2005 Seattle mayoral election

2005 Seattle mayoral election
Turnout	51.36%
Mayor before election; Greg Nickels;	Elected mayor ; Greg Nickels;

The 2005 Seattle mayoral election took place November 8, 2005. Incumbent Mayor Greg Nickels was elected to a second term. As of 2025, this is the most recent Seattle mayoral election in which the incumbent was elected to a second term.

Primary

The primary was held September 20, 2005.^[1]

Primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Greg Nickels (incumbent)	54,449	57.17
	Nonpartisan	Al Runte	20,949	21.99
	Nonpartisan	Christal Olivia Wood	5,865	6.16
	Nonpartisan	Jeanne E. Dixon	4,534	4.76
	Nonpartisan	Richard Lee	3,788	3.98
	Nonpartisan	Luke Williams	3,035	3.19
	Nonpartisan	Chris Hoeppner	1,638	1.72
	Write-in	Others	989	1.04
Turnout			95,27	27.31

General election

The general election was held November 8.^[1]

General election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Greg Nickels (incumbent)	115,257	64.15
	Nonpartisan	Al Runte	62,591	34.84
	Write-in	Others	1,824	1.02
Turnout			179,672	51.36

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2005 Year-End Election Report" (PDF). www2.seattle.gov. Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[results-1] "2005 Year-End Election Report" (PDF). www2.seattle.gov. Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

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