SEATTLE — Two of three Seattle City Council incumbent candidates were reelected during the 2023 general election.
The council members who tried to keep their seats this year were Tammy Morales (District 2), Dan Strauss (District 6) and Andrew Lewis (District 7).
Strauss was reelected after previously trailing opponent Pete Hanning. Strauss had 53% of the vote by Nov. 14.
Morales was reelected after receiving 51% of the vote by Nov. 14. Morales' challenger, Tanya Woo, received 49%.
Lewis lost to challenger Bob Kettle. Kettle had 51% of the vote by Nov. 14.
Councilmembers Kshama Sawant (District 3), Alex Pedersen (District 4), Debora Juarez (District 5), and Lisa Herbold (District 1)did not seeking reelection.
This year’s election was for the seven district seats and did not include the two citywide seats held by Councilmember Sara Nelson and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. However, Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council - the Seattle City Council will have to appoint someone to finish her term.
Council members serve four-year terms.
District 1
Rob Saka was elected to the District 1 seat.
Saka defeated his opponent, Maren Costa, with 54% of the vote.
Saka has served on the King County Charter Review Commission and Mayor Bruce Harrell's Seattle Police Chief Search Committee. Saka's priorities include public safety, homelessness and housing.
District 2
Tammy Morales, who faced challenger Tanya Woo, was one of the three current city council members seeking reelection. Her priorities for another term include community safety, affordable housing, environmental issues and healthcare.
Morales was reelected after receiving 51% of the vote by Nov. 14.
Morales was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2019.
District 3
Alex Hudson announced Friday, Nov. 10, that she called Joy Hollingsworth to concede the race.
Hollingsworth leads with 53% of the vote. Hudson trails with 46% of the vote.
Hollingsworth was born and raised in the Central District and is a part of the Food Access Network team at Northwest Harvest. Her grandmother is Seattle civil rights leader Dorothy Hollingsworth. Her priorities include reducing property and violent crimes, expanding mental health services, housing, small business support, youth enrichment and environmental issues.
Prior to leading a transit and transportation advocacy nonprofit, Hudson led the First Hill Improvement Association. Her priorities include housing and homelessness, transportation, small business support and a municipal capital gains tax.
District 4
Maritza Rivera, the city's deputy director of the Department of Arts & Culture, was elected after narrowly defeating Ron Davis.
Rivera had 14,102 votes as of Nov. 14. Davis had 13,840 votes.
Rivera has also served in the White House as President Clinton’s Hispanic liaison and later as a vice president of the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Rivera's top priority is public safety.
District 5
Cathy Moore, a former King County Superior Court judge, was elected to represent District 5.
Moore leads opponent ChrisTiana Obeysumner with 64% of the vote. Obeysumner trails with 35% of the vote.
Moore is also a former Seattle public defender and former chair of the Seattle Human Rights Commission. Her priorities include public safety, ending cycles of addiction and affordable housing.
District 6
Incumbent Dan Strauss will continue to represent District 6 after defeating opponent Pete Hanning.
Strauss trailed Hanning early in the general election, but was leading with 53% of the vote as of Nov. 13.
Strauss highlights his support of the Seattle Police Department, like an amendment to fund a recruitment media plan, and creating a public safety coordinator position in Ballard, connecting unhoused people at Ballard Commons and Woodland Park with shelter and his efforts on passing housing legislation as his first-term accomplishments.
Strauss' priorities include public safety and homeless and housing.
District 7
Andrew Lewis, who currently represents District 7 and ran for reelection, has conceded the race to challenger Robert Kettle.
Kettle led the vote with 51%.
Robert Kettle is a former Naval officer and serves on the Queen Anne Community Council board.
Kettle's priorities include public safety, homelessness, universal pre-k and expanding community colleges.
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