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2024 Seattle elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: May 10, 2024
Primary election: August 6, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city ofSeattle, Washington, held a special election for city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was May 10, 2024.

Elections

Candidates and results

Position 8 At-Large

General election

Special general election for Seattle City Council Position 8 At-large

Alexis Mercedes Rinck defeated incumbentTanya Woo in the special general election for Seattle City Council Position 8 At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Nonpartisan)
 
58.2
 
215,642
Tanya Woo (Nonpartisan)
 
41.4
 
153,146
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,491

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Total votes: 370,279
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council Position 8 At-large

Alexis Mercedes Rinck and incumbentTanya Woo defeatedSaunatina Sanchez,Tariq Yusuf, andSaul Patu in the special primary for Seattle City Council Position 8 At-large on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Nonpartisan)
 
50.2
 
99,394
✔Tanya Woo (Nonpartisan)
 
38.4
 
76,008
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Saunatina Sanchez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.4
 
8,621
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Tariq Yusuf (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
7,521
Saul Patu (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
5,958
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
554

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Total votes: 198,056
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also:Washington elections, 2024

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About the city

See also:Seattle, Washington

Seattle is a city inKing County,Washington. As of 2020, its population was 737,015.

City government

See also:Mayor-council government

The city of Seattle uses astrong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by theUnited States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Seattle, Washington
SeattleWashington
Population737,0157,705,281
Land area (sq mi)8366,455
Race and ethnicity**
White65.8%73.5%
Black/African American7.1%3.9%
Asian16.3%8.8%
Native American0.5%1.2%
Pacific Islander0.3%0.7%
Other (single race)2.4%4.8%
Multiple7.6%7.1%
Hispanic/Latino7.1%12.9%
Education
High school graduation rate95.2%91.7%
College graduation rate65%36.7%
Income
Median household income$97,185$77,006
Persons below poverty level10.2%10.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.


See also

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