2001 Seattle mayoral election

2001 Seattle mayoral election
November 6, 2001
 
Nominee Greg Nickels Mark Sidran
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 86,403 83,245
Percentage 50.15% 48.32%
Mayor before election

Paul Schell
Nonpartisan

 Elected Mayor

Greg Nickels
Nonpartisan

The 2001 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001, to select the Mayor of Seattle, Washington. Incumbent Mayor Paul Schell ran for re-election to a second term. Schell faced criticism over his handling of the Mardi Gras riot, the relocation of Boeing's headquarters out of the city, and the 1999 WTO protests.[1]

In the primary election, Sidran and Nickels placed first and second by a wide margin, with Sidran receiving 34 percent of the vote and Nickels receiving 33 percent. Schell placed a distant third with 22 percent of the vote, becoming the first incumbent Mayor since 1956 to lose re-election.[2]

The general election was close, and though Nickels narrowly led Sidran on election night, the race was too close to call.[3] Nickels ultimately defeated Sidran, winning 50 percent of the vote to Sidran's 48 percent, in what was the closest mayoral election since 1912.[4]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Primary election results[10]
Candidate Votes %
Mark Sidran 39,506 33.80%
Greg Nickels 39,098 33.46%
Paul Schell (inc.) 25,392 21.73%
Charlie Chong 8,162 6.98%
Scott Kennedy 2,279 1.95%
Bob Hegamin 502 0.43%
Omari Tahir-Garrett 487 0.42%
Caleb Schaber 479 0.41%
Scott K. Whittemore 353 0.30%
Richard Lee 281 0.24%
Piero Bugoni 219 0.19%
Max Englerius 107 0.09%
Write-in 297 0.25%
Total votes 116,865 100.00%

General election

Results

2001 Seattle mayoral election[10]
Candidate Votes %
Greg Nickels 86,403 50.15%
Mark Sidran 83,245 48.32%
Total votes 188,097 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Gene (September 13, 2001). "WTO riots haunt mayor's re-election bid". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. p. C11. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Next mayor faces traffic, Boeing woes". The Daily News. Longview, Washington. August 2, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Murakami, Kery (November 7, 2001). "Nickels leads Sidran -- too close to call". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on November 8, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ Murakami, Kery; Le, Phuong Cat (November 16, 2001). "Nickels is new Seattle mayor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Porterfield, Elaine (September 7, 2001). "Sidran promises 'big-city leadership' for Seattle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 10, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Murakami, Kery (September 10, 2001). "Nickels: A passion for politics, a puzzle to voters". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Seattle mayor to run for a second term". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. February 15, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Barber, Mike (September 19, 2001). "Populist Chong taps anti-elitist sentiment". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Murakami, Kery (September 14, 2001). "Seattle Mayor: They also serve who sit and don't debate". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "2001 Year-End Election Report" (PDF). Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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