2009 Seattle mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2009 Seattle mayoral election Presidential no 2005 Seattle mayoral election 2005 2013 Seattle mayoral election 2013 2009 11 3 File:Mike McGinn 04 (1).jpg Mike McGinn Nonpartisan candidate 105,492 51.14% File:3x4.svg 150x150px Joe Mallahan Nonpartisan candidate 98,302 47.65% Mayor Greg Nickels Mike McGinn 54.99% The 2009 Seattle mayoral election took place November 3, 2009. Incumbent Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels sought re-election to a third term as the position of Seattle mayor has no term limits but finished third in the August 18, 2009 nonpartisan primary election.http://www2.seattle.gov/ethics/eldata/filings/campaigns.asp?elCycle=el09a Seattle Campaigns .seattle.gov 2010-04-27 The general election was instead between Joe Mallahan and Michael McGinn.http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=203307 Lynnwood's newest detox facility will reach capacity right away MyNorthwest.com 13 July 2017 McGinn beat Mallahan in the election with 51%. Background In a November 2008 poll of likely Seattle voters, 31% of voters approved of Nickels's performance as mayor while 57% disapproved.http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/and_now_for_some_election_news And Now for Some Election News Erica C. Barnett The Stranger 2008-11-03 2009-01-07 A January 2009 poll found a net job approval of minus 33.http://www.surveyusa.com/index.php/2009/01/06/seattle-mayor-net-job-approval-at-minus-33/ Blog Archive " Seattle Mayor Net Job Approval at Minus 33 SurveyUSA 2009-01-22 2010-04-27 Nickels' administration was faulted for not doing enough to prevent the Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise from relocating to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2008035386_sonianalysis06m.html The deal: What was the city thinking? Jim Brunner The Seattle Times 2008-07-06 2009-01-05 Nickels was also heavily criticized for the city's policy of not using salt for snow removal due to potential environmental concerns, which contributed to the city's congested traffic in December 2008 after one of the greatest snowfalls in the city since 1996.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008579442_snowpolitics01m.html After storm of criticism, Seattle mayor reverses no-salt policy for snow Emily Heffter The Seattle Times 2009-01-01 2009-01-05 The Proposed replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and a tax on plastic bags at grocery stores were also major issues of the campaign. Primary candidates (in alphabetic order) Elizabeth Campbell, Magnolia resident and activist James Donaldson, former Seattle SuperSonics player http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=1426 James Donaldson to run for Seattle City Council InsideHoops 2010-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223160849/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=1426 2012-02-23 dead Jan Drago, Seattle City Councilwomanhttp://jandragoformayor.com/press_display.php?id=918April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Kwame Garrett Joe Mallahan, telecommunications executive and political activist; Vice President for T-Mobile USEmily Heffter Unknown Seattle mayoral candidate gives $200,000 to his campaign http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009180904_seattlemayor06m.html Seattle Times 2009-05-06 Michael McGinn, Sierra Club leader and activist http://mcginnformayor.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090327095822/http://mcginnformayor.com/ usurped March 27, 2009 Michael McGinn for Seattle Mayor Mcginnformayor.com 2009-12-31 2010-04-27 Greg Nickels, Seattle Mayor since 2001 Norman Sigler, former Alaska Airlines manager Campaign finances Candidate Total contributions Joe Mallahan $806,378 Greg Nickels $596,510 Mike McGinn $222,570 Jan Drago $157,993 James Donaldson $51,906 Norman Zadok Sigler $14,625 Elizabeth Campbell $2,371 Kwame Wyking Garrett $0 Primaries Early polling A poll conducted on August 12 showed incumbent Greg Nickels in the lead with 24 percent voter backing. While Nickels had a significant lead over all other candidates, the undecided voter percentage of 26 percent indicated room for any candidate to take the lead in the primary held on August 18. In second place after Greg Nickels was Mike McGinn with 16 percent. And in third place, Joe Mallahan with 14 percent. The survey polled 500 people with a margin of error of + or - 4.3 percent.http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=199906 Lynnwood's newest detox facility will reach capacity right away MyNorthwest.com 13 July 2017 Primary results The primary election was held on August 18. The final results were posted on September 2,http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200908/Respage8.aspx Results - King County Elections Your.kingcounty.gov 2010-04-27 August 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822061620/http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200908/Respage8.aspx dead and showed Mike McGinn in first place with 27.7 percent of the popular vote, narrowly leading Joe Mallahan standing at 26.9 percent. Incumbent Greg Nickels showed with 25.4 percent. Due to Washington's top-two primary system, this eliminated Nickels from the running. Nickels gave his concession speech on August 21 at Seattle City Hall. Mallahan and McGinn advanced to the general election in November. Primary election2009 Election Report January 21, 2010 http://www2.seattle.gov/ethics/elpub/2009Report.pdf www2.seattle.gov Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission 22 April 2020 Nonpartisan politician Mike McGinn 39,097 27.71 Nonpartisan politician Joe Mallahan 37,933 26.88 Nonpartisan politician Greg Nickels (incumbent) 35,781 25.36 Nonpartisan politician James Donaldson 11,478 8.13 Nonpartisan politician Jan Drago 10,154 7.20 Nonpartisan politician Elizabeth Campbell 3,485 2.47 Nonpartisan politician Kwame Garett 1,479 1.05 Nonpartisan politician Norman Sigler 1,247 0.88 Write-in Others 461 0.33 141,115 37.16 General election An October 20 poll commissioned by KING-TV and conducted by SurveyUSA showed Joe Mallahan ahead with 43% to Michael McGinn's 36% with a margin of error of 4.1%. Mallahan held a lead among college graduates, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and those describing themselves as moderates and conservatives. McGinn was shown to hold a lead among Asian-Americans, younger voters and those that describe themselves as liberals.Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #15920 http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=9fc4240c-0d90-4328-b028-8897253a5455 SurveyUSA McGinn changed his position on the Deep Bore Tunnel that same day, claiming "If I'm elected mayor, though I disagree with this decision, it will be my job to uphold and execute this agreement. It is not the mayor's job to withhold the cooperation of city government in executing this agreement."Seattle mayoral candidate McGinn backs off tunnel position http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010096724_mcginntunnel20m.html Seattle Times It was enough to push McGinn ahead of Mallahan by election day. November 2011 Mallahan conceded on November 9 after his deficit grew to nearly 5,000 votes.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010238350_webmayor10.html Mallahan concedes Seattle's mayor race to McGinn 13 July 2017 General election Nonpartisan candidate Mike McGinn 105,492 51.14 Nonpartisan candidate Joe Mallahan 98,302 47.65 Write-in Others 2,492 1.21 206,286 54.99 References Category:2009 United States mayoral elections 2009 Seattle mayoral Seattle mayoral Category:2009 in Seattle