2013 Seattle mayoral election

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The 2013 Seattle mayoral election was the municipal contest in which state senator Ed Murray defeated incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn to become Seattle’s mayor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mayoral election
municipal election
politician
politician
advancedToGeneralElection Ed Murray
Mike McGinn
campaignIssue Seattle seawall funding
bike and pedestrian infrastructure
city budget priorities
minimum wage and labor issues
police reform
public transit expansion
transportation policy
zoning and development
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionDate 2013-11-05
heldOffice Mayor of Seattle
Washington State Senator
incumbentBeforeElection Mike McGinn
isNonpartisanElection true
locatedIn Seattle
Washington
surface form: Washington (state)
loser Mike McGinn
nextElection 2017 Seattle mayoral election
notableOpponent Bruce Harrell
Charlie Staadecker
Doug McQuaid
Joey Gray
Kate Martin
Mary Martin
Peter Steinbrueck
numberOfCandidatesInPrimary 9
officeContested Mayor of Seattle
officeHolderAfterElection Ed Murray
partOf 2013 United States local elections
partyAffiliationOfIncumbent Democratic Party
partyAffiliationOfWinner Democratic Party
previousElection 2009 Seattle mayoral election
primaryElectionDate 2013-08-06
result Ed Murray defeated incumbent Mike McGinn in the general election
votingSystem nonpartisan top-two primary
winner Ed Murray

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Description of subject: The 2013 Seattle mayoral election was the municipal contest in which state senator Ed Murray defeated incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn to become Seattle’s mayor.

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Ed Murray electedIn 2013 Seattle mayoral election