2025 Seattle City Attorney election

2025 Seattle City Attorney election

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Candidate Ann Davison Erika Evans

Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison Republican

The 2025 Seattle City Attorney election will be held on November 4, 2025. The primary election was held on August 5. Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison is seeking re-election to a second term in office.

Primary election

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ann Davison (Republican), incumbent city attorney ^[1]
• Erika Evans (Democratic), former assistant U.S. attorney ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Rory O'Sullivan (Democratic), housing law attorney ^[3]
• Nathan Rouse (Democratic), public defender ^[4]

Declined

• Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, public defender and runner-up for city attorney in 2021 ^[5]

Endorsements

Ann Davison

Executive branch officials

• Gary Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China (2011–2014) and former Governor of Washington (1997–2005) ^[6]

U.S. Representatives

• Adam Smith, U.S. Representative from Washington's 9th congressional district (1997–present) ^[6]

Statewide officials

• Christine Gregoire, former Governor of Washington (2005–2013) ^[6]

Local officials

• Joy Hollingsworth, Seattle city councilmember from the 3rd district (2024–present) (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[6]
• Robert Kettle, Seattle city councilmember from the 7th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Sara Nelson, president of the Seattle City Council (2024–present) from the 2nd district (2022–present) ^[6]
• Maritza Rivera, Seattle city councilmember from the 4th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Mark Solomon, Seattle city councilmember from the 2nd district (2025–present) ^[6]

Newspapers

• The Seattle Times ^[7]

Erika Evans

Statewide officials

• Nick Brown, Attorney General of Washington (2025–present) ^[6]

State legislators

• Rebecca Saldaña, state senator from the 37th district (2016–present) (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[8]
• Shaun Scott, state representative from the 43rd district (2025–present) ^[6]
• Chipalo Street, state representative from the 37th district (2023–present) (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[8]

Local officials

• Joy Hollingsworth, Seattle city councilmember from the 3rd district (2024–present) (co-endorsement with Davidson) ^[6]
• Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilmember from the 8th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle city councilmember from the 8th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–present) ^[8]

Labor unions

• King County Labor Council ^[9]
• Service Employees International Union 775 ^[10]
• United Auto Workers Local 4121 ^[11]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000 ^[12]

Democratic party organizations

• King County Democrats (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[13]
• Washington's 34th legislative district Democrats ^[14]
• Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[15]
• Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats ^[16]
• Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[17]

Organizations

• King County Democrats (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[13]
• National Women's Political Caucus of Washington ^[18]

Newspapers

• The Daily of the University of Washington ^[19]
• The Stranger ^[20]

Rory O'Sullivan

Statewide officials

• Patty Kuderer, Insurance Commissioner of Washington (2025–present) ^[6]

State legislators

• Rebecca Saldaña, state senator from the 37th district (2016–present) (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[6]
• Sharon Tomiko Santos, state representative from the 37th district (1999–present) ^[6]
• Chipalo Street, state representative from the 37th district (2023–present) (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[6]

Local officials

• Lisa Herbold, former Seattle city councilmember from the 1st district (2016–2024) ^[6]
• Tammy Morales, former Seattle city councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–2025) ^[21]
• Mike O'Brien, former Seattle city councilmember from the 6th district (2010–2020) ^[6]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Washington ^[22]

Democratic party organizations

• King County Democrats (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[13]
• Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Rouse) ^[23]
• Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[15]
• Washington's 37th legislative district Democrats ^[24]
• Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[17]

Nathan Rouse

State legislators

• Maralyn Chase, former state senator from the 32nd district (2011–2019) ^[6]
• Darya Farivar, state representative from the 46th district (2023–present) ^[6]

Democratic party organizations

• Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[23]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ann Davison	Erika Evans	Rory O'Sullivan	Nathan Rouse	Other	Undecided
Change Research (D) [25] [A]	July 23–25, 2025	651 (LV)	± 4.1%	31%	18%	5%	2%	3% [b]	41%

Hypothetical polling

Ann Davison vs. generic Democratic candidate

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ann Davison	Generic Democratic candidate	Undecided
Change Research (D) [26] [A]	January 31 – February 5, 2025	684 (LV)	± 4.3%	32%	46%	22%

Results

Nonpartisan primary results ^[27]

Candidate		Votes	%
Erika Evans		106,254	55.83%
Ann Davison (incumbent)		63,587	33.41%
Rory O'Sullivan		10,973	5.77%
Nathan Rouse		9,073	4.77%
Write-in		417	0.22%
Total votes		190,304	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ann Davison	Erika Evans	Other	Undecided
Change Research (D) [28] [A]	October 19–23, 2025	615 (LV)	± 4.0%	26%	45%	–	29%
				28% [c]	49%	4% [d]	19%
DHM Research [29] [30] [B]	October 6–13, 2025	400 (LV)	± 4.0%	27%	38%	–	35%

Results

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Ann Davison (incumbent)
Erika Evans
Write-in
Total votes			100.00%

See also

• 2025 Seattle mayoral election
• 2025 Seattle City Council election

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Would not vote" with 3%
3. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
4. "Would not vote" with 4%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
2. Poll sponsored by The Stranger

References

1. Kroman, David (9 January 2025). "Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison running for reelection". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
2. Graham, Nathalie (27 March 2025). "City Attorney Candidate Erika Evans Wants to Fight Trump". The Stranger . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
3. Villeneuve, Andrew (4 December 2024). "Rory O'Sullivan launches campaign to replace Republican Ann Davison as Seattle City Attorney". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
4. Graham, Nathalie (4 February 2025). "Nathan Rouse Is Running for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "Nicole Thomas-Kennedy reflects on stress of city attorney campaign in first post-election interview". KIRO-FM. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
6. Cohen, Josh (July 30, 2025). "Will Seattle reelect its conservative City Attorney?". KCTS-TV . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
7. "The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Ann Davison for Seattle city attorney" . The Seattle Times. 10 July 2025. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Former Federal Prosecutor Erika Evans Enters Race For Seattle City Attorney". Seattle Medium. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
9. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
10. "2025 Washington Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
11. "2025 Washington August Primaries" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
12. "Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
13. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
14. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
15. "2025 Primary Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
16. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
17. "2025 46th District Dems Endorsed Candidates & Campaigns" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
18. "Our 2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
19. Olson, Alex; Oliver, Mackenzie; Meyers, Abigail; Devanesan, Priya (August 5, 2025). "2025 Seattle and King County primary election endorsements". The Daily of the University of Washington . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
20. "Vote for Erika Evans for City Attorney". The Stranger. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
21. Nerbovig, Ashley (4 December 2024). "Legal Aid Attorney Rory O'Sullivan Announces Run for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger . Retrieved 2 April 2025. It's no wonder he's already earned the endorsement of City Council Member Tammy Morales.
22. "2025 Primary Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
23. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
24. Scanlon, Mary (July 8, 2025). "June 9, 2025 Endorsement Meeting Minutes" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
25. Villeneuve, Andrew (28 July 2025). "Ann Davison, Erika Evans ahead of Rory O'Sullivan and Nathan Rouse for Seattle City Attorney, NPI Civic Heartbeat poll finds". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
26. Villeneuve, Andrew (7 February 2025). "46% of Seattle voters already favor a Democratic challenger to City Attorney Ann Davison, NPI's new Civic Heartbeat poll finds". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
27. "Results" (PDF). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
28. Villeneuve, Andrew (October 24, 2025). "Challenger Erika Evans has a huge lead over incumbent Ann Davison for Seattle City Attorney". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
29. Winter, Hannah (October 23, 2025). "The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall". The Stranger . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
30. "Post by @thestranger.com — Bluesky". Bluesky Social. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Ann Davison for City Attorney
• Erika Evans for City Attorney
• Rory O'Sullivan for City Attorney
• Nathan Rouse for City Attorney