• Source: 2013 Seattle mayoral election

The 2013 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Seattle. Incumbent Mayor Michael McGinn ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Municipal elections in Washington are officially non-partisan. A non-partisan primary was held on August 6, 2013. The top two finishers, State Senator Ed Murray, who received 30% of the vote, and incumbent Mayor McGinn, who received 29% of the vote, advanced to the November general election.
Murray won the general election with 52% of the votes.




Primary election






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On the ballot

Joey Gray, information-systems consultant and trainer
Bruce Harrell, City Councilman (Democratic Party)
Kate Martin, former Greenwood Community Council President
Mary Martin, activist (Socialist Workers Party)
Michael McGinn, incumbent Mayor (Democratic Party)
Doug McQuaid, attorney
Ed Murray, State Senator (Democratic Party)
Charlie Staadecker, real estate broker
Peter Steinbrueck, lobbyist and former City Councilman (Democratic Party)



Withdrew

Tim Burgess, City Councilman (Democratic Party)
David Ishii, "character"



Declined

Sally J. Clark, City Council President (Democratic Party)
Maud Daudon, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Ron Sims, former Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former King County Executive (Democratic Party)




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General election






= Candidates

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Michael McGinn, incumbent Mayor
Ed Murray, State Senator




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= Results

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In preliminary returns, Murray won 56 percent of votes. Although this amount was greater than the McGinn campaign could make up as voting continued McGinn declined to concede, saying his supporters wanted an additional day of counting.
On November 7 McGinn conceded to Murray and offered his congratulations.




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