2023 Seattle City Council election

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2023 Seattle City Council election
  2021 (recall) November 7, 2023
Officially nonpartisan
2024 (special) 

7 of the 9 seats on the Seattle City Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Socialist Alternative
Seats before81
Seats won90
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

President of the City Council before election

Debora Juarez
Nonpartisan

Elected President of the City Council

Sara Nelson
Nonpartisan

The 2023 Seattle City Council election was held on November 7, 2023, following a primary election on August 1. [1] The seven district-based seats of the nine-member Seattle City Council are up for election; the districts were modified based on the results of the 2020 census. [2] Four incumbent members of the city council did not seek reelection. [3]

Contents

All seven contests in the general election were between a more moderate candidate endorsed by The Seattle Times and a more progressive candidate endorsed by The Stranger . [4] Seattle Times endorsees won 5 of the 7 races, marking a significant shift from the 2019 Seattle City Council election, in which more progressive Stranger-endorsed candidates won 6 of the 7 contested seats.

Background

The Seattle Redistricting Commission approved a new map for the city council districts on November 8, 2022. [5] The 2023 election cycle was the fourth to use Seattle's democracy voucher program. [6] At least 16,000 people utilized the democracy voucher program during this election. [7]

District 1

District 1
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Seattle Councilmember Rob Saka.jpg
Candidate Rob Saka Maren Costa
Popular vote18,38215,431
Percentage54.15%45.46%

Seattle District 1 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Saka:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Costa:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%

Councilor before election

Lisa Herbold
Democratic

Elected Councilor

Rob Saka
Democratic

Campaign

Incumbent councilor Lisa Herbold, first elected in the 2015 election, announced on December 9, 2022, that she would not seek reelection. She stated that she did not want the election in the 1st district to repeat the 2021 Seattle City Attorney election in which Ann Davison, a Republican, was elected against a divided progressive field. [8] [9]

Preston Anderson, a social worker and unsuccessful candidate in the 2019 Pierce County Council election, and Maren Costa, a leader of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice that National Labor Relations Board ruled to be illegally fired by Amazon, announced their campaigns in January 2023. [10] [11] [12] Rob Saka, a lawyer for Meta Platforms who was a member of the King County Districting Committee and the committee that selected Seattle Police Chief Adrian Z. Diaz, announced his campaign on February 14. [13] [14]

Phil Tavel, an administrative law judge who unsuccessful ran against Herbold in 2019, announced his candidacy on February 28. [15] [16] Stephen Brown, the co-owner of Eltana Bagels, announced his campaign on March 7, and stated that he considered running for office "during the height of the Black Lives Matter, George Floyd protests, and CHOP occupancy". [17] [18] Lucy Barefoot, Jean Craciun, and Mia Jacobson also ran while Michael Auger conducted a write-in campaign. [19] AnnaLisa LaFayette withdrew from the campaign. [20]

Campaign finance

All of the candidates are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

Brown's significant usage of billboards, which cost $1,000 per week, and mailers placed him above the $93,750 fundraising threshold for the democracy vouchers program. Brown told the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission that the advertisements were meant for his business and not his campaign. Costa and Saka also exceeded the fundraising limit, but the SEEC lifted their limit. Elliott Bay Neighbors Committee has spent $40,000 in support of Saka. [21]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Preston Anderson [22] $50,758.05$44,711.48$6,046.57$9,200.40
Michael Auger [23] $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Lucy Barefoot [24] $1,180.00$1,983.20-$803.20$0.00
Stephen Brown [25] $78,414.65$73,184.12$5,230.53$9,026.10
Maren Costa [26] $87,752.00$66,335.43$21,416.57$0.00
Jean Craciun [27] $37,493.00$23,266.07$14,226.93$4,456.00
Mia Jacobson [28] $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Rob Saka [29] $93,730.00$85,444.67$8,285.33$4,550.00
Phillip Tavel [30] $48,802.43$35,760.45$13,041.98$10,322.49

Candidate forums

2023 Seattle City Council District 1 candidate forums
No.DateHostModerator Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Preston AndersonLucy BarefootStephen BrownMaren CostaJean CraciunMia JacobsonRob SakaPhillip Tavel
1 [31] Jun. 6, 2023 PPPPPPPP
2 [32] Jun. 10, 2023 34th District
Democrats
Rachel GlassPNPPANPP
3 [33] Jul. 26, 2023 Paula BarnesPPPPPNPP* [a]

Endorsements

Maren Costa
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Individuals
  • Preston Anderson, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 1 [40]
  • Stephen Brown, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 1 [40]
  • Lucy Barefoot, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 1 [40]
  • Mia Jacobeson, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 1 [40]
  • Phil Tavel, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 1 [40]
Rob Saka
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 1 primary [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Maren Costa 8,787 33.13%
Nonpartisan Rob Saka 6,397 23.12%
Nonpartisan Phil Tavel5,32420.07%
Nonpartisan Preston Anderson2,2228.38%
Nonpartisan Stephen Brown1,6596.26%
Nonpartisan Jean Craciun8383.16%
Nonpartisan Lucy Barefoot7672.89%
Nonpartisan Mia Jacobson4721.78%
Nonpartisan Write-ins550.21%
Total votes26,521 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 1 [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rob Saka 18,382 54.15%
Nonpartisan Maren Costa15,43145.46%
Nonpartisan Write-ins1320.39%
Total votes33,945 100.00%

District 2

District 2
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Tammy Morales (49348313532).jpg Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo.jpg
Candidate Tammy Morales Tanya Woo
Popular vote13,12312,720
Percentage50.65%49.10%

Seattle District 2 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Morales:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Woo:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     50%
     No votes

Councilor before election

Tammy Morales
Democratic

Elected Councilor

TBD

Campaign

Incumbent Tammy Morales announced her reelection campaign on February 1, 2023. [46] Tanya Woo, an activist from the Chinatown–International District and a member of the Chinatown International District Community Watch, announced her campaign on February 16, 2023. [47] [48] Green Party steering committee co-chair Margaret Elisabeth also ran for the seat. [19] Seattle Parks Sustainability and Environmental Engagement manager Chukundi Salisbury had been named as a potential candidate, but he did not run. [49]

Isaiah Willoughby, a withdrawn candidate, did not gain traction or raise funds, but received attention due to his 2021 pleading guilty to charges of arson committed during the events of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. [50] [51]

Campaign finance

All the candidates are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Margaret Elisabeth [52] $2,651.71$2,125.87$525.84$1,623.64
Tammy Morales [53] $93,750.00$76,489.28$17,260.72$6,509.08
Tanya Woo [54] $93,729.54$84,590.52$9,139.02$4,410.86

Endorsements

Margaret Elisabeth
Tammy Morales
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Tanya Woo
State legislators
Local officials
Newspapers

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 2 primary [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tammy Morales (incumbent) 10,326 52.28%
Nonpartisan Tanya Woo 8,406 42.56%
Nonpartisan Margaret Elisabeth9374.74%
Nonpartisan Write-ins810.41%
Total votes19,750 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 2 [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tammy Morales (incumbent) 13,123 50.65%
Nonpartisan Tanya Woo12,72049.10%
Nonpartisan Write-ins640.25%
Total votes25,907 100.00%

District 3

District 3
Flag of Washington.svg
  2021 (recall) November 7, 20232027 
  Seattle Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth.jpg Alex Hudson advocating a Yes vote on Seattle Prop. 1 (cropped).png
Candidate Joy Hollingsworth Alex Hudson
Popular vote17,80515,709
Percentage52.94%46.71%

Seattle District 3 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Hollingsworth:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Hudson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%

Councilor before election

Kshama Sawant
Socialist Alternative

Elected Councilor

Joy Hollingsworth

Campaign

Incumbent Kshama Sawant did not run for re-election. [60]

Nine candidates ran for the seat:

Campaign finance

All of the candidates are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Shobhit Agarwal [69] $19,690.12$15,786.73$3,903.39$3,000.00
Ry Armstrong [70] $36,193.11$24,081.31$12,111.80$23,108.21
Andrew Ashiofu [71] $51,593.88$48,297.68$3,296.20$0.00
Alex Cooley [72] $89,554.77$76,618.09$12,936.68$0.00
Bobby Goodwin [73] $5,142.28$4,482.70$659.58$2,375.51
Joy Hollingsworth [74] $93,750.00$79,530.73$14,219.27$0.00
Efrain Hudnell [75] $36,184.58$22,602.89$13,581.69$0.00
Alex Hudson [76] $89,226.00$72,740.61$16,485.39$17,700.00
Asukaa Jaxx [77] $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Candidate forum

2023 Seattle City Council District 3 candidate forum
No.DateHostModerator Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Shobhit Agarwal Ry Armstrong Andrew AshiofuAlex CooleyRobert Goodwin Joy Hollingsworth Efrain HudnellAlex HudsonAsukaa Jaxx
1 [78] Jun. 13, 2023 Tech4Housing
37th District Democrats
43rd District Democrats
Erica BarnettPPPPPPPPN

Endorsements

Ry Armstrong
Organizations
Alex Cooley
Federal officials
Local officials
Joy Hollingsworth
Mayors
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Alex Hudson
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Individuals
  • Ry Armstrong, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 3 [85]
  • Alex Cooley, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 3 [85]
  • Efrain Hudnell, candidate in 2023 Seattle City Council district 3 [85]
Declined to endorse

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 3 primary [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joy Hollingsworth 9,690 36.87%
Nonpartisan Alex Hudson 9,601 36.53%
Nonpartisan Bobby Goodwin2,75510.48%
Nonpartisan Alex Cooley1,1184.25%
Nonpartisan Efrain Hudnell1,0814.11%
Nonpartisan Andrew Ashiofu1,0594.03%
Nonpartisan Ry Armstrong 4881.86%
Nonpartisan Shobhit Agarwal4061.54%
Nonpartisan Write-ins820.31%
Total votes26,280 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 3 [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joy Hollingsworth 17,805 52.94%
Nonpartisan Alex Hudson15,70946.71%
Nonpartisan Write-ins1190.35%
Total votes33,633 100.00%

District 4

District 4
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
 
Candidate Maritza Rivera Ron Davis
Popular vote14,22113,986
Percentage50.25%49.42%

Seattle District 4 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Rivera:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Davis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Councilor before election

Alex Pedersen
Democratic

Elected Councilor

TBD

Campaign

Incumbent Alex Pedersen announced on January 4, 2023 that he would not run for re-election. [88]

Entrepreneur Ron Davis announced his campaign for the seat on January 31, followed on March 10 by deputy director of the Department of Arts & Culture Maritza Rivera. George Artem and engineer Kenneth Wilson, runner-up in the 8th district in 2021, also ran for the seat. State representative Gerry Pollet was reportedly considering a campaign, but he did not run. [89] [90] [19] [91]

University of Washington graduate student Matthew Mitnick launched his campaign for the seat on November 15, 2022, [92] but on March 30, 2023, ten former campaign members published a formal statement containing serious allegations against him. [93] Mitnick withdrew from the race on April 14. [94] [95]

Campaign finance

All of the candidates are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6] The SEEC lifted the fundraising limit for Davis. [21]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
George Artem [96] $2,240.00$2,085.08$154.92$0.00
Ron Davis [97] $109,525.89$86,923.67$22,602.22$7,864.92
Maritza Rivera [98] $76,915.32$72,828.64$4,086.68$16,700.00
Kenneth Wilson [99] $93,664.32$87,447.39$6,216.93$0.00

Endorsements

Ron Davis
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Matthew Mitnick (withdrawn)
Organizations
Rejected by candidate
Maritza Rivera
State officials
Local officials
  • Tom Rasmussen, former member of the Seattle City Council [106]
Newspapers
Ken Wilson
Local officials

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 4 primary [109]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ron Davis 10,105 44.81%
Nonpartisan Maritza Rivera 7,174 31.82%
Nonpartisan Ken Wilson4,77221.16%
Nonpartisan George Artem4602.04%
Nonpartisan Write-ins380.17%
Total votes22,549 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 4 [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Maritza Rivera 14,221 50.25%
Nonpartisan Ron Davis13,98649.42%
Nonpartisan Write-ins920.33%
Total votes28,299 100.00%

District 5

District 5
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Cathy Moore Endorsement Interview (cropped).png ChrisTiana ObeySumner Endorsement Interview (alt crop).png
Candidate Cathy Moore ChrisTiana ObeySumner
Popular vote19,33410,729
Percentage64.11%35.58%

Seattle District 5 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Moore:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
ObeySumner:     50–60%

Councilor before election

Debora Juarez
Democratic

Elected Councilor

Cathy Moore

Campaign

City Council president Debora Juarez declined to run for re-election. [110] Ten candidates filed for the District 5 race:

Campaign finance

All of the candidates are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Boegart Bibby [113] $1,544.81$1,534.81$10.00$1,534.81
Lucca Howard [114] $2,725.66$1,978.30$747.36$497.09
Nilu Jenks [115] $90,424.01$75,790.17$14,633.84$0.00
Shane Macomber [116] $22,352.79$22,613.61-$260.82$4,500.00
Cathy Moore [117] $36,330.41$36,157.52$172.89$17,944.72
ChrisTiana Obeysumner [118] $49,746.00$38,961.54$10,784.46$23,788.30
Tyesha Reed [119] $14,205.92$10,735.61$3,470.31$2,401.23
Justin Simmons [120] $4,434.50$4,164.76$269.74$2,099.72
Bobby Tucker [121] $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Rebecca Williamson [122] $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Endorsements

Nilu Jenks
Organizations
Labor unions
Cathy Moore
Organizations
Newspapers
ChrisTiana ObeySumner
Organizations
Newspapers

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 5 primary [109]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Cathy Moore 7,327 30.72%
Nonpartisan ChrisTiana Obeysumner 5,823 24.41%
Nonpartisan Nilu Jenks4,49418.84%
Nonpartisan Justin Simmons2,61910.98%
Nonpartisan Tye Reed1,1034.62%
Nonpartisan Boegart Bibby1,0214.28%
Nonpartisan Bobby Tucker4421.85%
Nonpartisan Shane Macomber3561.49%
Nonpartisan Rebecca Williamson3171.33%
Nonpartisan Lucca Howard2661.12%
Nonpartisan Write-ins840.35%
Total votes23,852 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 5 [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Cathy Moore 19,334 64.11%
Nonpartisan ChrisTiana ObeySumner10,72935.58%
Nonpartisan Write-ins930.31%
Total votes29,143 100.00%

District 6

District 6
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Dan Strauss (12 of 25) (49580914763).jpg Pete Hanning Endorsement Interview (cropped).png
Candidate Dan Strauss Pete Hanning
Popular vote20,60118,586
Percentage52.31%47.19%

Seattle District 6 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Strauss:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hanning:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Councilor before election

Dan Strauss
Democratic

Elected Councilor

Dan Strauss
Democratic

Campaign

Incumbent Dan Strauss ran for re-election. [126] He was being challenged by Fremont Chamber of Commerce executive Peter Hanning, Dale Kutzera, Jon Lisbin, Victoria Palmer and attorney Shea Wilson. [127] [128] [129] Strauss was the only candidate in any race to receive more than 50% of the vote in the primary. [130]

Campaign finance

All candidates save for Lisbin are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Pete Hanning [131] $93,490.00$66,558.37$26,931.63$15,000.00
Dale Kutzera [132] $1,907.41$1,826.01$81.40$2,072.41
Jon Lisbin [133] $5,381.00$2,004.79$3,376.21$0.00
Victoria Palmer [134] $16,770.28$15,759.14$1,011.14$6,874.32
Dan Strauss [135] $93,760.09$84,554.99$9,205.10$300.00
Shea Wilson [136] $20,276.08$19,104.54$1,171.54$3,000.00

Endorsements

Peter Hanning
Dan Strauss
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Declined to endorse

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 6 primary [138]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dan Strauss (incumbent) 15,869 51.76%
Nonpartisan Pete Hanning 8,996 29.34%
Nonpartisan Shea Wilson1,9006.20%
Nonpartisan Dale Kutzera1,3834.51%
Nonpartisan Victoria Palmer1,3554.42%
Nonpartisan Jon Lisbon1,0163.31%
Nonpartisan Write-ins1400.46%
Total votes30,659 100.00%

General election results

2023 Seattle City Council District 6 [139]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dan Strauss (incumbent) 20,601 52.31%
Nonpartisan Pete Hanning18,58647.19%
Nonpartisan Write-ins1990.51%
Total votes39,386 100.00%

District 7

District 7
Flag of Washington.svg
  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Bob Kettle Endorsement Interview (cropped).png Lewis-Swearing-In-3 (49348336627) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Bob Kettle Andrew J. Lewis
Popular vote11,95111,512
Percentage50.78%48.91%

Seattle District 7 City Council 2023.svg
Precinct results
Kettle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Lewis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%

Councilor before election

Andrew J. Lewis
Democratic

Elected Councilor

Bob Kettle
Democratic

Campaign

Incumbent Andrew J. Lewis announced that he would run for reelection on January 15, 2023, the first incumbent councilor to do so. [140] He is being challenged by Isabelle Kerner, who ran for this district in 2019, Queen Anne community councilmember Robert Kettle, Seattle Police Officer Aaron Marshall, businesswoman Olga Sagan and Wade Sowders. [128] [141]

Campaign finance

All the candidates save for Marshall are participating in the democracy voucher program. [6]

CandidateCampaign committee
RaisedSpentCOHL&D
Isabelle Kerner [142] $1,694.32$1,657.13$37.19$0.00
Robert Kettle [143] $65,701.39$50,650.84$15,050.55$12,924.03
Andrew Lewis [144] $93,762.09$86,974.79$6,787.30$0.00
Aaron Marshall [145] $26,680.71$15,465.23$11,215.48$7,500.00
Olga Sagan [146] $59,608.15$53,756.12$5,852.03$16,877.09
Wade Sowders [147] $1,672.34$1,672.34$0.00$0.00

Endorsements

Robert Kettle
Local officials
Newspapers
Andrew J. Lewis
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Labor unions

Primary results

2023 Seattle City Council District 7 primary [138]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Andrew J. Lewis (incumbent) 8,114 43.45%
Nonpartisan Bob Kettle 5,888 31.53%
Nonpartisan Olga Sagan2,42913.01%
Nonpartisan Aaron Marshall1,3727.35%
Nonpartisan Isabelle Kerner5022.69%
Nonpartisan Wade Sowders3231.73%
Nonpartisan Write-ins460.25%
Total votes18,674 100.00%

General election results

2021 Seattle City Council District 7 [139]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Bob Kettle 11,951 50.78%
Nonpartisan Andrew J. Lewis (incumbent)11,51248.91%
Nonpartisan Write-ins740.31%
Total votes23,537 100.00%

Notes

  1. Tavel was at a memorial, so his campaign manager Jules Williams participated in his stead

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