2024 Seattle City Council special election

2024 District 8 special election

November 5, 2024
 
Candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck Tanya Woo
Popular vote 215,642 153,146
Percentage 58.24% 41.36%

Councilor before election

Tanya Woo
Democratic

Elected Councilor

Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Democratic

The 2024 Seattle City Council special election was held on November 5, 2024, following a primary election on August 6.[1][2] The election occurred to fill a vacancy for the 8th district due to the resignation of Teresa Mosqueda, who was elected to the King County Council in the 2023 election.[3] Tanya Woo was appointed in January 2024 by the City Council to the seat until the general election occurred to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.[3] The next regular election for the 8th district will occur in 2025.[4]

Primary results

2024 Seattle City Council District 8 special primary election[2]
Candidate Votes %
Alexis Mercedes Rinck 99,394 50.18%
Tanya Woo (incumbent) 76,008 38.38%
Saunatina Sanchez 8,621 4.35%
Tariq Yusuf 7,521 3.80%
Saul Patu 5,958 3.01%
Write-in 554 0.28%
Total votes 198,056 100.00%

General results

2024 Seattle City Council District 8 special general election[1]
Candidate Votes %
Alexis Mercedes Rinck 215,642 58.24%
Tanya Woo (incumbent) 153,146 41.36%
Write-in 1,491 0.40%
Total votes 370,279 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b "Election Results - November 05, 2024 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County. November 26, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Election Results - August 06, 2024 - Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County. August 20, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Seattle City Council seeks applicants for vacant seat". king5.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Cohen, Josh (May 15, 2025). "Alexis Mercedes Rinck has 4 challengers in Seattle's Position 8". Cascade PBS. Retrieved June 9, 2025.