21 of you want to be Seattle's next mayor
With incumbent Mayor Ed Murray dropping out, a full score plus one of candidates are now in the race to be Seattle's next mayor.
The weeklong filing period for candidates ended Friday at 4:30 p.m. So here's who's in, according to the King County Elections website (links are to their filing info; see note below on the official list; see campaign disclosure reports here):
- Gary E. Brose
- Casey Carlisle
- Tiniell Cato
- Jenny Durkan
- Jessyn Farrell
- Thom Gunn
- Greg Hamilton
- Michael Harris
- Bob Hasegawa
- Lewis A. Jones
- Dave Kane
- Harley Lever
- Mary J. Martin
- Mike McGinn
- Cary Moon
- James W. Norton, Jr.
- Larry Oberto
- Nikkita Oliver
- Jason Roberts
- Alex Tsimerman
- Keith J. Whiteman
Seattle City Council Position 8
It's another political free-for-all in the battle for this seat, after Councilmember Tim Burgess decided not to seek re-election. Candidates who have filed for Position 8:
- Hisam Goueli
- Jon Grant
- Mac McGregor
- Teresa Mosqueda
- Sara E. Nelson
- Rudy Pantoja
- Sheley Secrest
- Charlene D. Strong
Seattle City Council Position 9
Councilmember Lorena González was considering the mayor's race, but in the end she decided to run again for the other at-large seat, Position 9.
Here are the candidates for that seat:
Candidates still have through next Monday to withdraw if they change their mind. So King County Elections plans to release the “official” list on Tuesday.
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David Hyde
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