Election Name: | 2013 Seattle mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2009 Seattle mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Election: | 2017 Seattle mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Image1: | File:Ed Murray cropped (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Ed Murray |
Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Popular Vote1: | 106,384 |
Percentage1: | 51.55% |
Candidate2: | Michael McGinn |
Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Popular Vote2: | 97,935 |
Percentage2: | 47.45% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Michael McGinn |
Before Party: | Democratic |
After Election: | Ed Murray |
After Party: | Democratic |
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]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | 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 | ||
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SurveyUSA | July 15–18, 2013 | 501 | ± 4.5% | — | 1% | 11% | — | 1% | 2% | align=center | 21% | 1% | align=center | 22% | — | 3% | 14% | align=center | 25% |
SurveyUSA | May 17–19, 2013 | 552 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 12% | — | 4% | 3% | align=center | 22% | — | 15% | — | 4% | align=center | 17% | align=center | 23% |
SurveyUSA | March 4–7, 2013 | 647 | ± 3.9% | 10% | — | 5% | 0% | 3% | — | align=center | 15% | — | 9% | align=center | 15% | 1% | 7% | align=center | 34% |
align=center | 11% | — | 6% | 0% | 4% | — | align=center | 19% | — | 8% | — | 1% | 10% | align=center | 38% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael McGinn | Ed Murray | Undecided | |
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Strategies 360 | October 14–16, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 34% | align=center | 51% | 15% | |
SurveyUSA | October 2013 | 557 | ± 4.2% | 32% | align=center | 52% | 15% | |
Public Policy Polling | October 4–6, 2013 | 570 | ± ? | 28% | align=center | 52% | 20% | |
SurveyUSA | September 14–15, 2013 | 503 | ± 4.5% | 30% | align=center | 52% | 18% |