2021 Seattle City Attorney election explained

Election Name:2021 Seattle City Attorney election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Seattle City Attorney election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2025 Seattle City Attorney election
Next Year:2025
Election Date:November 2, 2021
Turnout:54.57%
Image1:3x4.svg
Candidate1:Ann Davison
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:132,638
Percentage1:51.5%
Candidate2:Nicole Thomas-Kennedy
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:122,947
Percentage2:47.7%
City Attorney
Before Election:Pete Holmes
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ann Davison
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2021 Seattle City Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent City Attorney Pete Holmes sought reelection to a fourth term in office, but came third place in the officially nonpartisan August 3 primary election and failed to advance to the general election, with both Nicole Thomas-Kennedy and Ann Davison finishing ahead of Holmes in the primary. Davison defeated Thomas-Kennedy in the general election.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

General election

Candidates

Declared

Campaign finance

Candidate totals raised are as of filings on or before November 2, 2021 and totals spent reflect expenditures up to October 25, 2021. Independent expenditures are up-to-date as of filings on or before November 1, 2021.

CandidateCampaign committeeIndependent expenditureReferences
RaisedSpentForAgainst
Ann Davison$439,216.26$370,194.11$9,930.34$14,000.00[6] [7] [8] [9]
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy$428,408.98$348,061.48$1,176.29$425,462.86[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Ann
Davison		Nicole
Thomas-Kennedy		OtherUndecided
Change Research (D)October 12–15, 2021617 (LV)± 4.1%43%24%2%30%
Strategies 360 (D)September 13–16, 2021450 (RV)± 4.6%19%16%–65%
287 (LV)± 5.8%26%19%–55%
Elway ResearchSeptember 7–9, 2021400 (LV)± 5.0%26%22%8%45%

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. News: Brunner. Jim. Gutman. David. Pete Holmes concedes Seattle city attorney race; Thomas-Kennedy, Davison will face off in November. The Seattle Times. August 6, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  2. News: Bowman. Nick. Seattle city attorney candidate: Abolitionist platform is about 'scaling back and building up'. MyNorthwest.com. September 28, 2021. October 8, 2021.
  3. News: Bowman. Nick. Race for Seattle City Attorney draws pair of last-minute challengers. MyNorthwest.com. June 4, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  4. News: Steve Fortney drops out of City Attorney race. Northwest Asian Weekly. May 27, 2021. October 8, 2021.
  5. News: Johnson. Gene. Abolitionist or Republican? Stark choice in Seattle race. Associated Press. October 20, 2021. October 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 11/2/2021 11:39:14 AM by Jason Michaud. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. November 2, 2021. November 2, 2021.
  7. Web site: Special Report of Independent Expenditures filed 7/28/2021 2:55:52 PM by seec staff. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. July 28, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  8. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/8/2021 to 10/16/2021 filed 10/16/2021 11:50:01 AM by Jay Petterson. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 16, 2021. October 17, 2021.
  9. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/26/2021 to 11/1/2021 filed 11/1/2021 2:49:28 PM by Jay Petterson. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. November 1, 2021. November 2, 2021.
  10. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 10/26/2021 10:41:32 PM by Andy Lo. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  11. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 7/13/2021 to 7/26/2021 filed 8/27/2021 4:57:35 PM by Leticia Ocampo Villamar. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. August 27, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  12. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 7/27/2021 to 8/31/2021 filed 9/9/2021 3:44:11 PM by Leticia Ocampo Villamar. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. September 9, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  13. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 9/1/2021 to 10/11/2021 filed 10/12/2021 3:31:04 PM by phillloyd. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 12, 2021. October 12, 2021.
  14. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 10/26/2021 7:33:26 PM by Alice Lockhart. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  15. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 10/26/2021 9:49:48 AM by phillloyd. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  16. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 10/26/2021 3:18:24 PM by Leticia Ocampo Villamar. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  17. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/12/2021 to 10/25/2021 filed 10/26/2021 4:46:16 PM by Courtney Normand. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  18. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/26/2021 to 11/30/2021 filed 10/28/2021 9:06:47 AM by phillloyd. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 28, 2021. October 28, 2021.
  19. Web site: Full Summary Report (C4) - 10/26/2021 to 11/30/2021 filed 10/28/2021 2:30:20 PM by Alice Lockhart. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. October 28, 2021. October 28, 2021.

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