2025 Seattle City Attorney election

2025 Seattle City Attorney election

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Candidate Erika Evans Ann Davison Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 178,470 87,886 Percentage 66.90% 32.94%

Precinct results Evans:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Davison:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

City Attorney before election Ann Davison Republican Elected City Attorney Erika Evans Democratic

The 2025 Seattle City Attorney elections were held on November 4, 2025. The primary election was held on August 5. Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison was seeking re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Erika Evans.

Primary election

Candidates

Advanced to general

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

Eliminated in primary

• Rory O'Sullivan, housing law attorney (Democratic) ^[3]
• Nathan Rouse, public defender (Democratic) ^[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, WA-09 (1997–present) ^[6]

Statewide officials

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

Local officials

• Joy Hollingsworth, city councilmember from the 3rd district (2024–present) (co-endorsement with Evans) ^[6]
• Robert Kettle, 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, city councilmember from the 4th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Mark Solomon, 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]

Supreme court judges

• Bobbe Bridge, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1999–2007) ^[8]

State legislators

• Rebecca Saldaña, state senator from the 37th district (2016–present) (co-endorsement with O'Sullivan) ^[9]
• 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) ^[9]

Local officials

• Joy Hollingsworth, 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, city councilmember from the 8th district (2024–present) ^[6]
• Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–present) ^[9]

Labor unions

• King County Labor Council ^[10]
• Service Employees International Union 775 ^[11]
• United Auto Workers Local 4121 ^[12]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000 ^[13]

Organizations

• National Women's Political Caucus of Washington ^[14]

Newspapers

• The Daily of the University of Washington ^[15]
• The Stranger ^[16]

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 city councilmember from the 1st district (2016–2024) ^[6]
• Tammy Morales, former city councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–2025) ^[17]
• Mike O'Brien, former city councilmember from the 6th district (2010–2020) ^[6]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Washington ^[18]

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]

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) [19] [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) [20] [A]	January 31 – February 5, 2025	684 (LV)	± 4.3%	32%	46%	22%

Results

2025 Seattle City Attorney primary election ^[21]

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) [22] [A]	October 19–23, 2025	615 (LV)	± 4.0%	26%	45%	–	29%
				28% [c]	49%	4% [d]	19%
DHM Research [23] [24] [B]	October 6–13, 2025	400 (LV)	± 4.0%	27%	38%	–	35%

Results

General election turnout map by precinct

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2025 Seattle City Attorney general election ^[25]

Candidate		Votes	%
Erika Evans		178,470	66.90%
Ann Davison (incumbent)		87,886	32.94%
Write-in		422	0.16%
Total votes		266,778	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 (January 9, 2025). "Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison running for reelection". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
2. Graham, Nathalie (March 27, 2025). "City Attorney Candidate Erika Evans Wants to Fight Trump". The Stranger . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
3. Villeneuve, Andrew (December 4, 2024). "Rory O'Sullivan launches campaign to replace Republican Ann Davison as Seattle City Attorney". Northwest Progressive Institute . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
4. Graham, Nathalie (February 4, 2025). "Nathan Rouse Is Running for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger . Retrieved April 2, 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. July 10, 2025. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
8. Kroman, David (July 27, 2025). "Seattle city attorney primary may show if incumbent's election was a fluke". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
9. "Former Federal Prosecutor Erika Evans Enters Race For Seattle City Attorney". Seattle Medium. April 9, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
10. "2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
11. "2025 Washington Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
12. "2025 Washington August Primaries" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
13. "Endorsements" . Retrieved August 6, 2025.
14. "Our 2025 Endorsements" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
15. 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.
16. "Vote for Erika Evans for City Attorney". The Stranger. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
17. Nerbovig, Ashley (December 4, 2024). "Legal Aid Attorney Rory O'Sullivan Announces Run for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger . Retrieved April 2, 2025. It's no wonder he's already earned the endorsement of City Council Member Tammy Morales.
18. "2025 Primary Election Endorsements" . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
19. Villeneuve, Andrew (July 28, 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 July 29, 2025.
20. Villeneuve, Andrew (February 7, 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 April 2, 2025.
21. "Election Results - August 05, 2025 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County . Retrieved August 20, 2025.
22. 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.
23. Winter, Hannah (October 23, 2025). "The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall". The Stranger . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
24. "Post by @thestranger.com — Bluesky". Bluesky Social. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
25. "Election Results - November 04, 2025 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County . Retrieved November 25, 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