2023 Spokane mayoral election
The 2023 Spokane mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Spokane in the U.S. state of Washington. The election will be officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward is running for re-election to a second term in office.
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Candidates
Declared
- Tim Archer, former president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 29[1]
- Lisa Brown, former director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, former Majority Leader of the Washington Senate, and runner-up for WA-05 in 2018 (Party affiliation: Democratic)[2]
- Deece Casillas, comedian[3]
- Keith Kleven[1]
- Kelly Stevens[4]
- Nadine Woodward, incumbent mayor (Party affiliation: Republican)[5]
Potential
- Marcus Riccelli, state representative (Party affiliation: Democratic)[1]
Declined
- Breean Beggs, president of the Spokane City Council[1]
- Natasha Hill, attorney and runner-up for WA-05 in 2022 (Party affiliation: Democratic)[1]
- Jonathan Legault, commercial real estate appraiser (Party affiliation: Green)[6]
- Ben Stuckart, former president of the Spokane City Council and runner-up for mayor in 2019 (endorsed Brown)[7]
- Amber Waldref, Spokane County commissioner[1]
- Vanessa Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington[1]
- Chud Wendle, businessman[1]
- Zack Zappone, city councilor[1]
Endorsements
Lisa Brown (D)
- Local politicians
- Ben Stuckart, former president of the Spokane City Council and runner-up for mayor in 2019[1]
References
- Dinman, Enry (4 December 2022). "Who's running for mayor of Spokane in 2023, and who won't say either way". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Roley, Amanda; Celina, Van Hyning (2 March 2023). "Lisa Brown announces run for Spokane mayor". KREM (TV). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Randrup, Jeremy (6 August 2020). "Spokane comedian Deece Casillas tries to work past COVID to help people laugh". Inlander. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "It's Candidate Filing Week; here's who is running in Spokane's big races". krem.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- Sorotsky, Brontë (26 July 2022). "Nadine Woodward announces run for second term as mayor". KXLY-TV. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Dinman, Emry (5 March 2023). "'It's going to be a slugfest': Spokane mayor's race enters new phase". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Demkovich, Laurel (13 February 2023). "Is Lisa Brown running for mayor of Spokane? Longtime lawmaker leaving post as state commerce director". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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