2025 Seattle City Attorney election
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The 2025 Seattle City Attorney election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison is seeking re-election to a second term in office.
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Ann Davison (Republican), incumbent city attorney[1]
- Erika Evans (Democratic), former assistant U.S. attorney[2]
- Rory O'Sullivan (Democratic), housing law attorney[3]
- Nathan Rouse (Democratic), public defender[4]
Declined
- Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, runner-up in the 2021 election[5]
Endorsements
Erika Evans
- State legislators
- Rebecca Saldaña, state senator[6]
- Chipalo Street, state representative[6]
- Local officials
- Newspapers
Rory O'Sullivan
- Local officials
- Tammy Morales, former Seattle City Councilor (2020–2025)[8]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Ann Davison |
Generic Democratic candidate |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D)[9][A] | January 31 – February 5, 2025 | 684 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 32% | 46% | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ann Davison (incumbent) | |||
| Nonpartisan | Erika Evans | |||
| Nonpartisan | Rory O'Sullivan | |||
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Rouse | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References
- ^ Kroman, David (9 January 2025). "Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison running for reelection". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Graham, Nathalie (27 March 2025). "City Attorney Candidate Erika Evans Wants to Fight Trump". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (4 December 2024). "Rory O'Sullivan launches campaign to replace Republican Ann Davison as Seattle City Attorney". Northwest Progressive Institute. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Graham, Nathalie (4 February 2025). "Nathan Rouse Is Running for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Nicole Thomas-Kennedy reflects on stress of city attorney campaign in first post-election interview". KIRO-FM. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Former Federal Prosecutor Erika Evans Enters Race For Seattle City Attorney". Seattle Medium. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Vote for Erika Evans for City Attorney". The Stranger. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Nerbovig, Ashley (4 December 2024). "Legal Aid Attorney Rory O'Sullivan Announces Run for Seattle City Attorney". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
It's no wonder he's already earned the endorsement of City Council Member Tammy Morales.
- ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (7 February 2025). "46% of Seattle voters already favor a Democratic challenger to City Attorney Ann Davison, NPI's new Civic Heartbeat poll finds". Northwest Progressive Institute. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
External links
Official campaign websites