2021 Seattle mayoral election

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2021 Seattle mayoral election
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Turnout54.57%[1]
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Candidate Bruce Harrell Lorena González
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 155,294 109,132
Percentage 58.6% 41.2%
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Mayor before election

Jenny Durkan
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Bruce Harrell
Democratic

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    The 2021 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the Mayor of Seattle. It was won by former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell, who defeated then-current President Lorena González; both candidates had advanced from a nonpartisan primary election on August 3.[2]

    Incumbent mayor Jenny Durkan initially sought reelection to a second term in office in February 2020, but withdrew that December due to backlash from her handling of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle as well as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest during the George Floyd protests.[3]

    Harrell held a 24-point lead over González when she conceded on November 4; his margin of victory was the largest of a non-incumbent candidate in a Seattle mayoral race since the 1969 election of Wesley C. Uhlman.[2][4] Harrell took over as mayor on January 1, 2022, having previously held the position as acting mayor for five days in September 2017 upon the resignation of Ed Murray; due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, he was sworn in privately the prior week and held a small inaguration ceremony on January 4.[5][6]

    The 2021 election was the first in which mayoral candidates were eligible to use Seattle's democracy vouchers program,[7] which has captured the interest of other cities.[8]

    Primary election[]

    Candidates[]

    Declared[]

    • Clinton Bliss, medical doctor and small business owner[9]
    • Henry Dennison, rail worker and candidate for Governor in 2020[9]
    • James Donaldson, activist, former Seattle SuperSonics player, and candidate for mayor in 2009[9]
    • Colleen Echohawk, executive director of the Chief Seattle Club[10][11]
    • Jessyn Farrell, state representative for the 46th district (2013–2017), candidate for mayor in 2017[12]
    • Lorena González, president of the Seattle City Council (2020–present), at-large city council-member (2015–present)[13]
    • Bruce Harrell, former acting mayor (2017), former president of the Seattle City Council (2016–2020), former city council-member (2008–2016; 2016–2020), candidate for mayor in 2013[5]
    • Andrew Grant Houston, renter, small business owner, and activist[14]
    • Arthur K. Langlie, businessman and grandson of former mayor of Seattle and governor of Washington Arthur B. Langlie[15]
    • Stan Lippman, disbarred attorney and perennial candidate[9]
    • Don L. Rivers, King County Metro worker[9]
    • Lance Randall, executive director of Southeast Effective Development Seattle[9]
    • Casey Sixkiller, deputy mayor of Seattle[16]
    • Omari Tahir-Garrett, activist and candidate for Seattle City Council District 2 in 2019[9]
    • Bobby Tucker, author[9]

    Withdrew[]

    • Jenny Durkan, incumbent mayor[17][3]

    Declined[]

    Endorsements[]

    Colleen Echohawk
    Mayors
    • Mike McGinn, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    Seattle city councilmembers
    • Sally Bagshaw, former Seattle city councilmember[23]
    • Sally Clark, former Seattle city councilmember[24]
    • Dan Strauss (co-endorsement with Jessyn Farrell)[23]
    Andrew Grant Houston
    Organizations
    Jessyn Farrell
    Statewide officeholders
    • Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands[23]
    State legislators
    Seattle city councilmembers
    Lorena Gonzalez
    Federal officeholders
    • Julian Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[23]
    • Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district[26]
    • Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, former candidate for President of the United States in 2020[27]
    • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, former candidate for President of the United States in 2020[28]
    State senators
    State Representatives
    Seattle city councilmembers
    • Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Council member (District 1)[23]
    • Andrew Lewis, Seattle City Council member (District 7)[23]
    • Tammy Morales, Seattle City Council member (District 2)[23]
    • Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle City Council member (District 8)[23]
    • Mike O'Brien, former Seattle City Council member (District 6)[24]
    • Jim Street, former Seattle City Council member (District 6)[24]
    Individuals
    • Jorge Barón, executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project[23]
    Organizations
    • Latino Victory Fund[29]
    • UFCW21[24]
    • Working Families Party[30]
    Media
    Bruce Harrell
    Federal officeholders
    State legislators
    Seattle city councilmembers
    Mayors
    • Norm Rice, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    • Wes Uhlman, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    Organizations
    Media
    • The Seattle Times[33]
    Casey Sixkiller
    Federal officeholders
    Declined to endorse
    • Seattle Chamber of Commerce[34]

    Polling[]

    Graphical summary
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size[b]     		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%[c] 32%
    Washington Research Group (D)[B] July 13–14, 2021 524 (LV) ± 4.3% 5% 4% 8% 17% 4% 3% 5%[d] 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.[35][36]

    Nonpartisan primary results[37][38]
    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
    • Julian Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[23]
    • Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district[26]
    • Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, candidate for President of the United States in 2016 and 2020[27]
    • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, candidate for President of the United States in 2020[23]
    State senators
    State Representatives
    Mayors
    • Mike McGinn, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    Seattle city councilmembers
    • Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Council member (District 1)[23]
    • Andrew Lewis, Seattle City Council member (District 7)[23]
    • Tammy Morales, Seattle City Council member (District 2)[23]
    • Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle City Council member (District 8)[23]
    • Dan Strauss, Seattle City Council member (District 6)[23]
    • Mike O'Brien, former Seattle City Council member (District 6)[24]
    • Jim Street, former Seattle City Council member (District 6)[24]
    Individuals
    • Jorge Barón, executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project[23]
    Organizations
    Media
    Bruce Harrell
    Federal officeholders
    State legislators
    Seattle city councilmembers
    Mayors
    • Norm Rice, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    • Wes Uhlman, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    • Charles Royer, former Mayor of Seattle[23]
    Organizations
    Media
    • The Seattle Times[33]

    Polling[]

    Graphical summary
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size[b]     		Margin
    of error     		Lorena
    González     		Bruce
    Harrell     		Other Undecided
    Change Research (D)[A] October 12–15, 2021 617 (LV) ± 4.1% 32% 48% 2%[e] 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[1]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Nonpartisan Bruce Harrell 155,294 58.56
    Nonpartisan Lorena González 109,132 41.15
    Write-in 777 0.29
    Total votes 265,203 100.00

    See also[]

    Notes[]

    1. ^ a b c Some district(s) also include precincts outside of Seattle.
    2. ^ a b Key:
      A – all adults
      RV – registered voters
      LV – likely voters
      V – unclear
    3. ^ 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%
    4. ^ Art Langlie with 3%; Lance Randall with 2%
    5. ^ "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 "Election Results – November 02, 2021" (PDF). King County Elections. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
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