Mary Martin (Washington)
Mary Martin was a candidate for mayor of Seattle in Washington. Martin was defeated in the primary election on August 1, 2017.
Martin was a Socialist Workers Party candidate for Governor of Washington in the 2012 and 2016 elections.[1][2] She also ran unsuccessfully for Washington, D.C. city council in 1997, and for the district’s non-voting seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.[3]
Elections
2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of Seattle.[4]
| Mayor of Seattle, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Durkan |
27.90% | 51,529 |
| Cary Moon |
17.62% | 32,536 |
| Nikkita Oliver | 16.99% | 31,366 |
| Jessyn Farrell | 12.54% | 23,160 |
| Bob Hasegawa | 8.39% | 15,500 |
| Mike McGinn | 6.50% | 12,001 |
| Gary Brose | 2.16% | 3,987 |
| Harley Lever | 1.81% | 3,340 |
| Larry Oberto | 1.67% | 3,089 |
| Greg Hamilton | 0.92% | 1,706 |
| Michael Harris | 0.76% | 1,401 |
| Casey Carlisle | 0.71% | 1,309 |
| James Norton Jr. | 0.54% | 988 |
| Thom Gunn | 0.25% | 455 |
| Mary Martin | 0.23% | 422 |
| Jason Roberts | 0.22% | 405 |
| Lewis Jones | 0.19% | 344 |
| Alex Tsimerman | 0.14% | 253 |
| Keith Whiteman | 0.09% | 174 |
| Tiniell Cato | 0.09% | 170 |
| Dave Kane | 0.06% | 114 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 418 |
| Total Votes | 184,667 | |
| Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 15, 2017 | ||
2016
- Main article: Washington gubernatorial election, 2016
Martin filed to run as a candidate for the Socialist Workers Party in the 2016 election for governor of Washington.[1] She competed with four Democrats, three Republicans, and three other minor party candidates in the August 2 top-two primary election. Martin was defeated by incumbent Governor Jay Inslee (D), who placed first in the primary election, and Seattle Port Commissioner Bill Bryant (R), who placed second.
The following candidates ran in the Washington primary for governor.
| Washington primary for governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee Incumbent |
49.30% | 687,412 | |
| Republican | Bill Bryant |
38.33% | 534,519 | |
| Republican | Bill Hirt | 3.47% | 48,382 | |
| Democratic | Patrick O'Rourke | 2.91% | 40,572 | |
| Independent | Steve Rubenstein | 1.62% | 22,582 | |
| Democratic | James Robert Deal | 1.05% | 14,623 | |
| Democratic | Johnathan Dodds | 1.01% | 14,152 | |
| Republican | Goodspaceguy | 0.95% | 13,191 | |
| Socialist Workers Party | Mary Martin | 0.74% | 10,374 | |
| Fifth Republic Party | David Blomstrom | 0.32% | 4,512 | |
| Holistic Party | Christian Joubert | 0.29% | 4,103 | |
| Total Votes | 1,394,422 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2012
- See also: Washington gubernatorial election, 2012
Martin sought the Socialist Workers Party nomination for Governor of Washington.
Her voters guide statement outlined her philosophy at the time:
“I say tax the rich, not working people-implement a steeply progressive income tax without loopholes. Defend and extend affirmative action. I support a woman’s right to choose abortion-keep the clinics open. Defend gay rights. I defend immigrant rights, and call for a world without borders. Halt INS raids. No deportations. Cancel the Third World debt. Expand funding for public schools.”
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2016 candidates who have filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ The Militant.com, "Wash. state Socialist Workers launch campaign," April 9, 2012
- ↑ The Olympia Report, Meet Washington’s lesser-known candidates for governor, April 26, 2012
- ↑ King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
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