We’ve Got a Mayor’s Race!

We’ve Got a Mayor’s Race!

New Polling Shows Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson Are Virtually Tied by Hannah Murphy Winter A new poll by the Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI) tells us what we were all hoping to hear: We have a real mayor’s race this year. NPI, our local public opinion expert, ran a poll simulating a general election throw down between the two candidates who have raised the most in their campaigns so far: Transit Riders Union General Secretary Katie Wilson…

Katie Wilson 36%, Bruce Harrell 33%: NPI’s May 2025 Civic Heartbeat poll finds statistical tie in Seattle mayoral race

Eight candidates filed for Mayor of Seattle during Filing Week 2025. Of the field, only incumbent Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union have raised six-figure sums for their campaigns so far. NPI and its pollster simulated a hypothetical general election matchup between the two and found Wilson at 36%, Harrell at 33%, and 30% not sure.

Wilson Leads Harrell in Seattle Mayor Poll - The Urbanist

# A new Northwest Progressive Institute poll of Seattle voters that found challenger Katie Wilson had a slight lead over incumbent Bruce Harrell in the mayoral race, with 36% of respondents voting for challenger Katie Wilson if the general election for mayor were being held today, while 33% preferring incumbent Bruce Harrell, and 30% unsure.

Uh Oh: New Poll Shows Mayor Bruce Harrell Trailing Katie Wilson

Wilson gets 36 percent in the poll, running stronger among younger voters and millennials. Harrell posts 33 percent, running strong with Baby Boomers.