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Results for Elected Officials

The following provides the results of City of Seattle general and special elections for those officials who are elected by a vote of the people. Asterisks denote the winner(s) of each race. Mayoral races are listed from 1910 to the present; listings of city council races begin in 1930.

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1910 1916 1920 1926 1930 1935
1940 1945 1950 1956 1962 1967
1971 1975 1981 1985 1990 1995
2001 2005        

1910
  Mayor
    H.C. Gill* 17,971
    William Hickman Moore 14,672

1912
  Mayor
    George F. Cotterill* 32,085
    H.C. Gill 31,281

1914
  Mayor
    H.C. Gill* 37,654
    J.D. Trenhome 22,918

1916
  Mayor
    H.C. Gill* 35,336
    Austin E. Griffiths 29,828

1918
  Mayor
    Ole Hansen* 32,286
    James A. Bradford 27,677

1920
  Mayor
    Hugh Caldwell* 50,965
    James Duncan 33,727

1922
  Mayor
    Edwin J. Brown* 40,394
    Dan Landon 28,541

1924
  Mayor
    Edwin J. Brown* 40,740
    Al Lundeen 36,742

1926
  Mayor
    Bertha K. Landes* 48,700
    Edwin J. Brown 42,802

1928
  Mayor
    Frank Edwards* 58,873
    Bertha K. Landes 39,818

1930
  Mayor
    Frank Edwards* 54,369
    Otto Case 35,878
 
  City Council
    Frank J. Laube* 57,493
    James Scavotto* 52,516
    John E. Carroll* 51,497
    A. Lou Cohen 41,174
    Moore 21,668
    Hill 12,547

1931 - March 10
  City Council
    Otto Case* 39,446
    Ralph D. Nichols* 31,478
    V.C. Webster* 30,237
    E.L. Blaine 29,560
    Erickson 23,311
    Conover 17,410
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* 32,900
    Frank S. Griffith 14,569

1931 - July 13 (Special Election)
  Recall of Mayor Frank Edwards
    For Recall* 35,637
    Against Recall 21,836

1932 - March 8
  Mayor
    John F. Dore* 72,614
    Robert H. Harlin 41,279
 
  City Council
    David Levine* 75,384
    Frank F. Fitts* 59,719
    Roy B. Misener* 56,396
    Philip Tindall 45,783
    E.L. Blaine 42,657
    Oliver T. Erickson 36,029
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* (unopposed) 36,350

1933 - March 14
  City Council - Three Year Terms
    Robert H. Harlin* 41,169
    John E. Carroll* 38,040
    Frank J. Laube* 37,025
    Austin E. Griffiths 33,087
    Earl Millikin 27,500
    James Scavotto 21,513
 
  City Council - One Year Term
    James E. Carroll* 29,155
    Clem R. LeMaster 27,315

1934 - March 13
  Mayor
    Charles L. Smith* 62,185
    John F. Dore 46,469
 
  City Council
    David E. Lockwood* 62,179
    James Scavotto* 59,875
    Austin E. Griffiths* 56,653
    V.C. Webster 43,410
    Ralph D. Nichols 37,809
    George W. Dilling 34,281
 
  Comptroller
    H.W. Carroll* (unopposed) 63,743
 
  Treasurer
    H.L. Collier* 61,441
    M.L. Callahan 16,218

1935 - March 12
  City Council - Three Year Term
    Arthur B. Langlie* 49,278
    Frederick G. Hamley* 47,723
    Mildred Powell* 44,333
    David Levine 34,215
    Frank F. Fitts 30,023
    William A. Gaines 28,241
 
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Frederick G. Hamley* 30,988
    William A. Gaines 21,337

1936 - March 10
  Mayor
    John F. Dore* 53,385
    Arthur B. Langlie 46,578
 
  City Council
    Robert H. Harlin* 57,300
    David Levine* 54,580
    Frank J. Laube* 50,761
    William L. Norton 42,970
    Albert H. Kelley 40,555
    Carlos R. Zener 39,406
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* 45,960
    Russell H. Fluent 34,623

1937 - March 9
  City Council
    William L. Norton* 60,059
    James Scavotto* 57,198
    Hugh DeLacy* 51,181
    David E. Lockwood 46,878
    W.H. Whiteside 37,954
    Austin E. Griffiths 33,685

1938 - March 8
  Mayor
    Arthur B. Langlie* 80,149
    Victor A. Myers 48,563
 
  City Council
    Mildred Powell* 84,753
    John E. Carroll* 70,507
    Samuel J. Humes* 64,499
    Edwin J. Brown 44,932
    James T. Sullivan 44,374
    Michael B. Smith 41,996
 
  City Comptroller
    Harry W. Carroll* 80,645
    Carl Prestrud 19,601
 
  City Treasurer
    H.L. Collier* 81,990
    R.A. Johansen 14,738

1939 - March 14
  City Council
    Robert H. Harlin* 50,925
    Frank J. Laube* 49,315
    David Levine* 47,884
    Robert N. Kingston 27,054
    James E. Flaherty 17,490
    Guy E. Dunning 17,121
 
  City Comptroller
    W.C. Thomas* 41,832
    Carl G. Prestrud 20,660

1940 - March 12
  Mayor
    Arthur B. Langlie* 69,971
    Warren L. Cook 19,766
 
  City Council
    William L. Norton* 65,005
    James Scavotto* 58,918
    Bob Jones* 57,223
    Hugh DeLacy 37,207
    Mrs. H.J. Parker 15,391
    Edwin J. Brown 9,102
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* 49,492
    Maurice Kadish 8,930

1941 - March 11
  Mayor
    Earl Millikin* 53,794
    William F. Devin 48,508
 
  City Council
    John E. Carroll* 75,257
    Mildred Powell* 70,011
    Samuel J. Humes* 62,346
    Edwin J. Brown 27,324
    Bob Smith 21,428
    Veva E. Parker 19,646

1942 - March 10
  Mayor
    William F. Devin* 64,837
    Earl Millikin 43,684
 
  City Council - Three Year Term
    David Levine* 68,371
    M.B. (Mike) Mitchell* 56,791
    Frank J. Laube* 56,487
    Hugh DeLacy 41,711
    W.H. Whiteside 30,966
    Veva E. Parker 18,968
 
  City Council - Two Year Three Month Term
    Frank McCaffrey* 45,337
    Paul Revelle 36,090
 
  City Council - Three Month Term
    M.B. Mitchell* (unopposed) 54,199

1943 - March 9
  City Council
    James Scavotto* 28,362
    Bob Jones* 25,818
    William L. Norton* 19,461
    Alice O'Leary Ralls 15,899
    L.L. (Tony) Norton 11,000
    Bob Smith 9,692

1944 - March 14
  Mayor
    William F. Devin* 58,000
    James Scavotto 40,780
 
  City Council
    John E. Carroll* 68,041
    Mildred Powell* 66,463
    Alfred R. Rochester* 39,400
    Jeanette Testu 36,020
    Albert E. Pierce 25,096
    Bob Smith 24,052
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* (unopposed) 47,811

1945 - March 13
  City Council
    Frank J. Laube* 23,410
    M.B. (Mike) Mitchell* 22,961
    David Levine* 22,268
    Albert E. Pierce 7,752
    W.F. Johnson 5,680
    Ray Olsen 5,637

1946 - March 12
  Mayor
    William F. Devin* 71,288
    Victor A. Meyers 55,082
 
  City Council - Three Year Term
    James Scavotto* 84,096
    Bob Jones* 73,948
    William L. Norton* 71,816
    Frances Gale Davis 41,829
    F. Benjamin Davis 27,402
    Terry Pettus 20,721
 
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Robert H. Harlin* 58,982
    Charles Carroll 42,969
 
  Comptroller
    W.C. Thomas* (unopposed) 66,841
 
  Treasurer
    H.L. Collier* (unopposed) 74,813

1948 - March 9
  Mayor
    William F. Devin* 68,071
    Allan Pomeroy 65,632
 
  City Council
    Mildred Powell* 82,479
    M.B. Mitchell* 77,882
    Robert H. Harlin* 71,253
    Alfred R. Rochester* 67,970
    David Levine* 67,159
    Frank J. Laube* 62,634
    Charles M. Carroll 52,788
    Frank McCaffrey 51,422
    Mike Wolfstone 43,755
    Frances Gale Davis 32,652
    Robert L. Ferguson 28,097
    Albert Ray Johnson 22,461
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* 64,888
    Howard J. Thompson 43,915

1950 - March 14
  City Council
    David Levine* 68,263
    Bob Jones* 67,926
    Clarence F. Massart* 58,561
    Frank J. Laube* 58,151
    Charles M. Carroll* 52,233
    William C. Goodloe 42,811
    William L. Norton 32,591
    Russell Jones 30,310
    Bob Ferguson 22,774
    Mike Wolfstone 20,671
 
  Comptroller
    W.C. Thomas* (unopposed) 69,094
 
  Treasurer
    H.L. Collier* 73,715
    Earl M. Eba 10,268

1952 - March 11
  Mayor
    Allan Pomeroy* 79,706
    William F. Devin 76,922
 
  City Council
    Robert H. Harlin* 95,545
    M.B. Mitchell* 80,243
    Mildred Powell* 86,376
    Alfred R. Rochester* 74,351
    William L. Norton 49,720
    Paul J. Alexander 54,359
    Bob Odman 60,824
    R.E. Morris 41,780
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* (unopposed) 75,414

1954 - March 9
  City Council
    Bob Jones* 73,048
    J.D. (Dorm) Braman* 72,005
    Charles M. Carroll* 70,676
    David Levine* 67,705
    Clarence F. Massart* 66,679
    Bob Odman 55,729
    Jeanette Testu 45,264
    Paul J. Alexander 44,427
    Joseph G. Aiken 39,978
    Russell Jones 36,144
 
  Comptroller
    W.C. Thomas* (unopposed) 70,218
 
  Treasurer
    G.H. Culver* 82,095
    Earl Millikin 29,566

1956 - March 13
  Mayor
    Gordon S. Clinton* 89,111
    Allan Pomeroy 80,608
 
  City Council
    Myrtle Edwards* 84,665
    Paul J. Alexander* 78,387
    M.B. Mitchell* 77,013
    Floyd C. Miller* 73,895
    Alfred R. Rochester 70,373
    Robert H. Harlin 68,040
    Fred C. Becker 67,350
    Frank A. Ursino 66,082
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* (unopposed) 77,040

1958 - March 11
  City Council
    Charles M. Carroll* 84,561
    Bob Jones* 73,640
    Clarence F. Massart* 71,477
    J.D. (Dorm) Braman* 70,145
    David Levine* 67,620
    Ray Moore 65,846
    Frank A. Ursino 57,129
    Bob Odman 55,974
    Wallace W. Bergerson 54,399
    J.G. (Joe) Aiken 51,324
 
  Comptroller
    Carl G. Erlandson* 84,470
    Alfred R. Rochester 49,429
 
  Treasurer
    G.H. Culver* 96,222
    Thomas (Tom) Burke 31,174

1960 - March 8
  Mayor
    Gordon S. Clinton* 72,329
    Gordon Newell 52,715
 
  City Council
    Myrtle Edwards* 78,414
    M.B. Mitchell* 67,080
    Paul J. Alexander* 68,306
    Floyd C. Miller* 69,152
    E. Mike Rodosovich 63,310
    Ralph G. Grossman 36,923
    Stan Tipp 34,300
    W.G. Gordon 24,471
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.C. Van Soelen* 60,124
    John F. Dore 54,624

1962 - March 13
  City Council - Position No. 1
    Clarence F. Massart* 79,791
    Frank McCaffrey 43,517
 
  City Council - Position No. 2
    J.D. (Dorm) Braman* 88,607
    Phil E. Freshour 27,802
 
  City Council - Position No. 3
    Charles M. Carroll* 72,712
    James E. Kimbrough 55,171
 
  City Council - Position No. 4
    A.L. (Lud) Kramer* 81,931
    Roy DeGrief 44,452
 
  City Council - Position No. 5
    Wing Luke* 80,281
    J.G. (Joe) Aiken 51,522
 
  Comptroller
    Carl G. Erlandson* 94,619
    Melville M. Forde 24,590
 
  Treasurer
    G.H. Culver* 108,973
    Arnold M. Kleinlein 17,963

1964 - March 13
  Mayor
    J.D. (Dorm) Braman* 95,699
    John Cherberg 83,205
 
  City Council - Position No. 1
    Paul J. Alexander* 84,023
    James I. Kimbrough 78,747
 
  City Council - Position No. 2
    M.B. (Mike) Mitchell* 88,995
    Robert J. Block 78,540
 
  City Council - Position No. 3
    Floyd C. Miller* 117,618
    Ted C. Minahan 32,433
 
  City Council - Position No. 4
    Myrtle Edwards* 122,249
    Bob Odman 42,433
 
  Corporation Counsel
    A.L. Newbould* 82,604
    John F. Dore 80,575

1967 - November 7
  City Council
    Ted Best* 65,326
    Bob Wartelle 42,132
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 57,457
    Bob Dunn 51,106
 
  City Council
    Phyllis Lamphere* 76,964
    George E. Cooley 29,371
 
  City Council
    Charles M. Carroll* (unopposed) 81,018
 
  City Council
    Tim Hill* 64,647
    E.A. (Eddie) Black 42,748
 
  Comptroller
    Carl G. Erlandson* (unopposed) 64,650
 
  Treasurer
    E. (Ed) Lorentzen* (unopposed) 68,443

1969 - November 4
  Mayor
    Wes Uhlman* 99,290
    R. Mort Frayn 56,312
 
  City Council
    Jeanette Williams* 73,488
    Joan K. Thomas 61,501
 
  City Council
    Liem E. Tuai* 96,463
    W.G. (Bill) Gordon 34,328
 
  City Council
    Wayne D. Larkin* 80,500
    Don D. Wright 51,815
 
  City Council
    George E. Cooley* 84,380
    Robert Jackson Block 36,634

1971 - November 2
  City Council
    John R. Miller* 74,198
    Junius Rochester 42,173
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 88,464
    Jodi McCrackin 32,773
 
  City Council
    Tim Hill* 63,858
    George E. Benson 53,574
 
  City Council
    Bruce K. Chapman* 60,769
    James I. Kimbrough 54,573
 
  City Council
    Phyllis Lamphere* 76,905
    W.L. (Bill) Harrington 42,558
 
  Comptroller
    Carl G. Erlandson* 68,483
    Lee Rosen 44,867
 
  Treasurer
    P.F. Eldred* 62,897
    Clarence Driscoll 40,704

1973 - November 6
  Mayor
    Wes Uhlman* 97,115
    Liem Tuai 91,849
 
  City Council
    Randy Revelle* 91,275
    George E. Cooley 76,608
 
  City Council
    Wayne D. Larkin* 106,632
    James Uwe Behrend 48,016
 
  City Council
    Jeanette Williams* 119,135
    Sheldon S. Pritchard 44,684
 
  City Council
    George E. Benson* 90,185
    Michael K. Ross 70,436
 
  Corporation Counsel
    John P. Harris* 75,468
    Peter LeSourd 73,441

1974 - November 5 (Special Election)
  City Treasurer - Unexpired Term
    John W. Kelly* 101,422
    Richard E. Van Horn 24,562

1975 - November 4 (General and Special Election)
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Paul Kraabel* 98,126
    Marianna Stapel 33,993
 
  City Council
    John Miller* 83,351
    Liem E. Tuai 81,839
 
  City Council
    Paul Kraabel* 89,143
    Charles (Chip) Marshall 60,876
 
  City Council
    Tim Hill* 97,488
    Robert A. (Bob) Perry 55,911
 
  City Council
    Phyllis Lamphere* 116,669
    John O. McKee 38,788
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 117,059
    Patricia A. Bethard 40,722
 
  Comptroller
    E.L. Kidd* 63,135
    Allan A. Barrie, Jr. 58,113
 
  Treasurer
    John W. Kelly* 110,919
    Carol M. Ruckert 27,194

1977 - November 8 (General Election)
  Mayor
    Charles T. Royer* 100,615
    Paul Schell 75,649
 
  City Council
    Randy Revelle* 110,745
    Barbara Zepeda 43,210
 
  City Council
    Michael Hildt* 89,376
    Charles (Chip) Marshall 67,695
 
  City Council
    George E. Benson* 103,638
    Vivian Henderson 42,392
 
  City Council
    Jeanette Williams* 110,264
    James A. McEwen 43,679
 
  Corporation Counsel
    Doug Jewett* 89,294
    John Harris 57,404

1978 - November 7 (Special Election)
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Norman B. Rice* 91,606
    Wayne D. Larkin 67,353

1979 - November 6
  City Council
    Paul Kraabel* 93,378
    Carrie Sheehan 38,812
 
  City Council
    Dolores Sibonga* 76,465
    Bob Moffett 63,431
 
  City Council
    Norm Rice* 107,815
    Brian Lantz 23,920
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 100,559
    Paul Horiuchi 37,382
 
  City Council
    Jack N. Richards* 72,223
    Mark Stensager 60,475
 
  Comptroller
    Tim Hill* 102,054
    Robert T. Daly 26,137
 
  Treasurer
    Lloyd Hara* 68,191
    George E. Cooley 61,193

1981 - November 3
  Mayor
    Charles T. Royer* 106,642
    Sam Smith 34,796
 
  City Council
    George Benson* 84,860
    Phillip Fraser 28,598
 
  City Council
    Michael Hildt* 84,860
    John O. McKee 28,101
 
  City Council
    Virginia Galle* 71,536
    Bob Moffett 52,226
 
  City Council
    Jeanette Williams* 99,493
    Doug Kahn 25,245
 
  City Attorney
    Doug Jewett* (unopposed) 87,771

1983 - November
  City Council
    Paul Kraabel* 103,911
    Al Noel 38,839
 
  City Council
    Dolores Sibonga* 100,005
    Frank Doolittle 55,274
 
  City Council
    Norm Rice* 122,262
    Mark Calney 28,812
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 111,465
    Patrick S. McGowan 45,908
 
  City Council
    Jim Street* 90,975
    Jack N. Richards 58,220
 
  Comptroller
    Tim Hill* 116,031
    Bob Daly 27,557
 
  Treasurer
    Lloyd Hara* 92,636
    James H. Newell 44,580

1985 - November 5
  Mayor
    Charles T. Royer* 86,811
    Norm Rice 49,700
 
  City Council
    George Benson* (unopposed) 90,419
 
  City Council
    Jane Noland* 68,400
    Barbara Stenson 52,873
 
  City Council
    Virginia Galle* 83,990
    Phil Fraser 29,415
 
  City Council
    Jeanette Williams* 101,668
    Michael A. Ahrens 21,632
 
  City Attorney
    Doug Jewett* (unopposed) 90,419

1987 - November 3
  City Council
    Paul Kraabel* 71,565
    Ricardo Sanchez 38,775
 
  City Council
    Dolores Sibonga* 63,001
    Margaret Pageler 47,133
 
  City Council
    Norm Rice* (unopposed) 86,159
 
  City Council
    Sam Smith* 69,382
    Grace Jansons 45,105
 
  City Council
    Jim Street* 80,853
    Christopher P. Hanson 23,851
 
  Comptroller
    Norward J. Brooks* (unopposed) 72,209
 
  Treasurer
    Lloyd Hara* 75,820
    Harold C. Lewis 21,699

1989 - November 7
  Mayor
    Norman B. Rice* 99,699
    Doug Jewett 75,446
 
  City Council
    George Benson* 76,988
    Margaret Pageler 76,281
 
  City Council
    Jane Noland* 108,705
    Pat Strosahl 41,607
 
  City Council
    Tom Weeks* 84,764
    Virginia Galle 68,331
 
  City Council
    Cheryl Chow* 81,158
    Jeanette Williams 79,464
 
  City Attorney
    Mark Sidran* 77,988
    Bill Bailey 71,316

1990 - November 6 (Special Election)
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Sue Donaldson* 96,767
    David Moseley 35,828

1991 - November 5
  City Council
    Margaret Pageler* 96,935
    R.P. (Dick) Nelson 72,201
 
  City Council
    Martha Choe* 110,626
    Betty Patu 46,447
 
  City Council
    Jim Street* 119,969
    Jerry Taylor 34,755
 
  City Council
    Sherry Harris* 110,524
    Sam Smith 59,366
 
  City Council
    Sue Donaldson* 131,872
    Yolanda Alaniz 27,991
 
  Comptroller
    Norward J. Brooks* (unopposed) 104,399
 
  Treasurer
    Lloyd Hara* 87,880
    Patricia Murphy Allen 57,831

1993 - November 2
  Mayor
    Norman B. Rice* 119,695
    David Stern 63,461
 
  City Council
    Jane Noland* 121,205
    Gerry Lovchik 31,043
 
  City Council
    Jan Drago* 91,487
    Norward J. Brooks 56,767
 
  City Council
    Tom Weeks* 97,487
    Pam Roats 53,279
 
  City Council
    Cheryl Chow* 116,672
    Stephanie Summers 41,533
 
  City Attorney
    Mark Sidran* (unopposed) 109,124

1995 - November 7
  City Council
    Sue Donaldson* 100,313
    Jordan Brower 28,826
 
  City Council
    John E. Manning* 69,235
    Sherry Harris 59,541
 
  City Council
    Margaret Pageler* 88,498
    Charlie Chong 39,723
 
  City Council
    Tina Podlodowski* 86,156
    Jesse Wineberry 46,663
 
  City Council
    Martha Choe* 104,582
    Bob Arntzen 23,960

1996 - November 5
  City Council - Unexpired Term
    Charlie Chong* 120,050
    Bob Rohan 91,146

1997 - November 4
  Mayor
    Paul Schell* 106,414
    Charlie Chong 81,683
 
  City Council
    Richard Conlin* 102,545
    Sherry Harris 53,135
 
  City Council
    Peter Steinbrueck* 106,656
    Thomas Goldstein 42,856
 
  City Council
    Jan Drago* 100,871
    Bob Hegamin 48,426
 
  City Council
    Nick Licata* 77,723
    Aaron Ostrom 71,857
 
  City Council
    Richard McIver* 107,441
    Kerman A. Kermoade 29,553
 
  City Attorney
    Mark Sidran* (unopposed) 95,300

1999 - November 2
  City Council
    Judy Nicastro* 79,662
    Cheryl Chow 78,111
 
  City Council
    Peter Steinbrueck* 118,484
    Lenora Jones 29,667
 
  City Council
    Margaret Pageler* 97,665
    Curt Firestone 48,048
 
  City Council
    Heidi Wills* 89,662
    Charlie Chong 73,085
 
  City Council
    Jim Compton* 84,511
    Dawn Mason 63,972

2001 - November 6
  Mayor
    Greg Nickels* 86,403
    Mark Sidran 83,245
 
  City Council - Position 2
    Richard Conlin* 85,229
    Michael R. Preston 50,782
 
  City Council - Position 4
    Jan Drago* 85,014