton		✔
Seattle City Councilwoman M. Lorena González		✔
Seattle City Councilwoman Teresa Mosqueda		✔
Seattle City Councilwoman Debora Juarez		✔
Seattle Port Commissioner Ryan Calkins		✔
Seattle School Board President Leslie Harris		✔
Seattle School Board Vice President Rick Burke		✔
Seattle School Board Director Jill Geary		✔
Seattle School Board director Scott Pinkham		✔
Seattle School Board director Eden Mack		✔
Seattle School Board director Betty Patu		✔
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett						✔
Individuals
Philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky[11]						✔
Former Seattle Mayor and City Councilmember Tim Burgess					✔
Unions
Martin Luther King County Labor Council		✔
Teamsters 117		✔
Teamsters 174		✔
Teamsters 763		✔
Ironworkers Local 86		✔
Seattle Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 32		✔
Service Employees International Union Local 775		✔
HOD Carriers and Laborers Union Local 242	✔
Seattle Education Association				✔
Service Employees International Union Local 925				✔
UNITE HERE Local 8						✔
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 3488						✔
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304						✔
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 1488						✔
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 809						✔
American Postal Workers Union - Greater Seattle Local						✔
Laborers Local 1239						✔
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587						✔
United Academic Workers 4121						✔
United Academic Workers 1981						✔
Service Employees International Union Local 6						✔
Newspapers and editorials
The Seattle Times editorial board					✔
The Stranger editorial board[9]						✔
Organizations
King County Young Democrats		✔		✔
Washington High School Democrats		✔
Women of Color in Politics		✔
Seattle Subway	✔	✔
Downtown Seattle Association	✔
King County Democrats		✔		✔
Fuse Washington[10]		✔				✔
Speak Out Seattle			✔
Washington Technology Industry Association					✔
Seattle Democratic Socialists of America						✔
National Women's Political Caucus of Washington				✔		✔
Socialist Alternative						✔
PACs
Moms for Seattle			✔
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy					✔

District 5[edit]

Incumbent Debora Juarez was first elected in 2015, receiving 64 percent of the vote. She faced environmental policy consultant John Lombard, electrical administrator Tayla Mahoney, community organizer Mark Mendez, attorney Ann Davison Sattler, and former U.S. Senate and mayoral candidate Alex Tsimerman in the August 6, 2019, primary election.^[8]

Campaign finance[edit]

Campaign finance data was available for the following candidates.

Endorsements[edit]

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• John Lombard

Endorsements
Endorsement	Juarez	Lombard	Davison Sattler
Elected officials
State Rep. Cindy Ryu		✔
Mayor of Shoreline Will Hall		✔
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board[9]	✔
The Seattle Times editorial board[12]			✔
Organizations
Sierra Club[13]	✔
National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[14]	✔
Washington Technology Industry Association[15]	✔
King County Democrats[16]	✔
Fuse Washington[10]	✔
32nd District Democrats		✔
The Duwamish Tribe		✔
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17]	✔

Open-seat races[edit]

Incumbents Bruce Harrell (District 2), Abel Pacheco (District 4), Mike O'Brien (District 6), and Sally Bagshaw (District 7) did not seek re-election in 2019, leaving four seats open.

• Seven candidates filed for District 2
• Ten candidates filed for District 4
• Fourteen candidates filed for District 6
• Ten candidates filed for District 7

Endorsements[edit]

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District 2[edit] Tammy Morales Sierra Club[13] King County Democrats[16] Fuse Washington[10] The Stranger editorial board[9] Mark Solomon Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] Washington Technology Industry Association[15] The Seattle Times editorial board[18] Mayor Jenny Durkan[19] District 4[edit] Emily Myers Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)[20] King County Democrats[16] Fuse Washington[10] Alex Pedersen Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] Washington Technology Industry Association[15] The Seattle Times editorial board[12] Shaun Scott Sierra Club[13] King County Democrats[16] Fuse Washington[10] The Stranger editorial board[9]

District 6[edit] Jay Fathi Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] Washington Technology Industry Association[15] Fuse Washington[10] Dan Strauss King County Democrats[16] Fuse Washington[10] The Stranger editorial board[9] Heidi Wills Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] Sierra Club[13] Washington Technology Industry Association[15] The Seattle Times editorial board[12] District 7[edit] Michael George Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] Sierra Club[13] Washington Technology Industry Association[15] Andrew Lewis King County Democrats[16] UNITE HERE Local 8[21] The Stranger editorial board[9] Fuse Washington[10] Jim Pugel Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[17] The Seattle Times editorial board[12]

Campaign finance[edit]

Campaign finance data is provided where available for candidates in each race.

District 2[edit]

District 4[edit]

District 6[edit]

District 7[edit]

Voucher program data[edit]

Eligible Seattle residents received four $25 vouchers in February. Vouchers could go to any council candidates of a voter's choosing, including those outside the voter's district. Under the program, participating candidates had a $75,000 spending limit during the primary election and a $150,000 cumulative spending limit if they went on on to the general election.^[22] Candidates participating in the program could apply to be released from the spending limit if a candidate in their race exceeded $75,000 in spending or contributions or if independent expenditures on a candidate's behalf exceeded that limit.^[23]

During the primary election, there were 42 active city council candidates participating in the Democracy Voucher Program, including incumbents Herbold and Juarez.^[24] Sawant did not participate in the program, saying, "The Democracy Voucher program is a progressive step forward, but unfortunately it’s not designed for a race like ours where Amazon and the whole big business establishment is united against us. It does not prevent corporate PACs from overnight dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race to try to buy the election."^[23] The five candidates challenging Sawant participated in the program and were released from the spending limit.^[25]

As of August 6, 2019, spending caps had been lifted in all races except District 5.^[26][24]

The following shows funds candidates received from the program through July 25, 2019. Click "Position" in the table to sort by race, and click "Total" to sort by amount of money received by each candidate.

Satellite spending[edit]

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[27][28][29]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

Through the primary elections on August 6, 2019, there had been a total of $976,432 in satellite spending toward the Seattle City Council elections.

• CAPE (Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy) had spent the following as of August 6:^[30]
  • District 1: $19,624 in support of Lisa Herbold
  • District 1: $3,186 opposing Brendan Kolding
  • District 1: $3,190 opposing Phil Tavel
  • District 2: $17,782 in support of Tammy Morales
  • District 2: $3,186 opposing Mark Solomon
  • District 2: $3,190 opposing Ari Hoffman
• CASE (Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy) had spent $477,000 in support of endorsed Seattle City Council candidates and opposing others as of August 6, 2019:^[26][31]
  • District 1: $129,062 in support of Phil Tavel (distributing campaign literature, making calls and texts, canvassing, and mailers)
  • District 1: $7,555 opposing Lisa Herbold (mailers)
  • District 2: $121,729 in support of Mark Solomon (distributing campaign literature, making calls and texts, canvassing, and mailers)
  • District 3: $156,247 in support of Egan Orion (distributing campaign literature, making calls and texts, canvassing, and mailers)
  • District 3: $11,692 opposing Kshama Sawant (mailers)
  • District 4: $13,017 in support of Alex Pedersen (mailers)
  • District 5: $6,878 in support of Debora Juarez (mailers)
  • District 6: $6,648 in support of Jay Fathi (mailers)
  • District 6: $6,648 in support of Heidi Wills (mailers)
  • District 7: $5,947 in support of Jim Pugel (mailers)
  • District 7: $11,612 in support of Michael George (mailers)
• Moms for Seattle had spent the following on Facebook ads, digital campaign consulting, and mailers for four races as of August 6:^[32]
  • $33,434 in support of Pat Murakami (District 3)
  • $32,766 in support of Alex Pedersen (District 4)
  • $34,294 in support of Heidi Wills (District 6)
  • $31,190 in support of Michael George (District 7)
• People for Seattle spent the following sums for and against candidates as of August 6:^[33]
  • $17,886 opposing Lisa Herbold (District 1)
  • $16,738 in support of Phil Tavel (District 1)
  • $20,278 in support of Mark Solomon (District 2)
  • $2,717 opposing Tammy Morales (District 2)
  • $15,200 in support of Egan Orion (District 3)
  • $12,517 opposing Zachary DeWolf (District 3)
  • $12,517 opposing Kshama Sawant (District 3)
  • $18,644 in support of Alex Pedersen (District 4)
  • $11,071 opposing Emily Myers (District 4)

• UNITE HERE Local 8 PAC had spent $148,629 on ads in support of Andrew Lewis for the District 7 seat through August 6.^[34]

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Noteworthy events[edit]

Changes in election governance[edit]

The elections featured recent changes to the city's campaign finance system and district system.

In February 2019, eligible voters received four $25 vouchers to give to the candidate or candidates of their choosing, provided the candidate agreed to certain campaign spending limits. As of July 25, 2019, candidates had received $1.4 million from more than 56,000 returned vouchers.^[35][36]

The voucher program, which was established by Measure No. 122 in 2015 and first used in 2017, was under review by the Washington Supreme Court for alleged infringements on free speech protections until July 11, 2019, when the court affirmed an earlier superior court decision dismissing the case.^[37][38]

This was the second year where Seattle elected candidates to single-member districts instead of at-large districts. For the first time in 2015, the city elected seven members to single-member districts for four-year terms and two members to at-large positions for two-year terms (four-year terms for the at-large positions began after the 2017 elections). All nine seats had previously been elected at large since 1910.

The nine at-large seat structure changed to seven single-member seats/two at-large positions after city voters approved Charter Amendment 19 in 2013.

Other elections on the ballot[edit]

Ballot measures[edit]

See also: August 6, 2019 ballot measures in Washington

City measure[edit]

• Proposition 1: Seattle Library Property Tax a

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to levy for seven years a property tax of $0.122 per $1,000 of assessed value with annual increases of up to 1% to fund library operations, materials, and maintenance and capital improvements.

A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to levy a seven-year property tax to fund library services, thereby allowing the existing library property tax to expire without a replacement.

County measure[edit]

• Proposition 1: King County Parks and Recreation Property Tax a

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the county to levy for six years a property tax of $0.1832 per $1,000 in assessed property value to replace an expiring tax, with annual increases and with revenue for parks, recreation, open space, public pools, zoo operations, and aquarium capital improvements.

A no vote was a vote against authorizing the county to levy a property tax of $0.1832 per $1,000 in assessed property value for parks and recreation, thereby allowing an existing property tax levy of up to $0.1877 per $1,000 in assessed property value to expire without a replacement.

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Washington elections, 2019

Past elections[edit]

2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

City council, Position 8[edit] Incumbent Tim Burgess did not file for re-election. General election[edit] ☑ Teresa Mosqueda ☐ Jon Grant Primary election[edit] ☐ Hisam Goueli ☑ Jon Grant ☐ Mac McGregor ☑ Teresa Mosqueda ☐ Sara Nelson ☐ Rudy Pantoja ☐ Sheley Secrest ☐ Charlene Strong

City council, Position 9[edit] General election[edit] ☑ M. Lorena González (i) ☐ Pat Murakami Primary election[edit] ☑ M. Lorena González (i) ☐ Ian Affleck-Asch ☐ Pauly Giuglianotti ☑ Pat Murakami ☐ Ty Pethe ☐ David Preston ☐ Eric Smiley

2015[edit]

See also: Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015

Click "show" to the right to see resuls of the 2015 Seattle City Council elections.

General election Seattle City Council Position 1, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Lisa Herbold 49.8% 12,459 Shannon Braddock 49.6% 12,420 Write-in votes 0.62% 155 Total Votes 25,034 Source: King County, Washington, "November 3, 2015 General Election Recount Summary Report-Final Results, City of Seattle Council District No. 1," December 7, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 2, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Bruce Harrell Incumbent 50.8% 9,532 Tammy Morales 49.0% 9,188 Write-in votes 0.25% 46 Total Votes 18,766 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 2", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 3, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Kshama Sawant Incumbent 56.0% 17,170 Pamela Banks 43.8% 13,427 Write-in votes 0.28% 87 Total Votes 30,684 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 3", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 4, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Rob Johnson 51.3% 11,808 Michael J. Maddux 48.2% 11,100 Write-in votes 0.48% 111 Total Votes 23,019 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 4", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 5, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Debora Juarez 64.3% 15,058 Sandy Brown 35.1% 8,224 Write-in votes 0.54% 126 Total Votes 23,408 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 5", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 6, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Mike O'Brien Incumbent 61.3% 18,830 Catherine Weatbrook 38.4% 11,802 Write-in votes 0.3% 91 Total Votes 30,723 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 6", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 7, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Sally Bagshaw Incumbent 80.9% 18,576 Deborah Zech Artis 18.3% 4,213 Write-in votes 0.75% 172 Total Votes 22,961 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 7", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 8, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Tim Burgess Incumbent 54.5% 91,863 Jonathan A. Grant 44.9% 75,585 Write-in votes 0.57% 968 Total Votes 168,416 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council Position No. 8", accessed November 3, 2015. Seattle City Council Position 9, General election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes M. Lorena González 78.1% 128,588 Bill Bradburd 21.4% 35,293 Write-in votes 0.51% 844 Total Votes 164,725 Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council Position No. 9", accessed November 3, 2015. Primary election Seattle City Council Position 1 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Lisa Herbold 30.1% 5,234 Shannon Braddock 27.8% 4,824 Phillip Tavel 18.2% 3,156 Brianna Thomas 10.2% 1,765 Charles R. Redmond III 7.3% 1,268 Jody Rushmer 2.1% 368 Karl Wirsing 1.4% 245 Arturo Robles 1.4% 240 Pavel Goberman 1.2% 204 Write-in 0.3% 58 Total Votes 16,247 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 2 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Bruce Harrell Incumbent 61.7% 8,066 Tammy Morales 24.7% 3,223 Joshua Farris 13.2% 1,725 Write-in 0.4% 55 Total Votes 13,069 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 3 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Kshama Sawant Incumbent 52% 11,675 Pamela Banks 34.1% 7,651 Rod Hearne 9.7% 2,168 Morgan Beach 2.1% 463 Leon Carter 1.9% 436 Write-in 0.2% 44 Total Votes 22,393 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 4 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Rob Johnson 32.8% 5,516 Michael J. Maddux 24.6% 4,138 Jean Godden Incumbent 19.7% 3,307 Tony Provine 14.1% 2,372 Abel Pacheco 8.4% 1,416 Write-in 0.3% 46 Total Votes 16,749 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 5 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Debora Juarez 39.3% 6,635 Sandy Brown 19.9% 3,360 Halei Watkins 14.4% 2,431 Kris Lethin 7.7% 1,307 Mercedes Elizalde 5.8% 985 Debadutta Dash 5.7% 968 David Toledo 5.7% 959 Hugh Russell 1.4% 231 Write-in 0.2% 27 Total Votes 14,718 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 6 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Mike O'Brien Incumbent 59.1% 12,403 Catherine Weatbrook 22.3% 4,680 Jon Lisbin 13.1% 2,751 Stan Shaufler 5.3% 1,107 Write-in 0.3% 53 Total Votes 20,994 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 7 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Sally Bagshaw Incumbent 76.6% 12,292 Deborah Zech Artis 13.4% 2,144 Gus Hartmann 9.3% 1,487 Write-in 0.7% 117 Total Votes 16,040 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 8 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Tim Burgess Incumbent 45.7% 54,771 Jonathan A. Grant 30.8% 36,937 John Roderick 15.9% 19,034 John Persak 6.9% 8,301 Write-in 0.6% 702 Total Votes 119,745 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 Seattle City Council Position 9 Primary Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes M. Lorena González 65% 77,839 Bill Bradburd 14.9% 17,895 Alon Bassok 9.1% 10,946 Thomas Tobin 7.8% 9,361 Omari Tahir-Garrett 1.5% 1,854 Alex Tsimerman 1.2% 1,470 Write-in 0.3% 344 Total Votes 117,895 Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015

About the city[edit]

See also: Seattle, Washington

Seattle is a city in King County, Washington. As of 2013, its population was 652,405.^[39]

City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Seattle uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.^[40]

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Seattle, Washington (2015)
	Seattle	Washington
Total population:	653,017	7,160,290
Land area (square miles):	84	66,456
Race and ethnicity[41]
White:	69.5%	77.8%
Black/African American:	7.2%	3.6%
Asian:	14.2%	7.7%
Native American:	0.7%	1.3%
Pacific Islander:	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more:	6.1%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.5%	12%
Education
High school graduation rate:	93.4%	90.4%
College graduation rate:	58.9%	32.9%
Income
Median household income:	$70,594	$61,062
Persons below poverty level:	13.5%	14.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

State profile[edit]

See also: Washington and Washington elections, 2019

Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

• Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Washington were Democrats.
• Washington had seven Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

• Democrats held six and Republicans held two of Washington's 14 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
• Washington's governor was Democrat Jay Inslee.

State legislature

• Democrats controlled the Washington State Senate with a 29-20 majority.
• Democrats controlled the Washington House of Representatives with a 57-41 majority.

Washington Party Control: 1992-2021
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Washington quick stats Became a state in 1889 42nd state admitted to the United States The state is named after President George Washington. Members of the Washington State Senate: 49 Members of the Washington House of Representatives: 98 U.S. senators: 2 U.S. representatives: 10

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Demographic data for Washington
	Washington	U.S.
Total population:	7,160,290	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	66,456	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	3.6%	12.6%
Asian:	7.7%	5.1%
Native American:	1.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more:	5.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	12%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.4%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	32.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$61,062	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	14.4%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also[edit]

Seattle, Washington	Washington	Municipal government	Other local coverage
2018 Seattle elections Seattle, Washington Cities in Washington	2019 Washington elections Public policy in Washington Influencers in Washington Washington	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2019 municipal elections 2019 school board elections 2019 local ballot measure elections 2019 local judicial elections

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• Seattle, Washington

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