2005 Seattle mayoral election

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2005 Seattle mayoral election
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Turnout51.36%
 
Candidate Greg Nickels Al Runte
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote 115,257 62,591
Percentage 64.15% 34.84%

Mayor before election

Greg Nickels

Elected Mayor

Greg Nickels

The 2005 Seattle mayoral election took place November 8, 2005.

was reelected to a second term. As of 2022, this is the most recent Seattle mayoral election in which the incumbent was re-elected to a second term.

Primary

The primary was held September 20, 2005.[1]

Primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan
Greg Nickels (incumbent) 54,449 57.17
Nonpartisan
Al Runte 20,949 21.99
Nonpartisan
Christal Olivia Wood 5,865 6.16
Nonpartisan
Jeanne E. Dixon 4,534 4.76
Nonpartisan
Richard Lee 3,788 3.98
Nonpartisan
Luke Williams 3,035 3.19
Nonpartisan
Chris Hoeppner 1,638 1.72
Write-in
Others 989 1.04
Turnout 95,27 27.31

General election

The general election was held November 8.[1]


General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan
Greg Nickels (incumbent) 115,257 64.15
Nonpartisan
Al Runte 62,591 34.84
Write-in
Others 1,824 1.02
Turnout 179,672 51.36

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2005 Year-End Election Report" (PDF). www2.seattle.gov. Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission. Retrieved April 20, 2020.