2023 Spokane mayoral election

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2023 Spokane mayoral election
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  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Lisa Brown (cropped 1).jpg Nadine Woodward.jpg
Candidate Lisa Brown Nadine Woodward
Popular vote36,60133,748
Percentage51.74%47.71%

Spokane precincts 2023 general.svg
Precinct results
Brown:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Woodward:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%

Mayor before election

Nadine Woodward
Republican

Elected Mayor

Lisa Brown
Democratic

The 2023 Spokane mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Spokane in the U.S. state of Washington. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward, who ran for a second term, and former Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown advanced to the general election as the top two candidates in the top-two primary on August 1, 2023. On November 10, three days after the general election, Lisa Brown was declared the winner. [1] [2]

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Deece Casillas, comedian [9]
  • Keith Kleven [3]
  • Jonathan Legault, commercial real estate appraiser (Green) [10]

Declined

Primary endorsements

Tim Archer

Organizations

Lisa Brown

Local officials

Organizations

Nadine Woodward

Local officials

Blanket primary results by precinct
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Brown
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Woodward
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Archer
30-40%
Brown/Woodward Tie
30-40% Spokane precincts 2023 primary.svg
Blanket primary results by precinct
  Brown
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Woodward
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Archer
  •   30–40%
  Brown/Woodward Tie
  •   30–40%

Results

2023 Spokane mayoral primary election
CandidateVotes%
Lisa Brown 24,75647.52
Nadine Woodward (incumbent)19,07236.61
Tim Archer6,69712.85
Patrick McKann1,0822.08
Kelly Stevens4380.84
Write-in 460.09
Total votes52,091 100.00

General election

Candidates

Campaign

In August, Woodward appeared on stage at the same event as Matt Shea, a Republican former state legislator who was ousted from the party's caucus due to accusations that he belonged to a far-right militia group planning to overthrow the government. During his speech, Shea praised Woodward and endorsed her for re-election; when Woodward took the stage later, she thanked him for his support. This led the Spokane City Council to formally denounce Woodward. Woodward's campaign released a statement saying "I did not seek, nor do I accept any support from Matt Shea. I am opposed to his political views as they are a threat to our democracy, and I regret my public appearance with him." [16] [17]

Post-primary endorsements

Lisa Brown

Organizations

Nadine Woodward

State legislators

  • Matt Shea, former state representative from the 4th district (2009–2021) and far-right extremist (Republican, endorsement rejected) [19] [17]

Local officials

Declined to endorse

Individuals

Results

2023 Spokane mayoral general election
CandidateVotes%
Lisa Brown 36,60151.74
Nadine Woodward (incumbent)33,74847.71
Write-in 3800.5
Total votes70,729 100.00

References

  1. "Lisa Brown elected mayor of Spokane | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. Producer, Noah Corrin, NonStop Local Digital (November 10, 2023). "Lisa Brown beats Nadine Woodward to become mayor of Spokane". NonStop Local KHQ. Retrieved November 11, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dinman, Enry (December 4, 2022). "Who's running for mayor of Spokane in 2023, and who won't say either way". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Sanford, Nate. "A yurt maker, a former firefighter and a pothole fixer: Meet the longshots running to be Spokane's next mayor". Inlander. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Roley, Amanda; Celina, Van Hyning (March 2, 2023). "Lisa Brown announces run for Spokane mayor". KREM (TV) . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. Frint, Morgan Ashley, Noah Corrin, Emily (July 25, 2023). "August Primary: Spokane mayoral candidate Patrick McKann's path to 2023 election". NonStop Local KHQ. Retrieved August 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "It's Candidate Filing Week; here's who is running in Spokane's big races". krem.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Sorotsky, Brontë (July 26, 2022). "Nadine Woodward announces run for second term as mayor". KXLY-TV . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. Randrup, Jeremy (August 6, 2020). "Spokane comedian Deece Casillas tries to work past COVID to help people laugh". Inlander . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. Dinman, Emry (March 5, 2023). "'It's going to be a slugfest': Spokane mayor's race enters new phase". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. Demkovich, Laurel (February 13, 2023). "Is Lisa Brown running for mayor of Spokane? Longtime lawmaker leaving post as state commerce director". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Conservative third-place Spokane mayoral candidate Tim Archer says he's unlikely to endorse Woodward or Brown | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. "Labor Endorsed Candidates 2023 | Spokane Regional Labor Council, AFL-CIO". unionhall.aflcio.org. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  14. "Fuse's 2023 Primary Election Endorsements | Fuse Washington". fusewashington.org. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  15. "Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels Endorses Mayor Woodward for Re-election". MayorSpokane.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  16. "Spokane City Council formally denounces Mayor Woodward for appearance at Christian Nationalist event".
  17. 1 2 Sanford, Nate (August 23, 2023). "Spokane mayor says she didn't know Matt Shea would be at Christian nationalist concert headlined by Matt Shea's Christian nationalist buddy". Inlander. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  18. Chou, Lauren (August 16, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Lisa Brown for Mayor of Spokane, Washington". EMILYs List. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  19. "Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward addresses Matt Shea controversy". I don't want his endorsement
  20. "Former Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich endorses Nadine Woodward for Mayor". NonStop Local KHQ. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  21. "Conservative third-place Spokane mayoral candidate Tim Archer says he's unlikely to endorse Woodward or Brown | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.