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Seattle mayoral election, 2013

Seattle mayoral election, 2013
← 2009 November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05) 2017 →
  Ed Murray cropped.jpg Mike McGinn 04.jpg
Candidate Ed Murray Michael McGinn
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 106,384 97,935
Percentage 52% 47%

Mayor before election

Michael McGinn

Elected Mayor

Ed Murray


Michael McGinn

Ed Murray

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.

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.


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