# 2019 Seattle City Council election

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The 2019 Seattle City Council election was held on November 5, 2019. Seven seats of the nine-member Seattle City Council were up for election. Four incumbent members of the city council did not run for reelection, while the remaining three incumbents all won reelection.
Sally Bagshaw, Bruce Harrell, Rob Johnson, and Mike O'Brien all announced that they would not seek reelection to the city council. Andrew J. Lewis defeated Jim Pugel to succeed Bagshaw, Tammy Morales defeated Mark Solomon to succeed Harrell, Alex Pedersen defeated Shaun Scott to succeed Johnson, and Dan Strauss defeated Heidi Wills to succeed O'Brien. Incumbent councilors Lisa Herbold, Debora Juarez, and Kshama Sawant ran for and won reelection.
The amount of money spent during the campaign doubled from the 2015 election, with Amazon spending $1.5 million to support multiple candidates, including Egan Orion against Sawant and Pedersen's campaign.

## Background

The districts of the Seattle City Council were reorganized into geographic districts starting in the 2015 election instead of the previously used at-large districts. Forty-seven candidates ran in the 2015 city council election, which was the most up to that point, and more than the twenty-nine candidates who ran in the 1997 election. Over fifty candidates ran in the 2019 election.
Mayor Ed Murray did not seek reelection in the 2017 mayoral election which was won by Jenny Durkan. Murray resigned on September 13, 2017, and was replaced by Bruce Harrell as temporary mayor, who was later replaced by Tim Burgess.

## Campaign
### District 1

Lisa Herbold, who had served on the city council since her election in 2015, announced on January 30, 2019, that she would run for reelection. Phil Tavel, an activist, launched his campaign on January 31. Brendan Kolding, a police officer, announced his campaign in January. During the campaign, he was recommended for firing after an internal investigation by the Seattle Police Department determined that he had lied about his mistreatment of another officer.
Herbold and Tavel placed first and second in the primary, and Herbold defeated Tavel in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 1st district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Lisa Herbold (incumbent) | 13,405 | 50.62% |
| | Nonpartisan | Phil Tavel | 8,558 | 32.32% |
| | Nonpartisan | Brendan Kolding | 4,435 | 16.75% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 85 | 0.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,483 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 1 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Lisa Herbold | Phil Tavel |
| 1 | Oct. 11, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 1st district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Lisa Herbold (incumbent) | 20,033 | 55.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | Phil Tavel | 15,787 | 43.90% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 139 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,959 | 100.00% |

### District 2

Tammy Morales, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who had run in the 2015 election, announced on January 7, 2019, that she would run for a seat on the city council from the 2nd district. Harrell, who had served on the city council since his election in 2007, announced on January 8 that he would not seek reelection. Phyllis Porter, an educator and community organizer, announced her campaign on January 17. Christopher Peguero announced his campaign on January 21. Ari Hoffman, Matthew Perkins, and Mark Solomon also ran in the election.
Morales and Solomon placed first and second in the primary, and Morales defeated Solomon in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 2nd district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Tammy Morales | 10,630 | 50.07% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mark Solomon | 4,923 | 23.19% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ari Hoffman | 2,451 | 11.54% |
| | Nonpartisan | Phyllis Porter | 1,254 | 5.91% |
| | Nonpartisan | Chris Peguero | 1,000 | 4.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | Omari Tahir-Garrett | 607 | 2.86% |
| | Nonpartisan | Henry Dennison | 304 | 1.43% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 61 | 0.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,172 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 2 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Tammy Morales | Mark Solomon |
| 1 | Sep. 18, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Preston Phillips | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 2nd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Tammy Morales | 16,379 | 60.47% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mark Solomon | 10,586 | 39.08% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 121 | 0.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,086 | 100.00% |

### District 3

Beto Yarce, a business owner, announced on November 29, 2018, that he would run for city council, but later dropped out on February 19, 2019. Kshama Sawant, who was first elected in the 2013 election and was the only Socialist Alternative member on the city council, filed to run for reelection on January 11, 2019, and launched her campaign on January 24, becoming the first incumbent city councilor to do so. Egan Orion, the head of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Capitol Hill, announced his campaign on April 2, in response to Yarce dropping out. Zachary DeWolf, a member of the Seattle School Board, announced on April 9 that he would run in the election. Pat Murakami, an activist, Ami Nguyen, a public defender, and Logan Bowers, a business owner, also ran.
Bowers filed a complaint against Sawant during the campaign alleging that Sawant had used city funds and resources to be used by Socialist Alternative. Sawant and Orion placed first and second in the primary, and Sawant defeated Orion in the general election. Orion conceded to Sawant on November 12. Sawant won despite receiving 37% of the vote in the primary, which was the worst performance for a winning incumbent city councilor in a primary since Richard McIver won reelection after receiving 39% in the 2005 primary.
2019 Seattle City Council 3rd district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Kshama Sawant (incumbent) | 12,088 | 36.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | Egan Orion | 7,078 | 21.49% |
| | Nonpartisan | Pat Murakami | 4,279 | 12.99% |
| | Nonpartisan | Zachary DeWolf | 4,147 | 12.59% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ami Nguyen | 3,028 | 9.20% |
| | Nonpartisan | Logan Bowers | 2,250 | 6.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 59 | 0.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,599 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 3 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Kshama Sawant | Egan Orion |
| 1 | Sep. 27, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Chris Daniels | | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 3rd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Kshama Sawant (incumbent) | 22,263 | 51.83% |
| | Nonpartisan | Egan Orion | 20,488 | 47.70% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 205 | 0.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,956 | 100.00% |

### District 4

Rob Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection after having served one term on the city council, stating that he had told his wife that he would only serve one term. Shaun Scott, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who served as a delegate for Bernie Sanders, announced his campaign in an article in The Stranger. Alex Pedersen ran in the election and was the first candidate to qualify for democracy vouchers.
The Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats held a candidate forum ahead of the election, in which nearly all candidates participated.
2019 Seattle City Council District 4 candidate forum :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | | | | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Sasha Anderson | Ethan Hunter | Frank Krueger | Beth Mountsier | Emily Myers | Joshua Newman | Alex Pedersen | Shaun Scott | Heidi Stuber | Cathy Tuttle |
| 1 | Jun. 8, 2019 | Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats | Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr. | YouTube | N | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Pedersen and Scott placed first and second in the primary, and Pedersen defeated Scott in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 4th district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Alex Pedersen | 10,447 | 40.36% |
| | Nonpartisan | Shaun Scott | 6,020 | 23.26% |
| | Nonpartisan | Emily Myers | 3,326 | 12.85% |
| | Nonpartisan | Cathy Tuttle | 3,322 | 12.83% |
| | Nonpartisan | Heidi Stuber | 981 | 3.79% |
| | Nonpartisan | Beth Mountsier | 718 | 2.77% |
| | Nonpartisan | Sasha Anderson | 328 | 1.27% |
| | Nonpartisan | Joshua Newman | 317 | 1.22% |
| | Nonpartisan | Frank A. Krueger | 237 | 0.92% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ethan Hunter | 119 | 0.46% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 71 | 0.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,744 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 4 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Alex Pedersen | Shaun Scott |
| 1 | Oct. 7, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Mark Baumgarten | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 4th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Alex Pedersen | 16,954 | 51.94% |
| | Nonpartisan | Shaun Scott | 15,568 | 47.69% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 119 | 0.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,641 | 100.00% |

### District 5

Ann Davison Sattler announced her campaign for city council on January 23, 2019. Debora Juarez, who was first elected in 2015, announced that she would seek reelection on January 25. Juarez and Sattler placed first and second in the primary, and Juarez defeated Sattler in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 5th district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Debora Juarez (incumbent) | 11,085 | 45.10% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ann Davison Sattler | 6,564 | 26.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | John Lombard | 3,201 | 13.02% |
| | Nonpartisan | Tayla Mahoney | 1,742 | 7.09% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mark Mendez | 1,558 | 6.34% |
| | Nonpartisan | Alex Tsimerman | 718 | 1.53% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,762 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 5 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Debora Juarez | Ann Davison Sattler |
| 1 | Sep. 22, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Amy Radil | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 5th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Debora Juarez (incumbent) | 19,532 | 60.59% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ann Davison Sattler | 12,588 | 39.05% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 114 | 0.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,234 | 100.00% |

### District 6

Mike O'Brien, who was first elected in the 2009 election, announced on February 13, 2019, that he would not seek reelection. Dan Strauss, a policy advisor for Sally Bagshaw, announced his campaign on the same day as O'Brien's retirement announcement. Heidi Wills, who was one of three incumbents who lost reelection in the 2003 election after Strippergate, ran in the election.
Strauss and Wills placed first and second in the primary, and Strauss defeated Wills in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 6th district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Dan Strauss | 11,328 | 34.15% |
| | Nonpartisan | Heidi Wills | 7,048 | 21.25% |
| | Nonpartisan | Sergio Garcia | 4,730 | 14.26% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jay Fathi | 4,367 | 13.16% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kate Martin | 1,137 | 3.43% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jon Lisbin | 1,063 | 3.20% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jeremy Cook | 829 | 2.50% |
| | Nonpartisan | Melissa Hall | 820 | 2.47% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ed Pottharst | 599 | 1.81% |
| | Nonpartisan | John Peeples | 452 | 1.36% |
| | Nonpartisan | Joey Massa | 299 | 0.90% |
| | Nonpartisan | Terry Rice | 287 | 0.87% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kara Ceriello | 146 | 0.44% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 67 | 0.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,762 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 6 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Dan Strauss | Heidi Wills |
| 1 | Sep. 22, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Angela King | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 6th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Dan Strauss | 23,868 | 55.65% |
| | Nonpartisan | Heidi Wills | 18,799 | 43.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 221 | 0.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,888 | 100.00% |

### District 7

Sally Bagshaw, who had served since her election to the city council in 2009, announced on November 27, 2018, that she would not seek reelection. Andrew J. Lewis announced his campaign for city council on November 28, 2018. Jim Pugel, the former chief of the Seattle Police Department, announced his campaign for city council on January 29, 2019. Naveed Jamali, a former spy, also ran in the election.
Lewis and Pugel placed first and second in the primary, and Lewis defeated Pugel in the general election.
2019 Seattle City Council 7th district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Andrew J. Lewis | 8,409 | 31.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Pugel | 6,566 | 24.76% |
| | Nonpartisan | Daniela Lipscomb-Eng | 2,591 | 9.77% |
| | Nonpartisan | Michael George | 2,460 | 9.28% |
| | Nonpartisan | Gene Burrus | 1,501 | 5.66% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jason Williams | 1,347 | 5.08% |
| | Nonpartisan | Don Harper | 1,265 | 4.77% |
| | Nonpartisan | James Donaldson | 824 | 3.11% |
| | Nonpartisan | Naveed Jamali | 788 | 2.97% |
| | Nonpartisan | Isabelle J. Kerner | 691 | 2.61% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 80 | 0.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,556 | 100.00% |
2022 Seattle City Council District 6 debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Andrew J. Lewis | Jim Pugel |
| 1 | Sep. 27, 2019 | Seattle CityClub | Daniel Beekman | YouTube | P | P |
2019 Seattle City Council 7th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Andrew J. Lewis | 18,336 | 52.98% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Pugel | 16,122 | 46.58% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 152 | 0.44% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,610 | 100.00% |

## Campaign finance

$3,376,384 was spent in total during the 2015 election, with $669,340 being from independent political action committees and $2,707,044 coming from contributions to candidates. Campaign spending increased during the 2019 election, with $7,294,171 being spent in total, with $1,427,737 coming from democracy vouchers, $1,819,300 being contributions to candidates, and $4,047,134 being from independent political action committees.
The Civic Alliance for Sound Economy, the political action committee of the Seattle Metropolitan United States Chamber of Commerce which received over $200,000 in funding from Amazon, supported and gave money to Tavel, Solomon, Orion, Pedersen, Juares, Fathi, Wills, Pugel, and George during the campaign. Amazon contributed over $1.5 million during the election, compared to the $130,000 donated by the company and its employees during the 2015 election.
| Candidate | Campaign committee | Campaign committee | Campaign committee | Campaign committee | Campaign committee |
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | District |
| Sasha Anderson | $49,046.58 | $49,046.58 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Logan Bowers | $93,668.19 | $93,668.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| Gene Burrus | $7,073.58 | $7,073.58 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Kara Ceriello | $1,378.32 | $1,378.32 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Jeremy Cook | $1,924.03 | $1,924.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Zachary DeWolf | $85,487.27 | $85,487.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| James Donaldson | $15,230.87 | $15,230.87 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Jay Fathi | $103,648.42 | $103,648.42 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Sergio Garcia | $74,981.38 | $74,981.38 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Michael George | $78,857.73 | $78,857.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Jesse Green | $8,630.00 | $8,630.00 | $0.00 | $5,499.15 | 1st district |
| Melissa Hall | $59,630.07 | $59,630.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Don Harper | $21,445.00 | $21,445.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Lisa Herbold | $199,274.36 | $199,274.36 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1st district |
| Ari Hoffman | $93,356.58 | $93,356.58 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Ethan Hunter | $9,491.65 | $5,932.16 | $3,559.49 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Naveed Jamali | $6,977.01 | $6,977.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Isabelle J. Kerner | $3,512.17 | $3,512.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Brendan Kolding | $74,999.00 | $74,999.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1st district |
| Frank Krueger | $3,056.19 | $3,056.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Andrew J. Lewis (politician) | $204,757.95 | $204,757.95 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Daniela Lipscomb-Eng | $61,614.89 | $61,614.89 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Jon Lisbin | $70,121.71 | $70,121.71 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| John Lombard | $59,330.00 | $59,330.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5th district |
| Debora Juarez | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5th district |
| Tayla Mahoney | $6,112.65 | $5,377.49 | $735.16 | $0.00 | 5th district |
| Kate Martin | $60,055.42 | $60,055.42 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Joey Massa | $2,700.43 | $2,700.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Mark Mendez | $5,913.22 | $4,063.80 | $1,849.42 | $3,383.68 | 5th district |
| Tammy Morales | $192,254.35 | $192,254.35 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Beth Mountsier | $5,127.57 | $5,127.57 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Pat Murakami | $86,691.00 | $86,691.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| Emily Myers | $90,094.28 | $90,094.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Joshua Newman | $25,591.11 | $25,591.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Ami Nguyen | $93,659.77 | $93,659.77 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| Egan Orion | $403,881.92 | $403,881.92 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| Abel Pacheco | $9,686.00 | $9,686.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Alex Pedersen (politician) | $197,008.46 | $195,560.06 | $1,448.40 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| John Peeples | $3,198.00 | $2,700.43 | $1,190.19 | $2,198.00 | 6th district |
| Christopher Peguero | $60,627.54 | $60,627.54 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Matthew Perkins | $575.00 | $23.92 | $551.08 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Phyllis Porter | $52,637.05 | $52,637.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Ed Pottharst | $34,915.82 | $34,915.82 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Jim Pugel | $235,305.74 | $235,305.74 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Terry Rice | $34,527.40 | $34,527.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Christopher Rufo | $19,045.45 | $19,103.86 | -$58.41 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Ann Davison Sattler | $81,000.22 | $81,000.22 | $0.00 | $11,795.61 | 5th district |
| Kshama Sawant | $587,141.43 | $587,141.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |
| Shaun Scott | $217,866.71 | $217,866.71 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Mark Solomon | $190,052.80 | $190,052.80 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2nd district |
| Dan Strauss | $202,743.37 | $202,743.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Heidi Stuber | $47,867.34 | $47,867.34 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Phil Tavel | $192,657.15 | $192,657.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1st district |
| Cathy Tuttle | $87,916.62 | $87,916.62 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4th district |
| Jason Williams | $77,842.29 | $77,842.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 7th district |
| Heidi Wills | $267,005.06 | $267,005.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 6th district |
| Beto Yarce | $17,467.71 | $17,467.71 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3rd district |

## Endorsements
### District 1

Organizations
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)

### District 2

Federal officials
* Pramila Jayapal, member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 7th congressional district
Organizations
* King County Democrats
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
* Seattle Sierra Club
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)
Local officials
* Jenny Durkan, 56th Mayor of Seattle

### District 3

Organizations
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
Newspapers
* The Seattle Times
State officials
* Nicole Macri, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district
* Rebecca Saldaña, member of the Washington State Senate from the 37th district
Local officials
* Lorena González, member of the Seattle City Council from the 9th district (general election)
* Teresa Mosqueda, member of the Seattle City Council from the 8th district (general election)
Organizations
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
* Seattle Sierra Club
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)

### District 4

Organizations
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
Organizations
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
State officials
* Nicole Macri, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district
* Rebecca Saldaña, member of the Washington State Senate from the 37th district
Local officials
* Lorena González, member of the Seattle City Council from the 9th district
* Teresa Mosqueda, member of the Seattle City Council from the 8th district
Organizations
* Seattle Sierra Club
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)
Newspapers
* The Seattle Times of Washington

### District 5

State officials
* Frank Chopp, Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
* Jessyn Farrell, former member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 46th district
* Nicole Macri, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district
* Javier Valdez, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 46th district
* Brady Walkinshaw, former member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district
Local officials
* Sally Bagshaw, member of the Seattle City Council from the 7th district
* Tim Burgess, 55th Mayor of Seattle
* Jenny Durkan, 56th Mayor of Seattle
* Lorena González, member of the Seattle City Council from the 9th district
* Larry Gossett, member of the King County Council from the 2nd district
* Bruce Harrell, 54th Mayor of Seattle
* Rob Johnson, member of the Seattle City Council from the 4th district
* Jeanne Kohl-Welles, member of the King County Council from the 4th district
* Joe McDermott, member of the King County Council from the 8th district
* Teresa Mosqueda, member of the Seattle City Council from the 8th district
* Abel Pacheco Jr., member of the Seattle City Council from the 4th district
* Larry Phillips, former member of the King County Council from the 4th district
* Charles Royer, 48th Mayor of Seattle
Organizations
* EMILY's List
* King County Democrats
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
* Planned Parenthood
* Seattle Sierra Club
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)

### District 6

Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)
Organizations
* Seattle Sierra Club

### District 7

Organizations
* Seattle Sierra Club
Newspapers
* The Stranger (primary and general election)