Seattle mayoral election, 2013
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2013 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Seattle. Incumbent Mayor Michael McGinn ran for re-election to a second term in office.[1]
Municipal elections in Washington are officially non-partisan. A non-partisan primary was held on August 6, 2013. The top two finishers, State Senator Ed Murray, who received 30% of the vote, and incumbent Mayor McGinn, who received 29% of the vote, advanced to the November general election.
Murray won the general election with 52% of the votes.[2]
Contents
Primary election
Candidates
On the ballot
- Joey Gray, information-systems consultant and trainer[3]
- Bruce Harrell, City Councilman[4] (Democratic Party)
- Kate Martin, former Greenwood Community Council President[5]
- Mary Martin, activist[3] (Socialist Workers Party)
- Michael McGinn, incumbent Mayor[1] (Democratic Party)
- Doug McQuaid, attorney[3]
- Ed Murray, State Senator[6] (Democratic Party)
- Charlie Staadecker, real estate broker[7]
- Peter Steinbrueck, lobbyist and former City Councilman[8] (Democratic Party)
Withdrew
- Tim Burgess, City Councilman[9] (Democratic Party)
- David Ishii, "character"[10][11]
Declined
- Sally J. Clark, City Council President[12] (Democratic Party)
- Maud Daudon, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce[13]
- Ron Sims, former Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former King County Executive[14] (Democratic Party)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Burgess |
Joey Gray |
Bruce Harrell |
David Ishii |
Kate Martin |
Mary Martin |
Michael McGinn |
Doug McQuaid |
Ed Murray |
Ron Sims |
Charlie Staadecker |
Peter Steinbrueck |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | July 15–18, 2013 | 501 | ± 4.5% | — | 1% | 11% | — | 1% | 2% | 21% | 1% | 22% | — | 3% | 14% | 25% |
| SurveyUSA | May 17–19, 2013 | 552 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 12% | — | 4% | 3% | 22% | — | 15% | — | 4% | 17% | 23% |
| SurveyUSA | March 4–7, 2013 | 647 | ± 3.9% | 10% | — | 5% | 0% | 3% | — | 15% | — | 9% | 15% | 1% | 7% | 34% |
| 11% | — | 6% | 0% | 4% | — | 19% | — | 8% | — | 1% | 10% | 38% |
Results
| Primary election result[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Murray | 42,314 | 29.85 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael McGinn | 40,501 | 28.57 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Steinbrueck | 22,913 | 16.16 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Harrell | 21,580 | 15.22 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie Staadecker | 6,288 | 4.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug McQuaid | 2,546 | 1.80 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kate Martin | 2,479 | 1.75 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Martin | 1,498 | 1.06 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joey Gray | 1,318 | 0.93 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 334 | 0.24 | |
| Total votes | 141,771 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Michael McGinn, incumbent Mayor
- Ed Murray, State Senator
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Michael McGinn |
Ed Murray |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies 360 | October 14–16, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 34% | 51% | 15% |
| SurveyUSA | October 2013 | 557 | ± 4.2% | 32% | 52% | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 4–6, 2013 | 570 | ± ? | 28% | 52% | 20% |
| SurveyUSA | September 14–15, 2013 | 503 | ± 4.5% | 30% | 52% | 18% |
Results
| Seattle Mayoral Election, 2013[2][15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Murray | 106,384 | 51.55% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael McGinn | 97,935 | 47.45% | |
| Write-ins | 2,058 | 1.00% | ||
| Plurality | 9,563 | |||
| Turnout | 215,550 | 52.50% | ||
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