You can stop your speculating about who is or isn't running for mayor of Seattle. The deadline to file has just passed and we have our final list of candidates. (It's after the jump.)
In the mayor's race, frontrunners will be former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, lawyer and educator Nikkita Oliver, former mayor Mike McGinn, urban planner Cary Moon, and state legislators Jessyn Farrell and Bob Hasegawa. Yeah, I know that's a lot of frontrunners, but that's what happens when an incumbent mayor ends his re-election bid amid allegations he sexually abused teen boys. McGinn has serious name recognition. Durkan's campaign has reportedly raised more than $100,000 since its formal launch last week. Oliver has grassroots support and raised about $34,000 as of May 7, according to state records.
In the city council races, incumbent Lorena González should have an easy path to re-election in citywide Position 9. Position 8, also a citywide seat, will attract significant attention and money. Tenant advocate Jon Grant and labor advocate Teresa Mosqueda are frontrunners. The city attorney's race will be surprisingly competitive. (You can use your democracy vouchers for the city council or city attorney races. Lost 'em? Click here.)
But then there's the port commission, a bunch of unopposed King County Council members who'll walk to re-election, and the school board. (There are also a handful of state legislative races, which are not included below.) As always, we'll lock ourselves in a conference room with these assholes this summer and then tell you which of them to vote for ahead of the primary and general elections. The candidates have until Monday to change their mind and withdraw, according to King County Elections, so here's hoping Alex Tsimerman takes advantage of that. Otherwise, if you'd like to send whiskey, I'm on Venmo.
Mayor:
• Nikkita Oliver
• Mike McGinn
• Cary Moon
• Bob Hasegawa
• Jenny Durkan
• Jessyn Farrell
• Harley Lever
• Michael Harris
• James W. Norton, Jr.
• Casey Carlisle
• Jason Roberts
• Alex Tsimerman
• Mary Martin
• Keith Whiteman
• Greg Hamilton
• Tiniell Cato
• Dave Kane
• Thom Gunn
• Gary E. Brose
• Larry Oberto
• Lewis Jones
Seattle City Council Citywide Position 8:
• Jon Grant
• Teresa Mosqueda
• Sheley Secrest
• Mac McGregor
• Sara Nelson
• Hisam Goueli
• Charlene Strong
• Rudy Pantoja Jr.
Seattle City Council Citywide Position 9:
• Lorena González
• Pat Murakami
• Eric Smiley
• Ty Pethe
• David Preston
• Ian Affleck-Asch
• Pauly Giuglianotti
Seattle City Attorney:
King County Executive
• Dow Constantine
• Bill Hirt
• Stan Lippmann
• Goodspaceguy
King County Sheriff
• John Urquhart
• Mitzi Johanknecht
King County Council District 1
• Rod Dembowski
King County, Council District 3
• Kathy Lambert
• John Murphy
King County Council District 5
• Dave Upthegrove
King County Council District 7
• Pete von Reichbauer
King County Council District 9
• Reagan Dunn
• Denice Carnahan
Port of Seattle Commission Position 1:
• John Creighton
• Ryan Calkins
• Claudia Kauffman
• Bea Querido-Rico
Port of Seattle Commission Position 3:
• Stephanie Bowman
• Ahmed Abdi
• Lisa Espinosa
Port of Seattle Commission Position 4:
• John Persak
• Peter Steinbrueck
• Fernando Martinez
• Preeti Shridhar
• Ray Armitstead
• Brooks Salazar
• Richard Pope
• Ken Rogers
Seattle School District 1, Director District 4
• Eden Mack
• Sean Champagne
• Herbert Camet, Jr.
• Jeff Jones
• Megan Locatelli Hyska
• Jennifer Crow
• Darrell Toland
• Lisa Melenyzer
• Anh Nguyen
Seattle School District 1, Director District 5
• Zachary Pullin DeWolf
• Alec Cooper
• Omar Vasquez
• Andre Helmstetter
• Candace Vaivadas
• Michelle Sarju
Seattle School District 1, Director District 7
• Betty Patu
• Tony Hemphill
• Chelsea Byers
Check here for our latest coverage of the 2017 mayor’s race.
