2025 Seattle City Council election
Washington state local election
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The 2025 Seattle City Council election was held on November 4, 2025, following a primary election on August 5. Three seats on the City Council were up for election; two regularly scheduled at-large district elections and one special election for the 2nd district.[1] The 2nd district seat was vacated by Tammy Morales on January 6, citing friction with other councilmembers.[2]
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November 4, 2025
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District 2
Campaign
Mark Solomon was appointed to the 2nd district seat in January 2025 following the resignation of Tammy Morales earlier that month. Solomon had previously ran against Morales during the 2019 election. Solomon decided to not run in the special election for the remainder of the term.[3]
Endorsements
Jeanie Chunn
- Organizations
Adonis Ducksworth
- Local officials
- Joy Hollingsworth, Seattle city councilmember from the 3rd district (2024–present)[4]
- Robert Kettle, Seattle city councilmember from the 7th district (2024–present)[4]
- Mark Solomon, Seattle city councilmember from the 2nd district (2025–present)[4]
- Dan Strauss, Seattle city councilmember from the 6th district (2020–present)[4]
- Labor unions
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587[4]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 117[4]
- Iron Workers Local 86[4]
- Seattle Building and Construction Trades[4]
- Newspapers
Jamie Fackler
- Local officials
- Larry Gossett, former chair of the King County Council (2007–2008, 2013–2014) from the 2nd district (1994–2020)[4]
- Tammy Morales, former Seattle city councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–2025)[4]
- Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilor from the 8th district (2024–present)[4]
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats[6]
- Washington's 37th legislative district Democrats[7]
- Labor unions
- American Federation of Teachers Washington[8]
- King County Labor Council[9]
- United Auto Workers Local 4121[10]
Eddie Lin
- State legislators
- Emily Alvarado, state senator from the 34th district (2025–present)[4]
- Individuals
- Sharon Maeda, activist[4]
- Newspapers
Primary election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Eddie Lin | 11,205 | 47.40% | |
| Adonis Ducksworth | 6,941 | 29.36% | |
| Jeanie Chunn | 2,992 | 12.66% | |
| Jamie Fackler | 2,397 | 10.14% | |
| Write-in | 106 | 0.45% | |
| Total votes | 23,641 | 100.00% | |
General election debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Eddie Lin | Adonis Ducksworth | ||||
| 1 | Sep. 16, 2025[14] | Rainier Avenue Radio | Pela Terry Tanya Woo |
P | P |
| 2 | [15] | Seattle Channel | Brian Callanan | P | P |
General election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Eddie Lin | 21,775 | 68.40% | |
| Adonis Ducksworth | 9,976 | 31.34% | |
| Write-in | 83 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 31,834 | 100.00% | |
District 8
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Campaign
Alexis Mercedes Rinck ran for a full term on the Seattle City Council following her election in the special election in 2024. She faced 4 challengers in the primary. District 8 is an at-large district for the City of Seattle.
Endorsements
Alexis Mercedes Rinck
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats[6]
- Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats[17]
- Washington's 34th legislative district Democrats[18]
- Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats[19]
- Washington's 37th legislative district Democrats[7]
- Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats[20]
- Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats[21]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[22]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[23]
- Labor unions
- King County Labor Council[9]
- SEIU Local 775[24]
- United Auto Workers Local 4121[10]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000[25]
- Newspapers
Declined to endorse
- Newspapers
Primary election polling
General election polling
Primary election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Alexis Mercedes Rinck (incumbent) | 142,537 | 78.29% | |
| Rachael Savage | 23,609 | 12.97% | |
| Ray A. Rogers | 8,138 | 4.47% | |
| Jesse A. James | 4,339 | 2.38% | |
| Cooper Hall | 2,306 | 1.27% | |
| Write-in | 1,139 | 0.63% | |
| Total votes | 182,066 | 100.00% | |
General election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Alexis Mercedes Rinck (incumbent) | 207,892 | 81.41% | |
| Rachael Savage | 46,266 | 18.12% | |
| Write-in | 1,214 | 0.48% | |
| Total votes | 255,372 | 100.00% | |
District 9
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Campaign
Sara Nelson was first elected to the Seattle City Council for a full term in the 2021 election. She is currently serving as the Council President since her nomination in 2024.[33] She faced 3 challengers in the primary. District 9 is an at-large district for the City of Seattle.
Endorsements
Dionne Foster
- Democratic party organizations
- King County Democrats[6]
- Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats[17]
- Washington's 34th legislative district Democrats[18]
- Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats[19]
- Washington's 37th legislative district Democrats[7]
- Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats[20]
- Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats[21]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[22]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[23]
- Labor unions
- King County Labor Council[9]
- SEIU Local 775[24]
- United Auto Workers Local 4121[10]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000[25]
- Newspapers
Sara Nelson
- Newspapers
Primary election polling
General election polling
Primary election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Dionne Foster | 110,636 | 58.44% | |
| Sara Nelson (incumbent) | 66,909 | 35.34% | |
| Mia Jacobson | 5,845 | 3.09% | |
| Connor Nash | 5,532 | 2.92% | |
| Write-in | 393 | 0.21% | |
| Total votes | 189,315 | 100.00% | |
General election debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Sara Nelson | Dionne Foster | ||||
| 1 | Sep. 15, 2025[41] | Rainier Avenue Radio Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle |
Jenna Beem Juan Cotto |
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| 2 | [42] | Seattle Channel | Brian Callanan | P | P |
General election results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Dionne Foster | 165,930 | 62.80% | |
| Sara Nelson (incumbent) | 97,710 | 36.98% | |
| Write-in | 579 | 0.22% | |
| Total votes | 264,219 | 100.00% | |
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Hall and Rogers with 1%; Jones with 0%
- With voters who lean towards a given candidate
- "Would not vote" with 8%; Rogers with 2%; Hall and Jones with 1%
- Jacobson and Nash with 1%
- "Would not vote" with 6%; Jacobson and Nash with 1%
- "Would not vote" with 5%
Partisan clients
- This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
- This poll was sponsored by The Stranger
