2005 Seattle mayoral election

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2005 Seattle mayoral election
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Turnout51.36%
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Candidate Greg Nickels Al Runte
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote115,25762,591
Percentage64.15%34.84%
Mayor before election

Greg Nickels

Elected mayor

Greg Nickels

The 2005 Seattle mayoral election took place November 8, 2005. Incumbent Mayor Greg Nickels was elected to a second term. As of 2025, this is the most recent Seattle mayoral election in which the incumbent was elected to a second term.

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Primary

The primary was held September 20, 2005. [1]

Primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Greg Nickels (incumbent) 54,449 57.17
Nonpartisan Al Runte 20,949 21.99
Nonpartisan Christal Olivia Wood5,8656.16
Nonpartisan Jeanne E. Dixon4,5344.76
Nonpartisan Richard Lee3,7883.98
Nonpartisan Luke Williams3,0353.19
Nonpartisan Chris Hoeppner1,6381.72
Write-in Others9891.04
Turnout 95,2727.31

General election

The general election was held November 8. [1]

General election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Greg Nickels (incumbent) 115,257 64.15
Nonpartisan Al Runte 62,59134.84
Write-in Others1,8241.02
Turnout 179,67251.36

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2005 Year-End Election Report" (PDF). www2.seattle.gov. Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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