2001 Seattle mayoral election
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The 2001 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001, to select the Mayor of Seattle, Washington. Incumbent Mayor Paul Schell ran for re-election to a second term. Schell faced criticism over his handling of the Mardi Gras riot, the relocation of Boeing's headquarters out of the city, and the 1999 WTO protests.[1]
In the primary election, Sidran and Nickels placed first and second by a wide margin, with Sidran receiving 34 percent of the vote and Nickels receiving 33 percent. Schell placed a distant third with 22 percent of the vote, becoming the first incumbent Mayor since 1956 to lose re-election.[2]
The general election was close, and though Nickels narrowly led Sidran on election night, the race was too close to call.[3] Nickels ultimately defeated Sidran, winning 50 percent of the vote to Sidran's 48 percent, in what was the closest mayoral election since 1912.[4]
