Betsy Wilkerson

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Betsy Wilkerson

Nonpartisan

Spokane City Council President

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Breean Beggs

Prior offices

Spokane City Council District 2 Position 2

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

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Betsy Wilkerson is the Spokane City Council President in Washington. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.

Wilkerson ran for re-election for Spokane City Council President in Washington. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Spokane, Washington (2023)

General election

General election for Spokane City Council President

Incumbent Betsy Wilkerson defeated Kim Plese in the general election for Spokane City Council President on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betsy Wilkerson (Nonpartisan)	53.1	37,006
	Submit photo	Kim Plese (Nonpartisan)	46.6	32,484
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,716
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Spokane City Council President

Incumbent Betsy Wilkerson and Kim Plese defeated Andy Rathbun in the primary for Spokane City Council President on August 1, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betsy Wilkerson (Nonpartisan)	49.0	25,213
✔	Submit photo	Kim Plese (Nonpartisan)	35.8	18,410
	Submit photo	Andy Rathbun (Nonpartisan)	14.9	7,684
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	96

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,403
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Campaign themes

2023

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Breean Beggs	Spokane City Council President 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Spokane City Council District 2 Position 2 2019-2023	Succeeded by -