2025 Seattle mayoral election explained
| Election Name: | 2025 Seattle mayoral election |
| Country: | Seattle |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Seattle mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Seattle mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Bruce Harrell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2025 (General)
August 3, 2025 (Primary) |
The 2025 Seattle mayoral election is scheduled to be held on November 2, 2025, with a primary election on August 3. Incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell is eligible to run for re-election.
Candidates
Declared
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | |
|---|
| Shaman, former owner of the Portico Latin Bistro | April 23, 2024 | [1] |
|---|
| Rapper | January 1, 2013 | [2] [3] | |
|---|
Declared intent to run
Potential
- Sally Jewell, former United States Secretary of the Interior (2013-2017) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)[4]
- Melinda Gates, philanthropist
- Girmay Zahilay, member of the Seattle City Council (2020-) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
- Kate Joncas, urban development consultant
- Reuven Carlyle, former member of the Washington Senate (2016-2023) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
- Colleen Echohawk, candidate for mayor in 2021 and executive director of the Chief Seattle Club
- Casey Sixkiller, candidate for mayor in 2021 and former deputy mayor of Seattle
- Art Langlie, candidate for mayor in 2021, businessman, and grandson of former mayor of Seattle and governor of Washington Arthur B. Langlie
- Jessyn Farrell, former state representative for the 46th district (2013–2017), candidate for mayor in 2017 and 2021 (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
- Derek Kilmer, member of the United States House of Representatives (2013-2025) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
- Sally Clark, member of the Seattle City Council
- Helen Howell, homelessness advisor
- Gerald Johnson, attorney
Notes and References
- Web site: Erikson . Kira . 2024-04-23 . South Whidbey shaman running for Seattle mayor . 2024-07-25 . . en-US.
- 286228344993890304 . macklemore . It's OFFICIAL..... I'm running for Mayor of Seattle in 2025. Spread the word. We got a campaign to win. . Benjamin Hammond . Haggerty . Macklemore . 2013-01-01 . 2024-07-25 . en.
- Web site: Thomas . Linda . 2013-01-03 . Seattle rapper Macklemore to run for mayor. Really? . 2024-07-25 . . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-14 . Wanted: An Early Challenger to Mayor Half-a-Loaf . 2024-03-09 . Post Alley . en-US.
