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Latest revision as of 22:03, 5 January 2026

Katie Wilson
Mayor of Seattle
Tenure
2026 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
0
Predecessor: Bruce Harrell (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Contact

Katie Wilson is the Mayor of Seattle in Washington. She assumed office on January 1, 2026. Her current term ends on December 31, 2029.

Wilson ran for election for Mayor of Seattle in Washington. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Mayoral elections in Seattle are nonpartisan. Wilson is a Democrat.[1]

Biography

Katie Wilson studied physics and philosophy at Oxford University. Her career experience includes working as the co-founder and executive director of the Transit Riders Union (TRU). Her other experience includes being a political columnist for Cascade PBS, PubliCola, The Urbanist, and The Stranger.[2]

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Seattle

Katie Wilson defeated incumbent Bruce Harrell in the general election for Mayor of Seattle on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
138,489
Image of Bruce Harrell
Bruce Harrell (Nonpartisan)
 
49.6
 
136,513

Total votes: 275,002
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Seattle

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Seattle on August 5, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
50.7
 
98,562
Image of Bruce Harrell
Bruce Harrell (Nonpartisan)
 
41.2
 
80,043
Image of Joe Mallahan
Joe Mallahan (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
8,538
Image of Ry Armstrong
Ry Armstrong (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
2,120
Image of Clinton Bliss
Clinton Bliss (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
2,046
Isaiah Willoughby (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
817
Image of Joe Molloy
Joe Molloy (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
799
Thaddeus Whelan (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
716
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
588

Total votes: 194,229
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Polls

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Election campaign finance

Candidates in this election submitted campaign finance reports to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission. Click here to access those reports.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[3][4][5]

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Endorsements

Wilson received the following endorsements.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Other survey responses

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Bruce Harrell
Mayor of Seattle
2026-Present
Succeeded by
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