Seattle mayoral election, 2017

The 2017 Seattle mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Seattle. Incumbent mayor Ed Murray has announced that he will seek a second term in office. Several local activists (listed below) have announced that they will run against Murray.

Municipal elections in Washington are officially non-partisan. A non-partisan primary will be held on August 1, 2017. The top two candidates with the most votes in the primary will advance to the November 7 general election.

In early April, several months before the primary election, a lawsuit was filed against Mayor Ed Murray, alleging sexual abuse of the plaintiff as a minor in the 1980s in exchange for drug money. The allegations were refuted by Mayor Murray and his physicians, finding discrepancies between the lawsuit's description of Murray and a physical examination of his genitals.

The scandal led to calls for the mayor to step down from the race by The Seattle Times editorial board, citing the need for a qualified leader to step up in his place.The Stranger speculated that The Times and their editorial was directed against candidate Nikkita Oliver, seen as a threat to the city's political establishment.

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