2024 Seattle City Council special election

2024 District 8 special election

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Candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck Tanya Woo Popular vote 215,642 153,146 Percentage 58.24% 41.36%

Councilor before election Tanya Woo Democratic Elected Councilor Alexis Mercedes Rinck Democratic

The 2024 Seattle City Council special election was held on November 5, 2024, following a primary election on August 6. ^{[1] [2]} The election occurred to fill a vacancy for the 8th district due to the resignation of Teresa Mosqueda, who was elected to the King County Council in the 2023 election. ^[3] Tanya Woo was appointed in January 2024 by the City Council to the seat until the general election occurred to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. ^[3] The next regular election for the 8th district will occur in 2025. ^[4]

Endorsements

Alexis Mercedes Rinck

Organizations

• National Women's Political Caucus of Washington ^[5]

Labor unions

• SEIU Local 6 ^[6]
• SEIU Local 775 ^[7]
• SEIU Local 925 ^[8]
• UFCW Local 3000 ^[9]
• United Auto Workers ^[10]

Political parties

• King County Democrats ^[11]
• Washington State Stonewall Democrats ^[12]
• Working Families Party ^[13]
• Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats ^[14]
• Washington's 34th legislative district Democrats ^[15]
• Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats ^[16]
• Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats ^[17]
• Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats ^[18]

Newspapers

• The Stranger ^[19]

Tanya Woo

Organizations

• Democrats for Diversity and Inclusion ^[20]
• Justice Opportunity Liberty Politico (JOLPOL) ^[21]

Newspapers

• The Seattle Times ^[22]

Saunatina Sanchez

Organizations

• National Women's Political Caucus of Washington ^[5]

Primary results

2024 Seattle City Council District 8 special primary election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Alexis Mercedes Rinck	99,394	50.18%
	Nonpartisan	Tanya Woo (incumbent)	76,008	38.38%
	Nonpartisan	Saunatina Sanchez	8,621	4.35%
	Nonpartisan	Tariq Yusuf	7,521	3.80%
	Nonpartisan	Saul Patu	5,958	3.01%
	Write-in		554	0.28%
Total votes			198,056	100.00%

General results

2024 Seattle City Council District 8 special general election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Alexis Mercedes Rinck	215,642	58.24%
	Nonpartisan	Tanya Woo (incumbent)	153,146	41.36%
	Write-in		1,491	0.40%
Total votes			370,279	100.00%

References

1. "Election Results - November 05, 2024 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County . November 26, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
2. "Election Results - August 06, 2024 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County . August 20, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
3. "Seattle City Council seeks applicants for vacant seat". king5.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
4. Cohen, Josh (May 15, 2025). "Alexis Mercedes Rinck has 4 challengers in Seattle's Position 8". Cascade PBS . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
5. "2024 Endorsements". National Women's Political Caucus of Washington. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
6. "Service Employees International Union 6". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
7. "Service Employees International Union 775". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
8. "SEIU 925 Election Endorsements 2024". SEIU Local 925. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
9. "UFCW 3000United Food & Commercial Workers Local 3000". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
10. "United Auto Workers (UAW) -Washington Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
11. "2024 Endorsements". King County Democrats. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
12. "Washington State Stonewall Democrats". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
13. "Working Families Party Washington Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
14. "WA Legislative District 32 (LD32) Democrats". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
15. "WA Legislative District 34 (LD34) Democrats". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
16. "Endorsements for the 2024 Primary!". 36th District Democrats. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
17. "WA Legislative District 43 (LD43) Democrats". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
18. "WA Legislative District 46 (LD46) Democrats" . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
19. "The Stranger Endorsements" . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
20. "Democrats for Diversity and Inclusion". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
21. "Justice Opportunity Liberty Politico (JOLPOL)". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
22. "The Seattle Times - Washington Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved August 14, 2025.