2021 Seattle City Attorney election
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ann Davison (Republican), commercial lawyer, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2020, and nominee for Seattle City Council District 5 in 2019[2][3]
- Pete Holmes (Democratic), incumbent Seattle City Attorney (2010–present)[2]
- Nicole Thomas-Kennedy (Democratic), police abolitionist, former public defender, and pro bono defense attorney[2][4]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Steve Fortney (Democratic), former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer[5][6]
Endorsements
[edit]Pete Holmes
Statewide officeholders
- Bob Ferguson, Attorney General of Washington (2013–present) and former King County Councilmember (2004–2013)[7]
- Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands (2017–present)[8]
- Mike Pellicciotti, Washington State Treasurer (2021–present) and former state representative (2017–2021)[8]
State legislators
- Rebecca Saldaña, State Senator (District 37)[8]
- Jamie Pedersen, State Senator (District 43)[8]
- David Frockt, State Senator (District 46)[8]
- Liz Berry, State Representative (District 36)[9]
- Kirsten Harris-Talley, State Representative (District 37)[8]
- Nicole Macri, State Representative (District 43)[8]
- Roger Goodman, State Representative (District 45)[8]
- Gerry Pollet, State Representative (District 46)[10]
- Javier Valdez, State Representative (District 46)[8]
- Adam Kline, former state representative (1997–2015)[8]
Judges
- Faith Ireland, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court[8]
Local officeholders
- Dow Constantine, King County Executive (2009–present), former King County Councilmember (2002–2009), former state senator (2000–2002), and former state representative (1997–2000)[11]
- Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney (2007–present) (former Republican)[7]
- Rod Dembowski, King County Councilmember (District 1)[9]
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County Councilmember (District 4)[9]
Seattle city councilmembers
- Lisa Herbold, Seattle City Councilmember (District 1)[9]
- Andrew J. Lewis, Seattle City Councilmember (District 7)[9]
- Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle City Councilmember (District 8)[9]
- Nick Licata, former Seattle City Councilmember (1998–2016)[12]
Organizations
Individuals
- Lisa Daugaard, executive director of the Public Defender Association and co-founder of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion[9]
- Rick Steves, travel writer[7]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Ann Davison |
Pete Holmes |
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D)[13][A] | July 12–15, 2021 | 617 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 4%[c] | 53% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Nicole Thomas-Kennedy | 71,367 | 36.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ann Davison | 64,179 | 32.72 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pete Holmes (incumbent) | 60,093 | 30.64 | |
| Write-in | 500 | 0.25 | ||
| Total votes | 196,139 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ann Davison (Republican), commercial lawyer, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2020, and runner-up for Seattle City Council District 5 in 2019[2][3]
- Nicole Thomas-Kennedy (Democratic), police abolitionist, former public defender, and pro bono defense attorney[2][4]
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Ann Davison | Nicole Thomas-Kennedy | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 7, 2021 | Seattle Channel | Brian Callanan | YouTube | P | P |
Endorsements
[edit]Ann Davison
- Federal officeholders
- Daniel J. Evans, former U.S. Senator (1983–1989) and Governor of Washington (1965–1977)[11]
Governors
- Christine Gregoire, former Governor of Washington (2005–2013) (Democrat)[15]
- Gary Locke, former Governor of Washington (1997–2005) (Democrat)[15]
Mayors
- Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle (2002–2010) (Democrat)[16]
- Charles Royer, former mayor of Seattle (1978–1989) (Independent)[17]
- Wesley C. Uhlman, former mayor of Seattle (1969–1978) (Democrat)[16]
Seattle city councilmembers
- Richard Conlin, former Seattle City Councilmember (1998–2014) (Democrat)[18]
Judges
- Bobbe Bridge, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court[19]
- Phil Talmadge, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (Democrat)[19]
- Ronald Cox, former Presiding Chief Judge of the Washington Court of Appeals[19]
- Ann Schindler, former Presiding Chief Judge of the Washington Court of Appeals[19]
- Bruce Hilyer, former Presiding Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Laura Inveen, former Presiding Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Sharon Armstrong, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Greg Canova, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Terrence Carroll, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- John Erlick, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Deborah Fleck, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Michael Heavey, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- J. Kathleen Learned, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Barbara Linde, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Nicole MacInnes, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Barbara Mack, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- George Mattson, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Richard McDermott, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Jeffrey M. Ramsdell, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Palmer Robinson, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Carol Schapira, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Mariane Spearman, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Julie Spector, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Jay White, former Judge of the King County Superior Court[19]
- Kimi Kondo, former Presiding Judge of the Seattle Municipal Court[19]
- Ed McKenna, former Presiding Judge of the Seattle Municipal Court[19]
- Judith Montgomery Hightower, former Judge of the Seattle Municipal Court[19]
Local officeholders
- Chris Bayley, former King County Prosecuting Attorney (1971–1979)[11]
- Mark Sidran, former Seattle City Attorney (1990–2002) (Democrat)[18]
Organizations
Media
Individuals
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy
- State legislators
- Rebecca Saldaña, State Senator (District 37)[18]
- Kirsten Harris-Talley, State Representative (District 37)[23]
Mayors
- Michael McGinn, former mayor of Seattle (2010–2013)[24]
Seattle city councilmembers
- Tammy Morales, Seattle City Councilmember (District 2)[25]
- Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle City Councilmember (District 8)[25]
- Mike O'Brien, former Seattle City Councilmember (2010–2020)[26]
Local officeholders
- Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember (District 2)[20]
Organizations
- Fuse Washington[27]
- IUPAT DC 5[28]
- Joint Council of Teamsters No. 28[29]
- Martin Luther King. Jr. County Labor Council[30]
- Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates[31]
- Seattle Democratic Socialists of America[32]
- Seattle Indivisible[33]
- SEIU 775[34]
- SEIU 925[35]
- SEIU 1199NW[36]
- UFCW 21[37]
Media
- The Stranger[38][39]
- The Urbanist[40]
- Seattle Medium[41]
- The Daily of the University of Washington[42]
Individuals
- Cary Moon, co-founder of the People's Waterfront Coalition and candidate for mayor in 2017[24]
Campaign finance
[edit]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.
| Candidate | Campaign committee | Independent expenditure | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | For | Against | ||
| Ann Davison | $439,216.26 | $370,194.11 | $9,930.34 | $14,000.00 | [43][44][45][46] |
| Nicole Thomas-Kennedy | $428,408.98 | $348,061.48 | $1,176.29 | $425,462.86 | [47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] |
Polling
[edit]Graphical summary
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Ann Davison |
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D)[57][A] | October 12–15, 2021 | 617 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 43% | 24% | 2%[d] | 30% |
| Strategies 360 (D)[58] | September 13–16, 2021 | 450 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 19% | 16% | – | 65% |
| 287 (LV) | ± 5.8% | 26% | 19% | – | 55% | ||
| Elway Research[59] | September 7–9, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 26% | 22% | 8%[e] | 45% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ann Davison | 132,638 | 51.49 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nicole Thomas-Kennedy | 122,947 | 47.73 | |
| Write-in | 2,004 | 0.78 | ||
| Total votes | 257,589 | 100.00 | ||
Notes
[edit]Partisan clients
- ^ a b This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Election Results – November 02, 2021" (PDF). King County Elections. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Brunner, Jim; Gutman, David (August 6, 2021). "Pete Holmes concedes Seattle city attorney race; Thomas-Kennedy, Davison will face off in November". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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- ^ Change Research (D)
- ^ Strategies 360 (D)
- ^ Elway Research
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites