The 2021 Seattle city attorney election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent City Attorney Pete Holmes sought reelection to a fourth term in office, but came third place in the officially nonpartisan August 3 primary election and failed to advance to the general election, with both Nicole Thomas-Kennedy and Ann Davison finishing ahead of Holmes in the primary. Davison defeated Thomas-Kennedy in the general election.
Primary election Candidates Declared Ann Davison (Republican), commercial lawyer, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in 2020, and runner-up for Seattle City Council District 5 in 2019 Pete Holmes (Democratic), incumbent Seattle city attorney (2010–present) Nicole Thomas-Kennedy (Democratic), police abolitionist, former public defender, and pro bono defense attorney
Withdrawn Steve Fortney (Democratic), former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AnnDavison PeteHolmes NicoleThomas-Kennedy Other UndecidedChange Research (D)July 12–15, 2021617 (LV)± 4.3%14%16%14%4%53%
Results
General election
Debate + 2021 Seattle city attorney debate Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Ann Davison Nicole Thomas-Kennedy1 Oct. 7, 2021 Seattle Channel Brian Callanan YouTube
Endorsements
Campaign finance Candidate totals raised are as of filings on or before November 2, 2021, and totals spent reflect expenditures up to October 25, 2021. Independent expenditures are up-to-date as of filings on or before November 1, 2021.
Candidate Campaign committee Independent expenditure References Raised Spent For Against Ann Davison $439,216.26 $370,194.11 $9,930.34 $14,000.00 Nicole Thomas-Kennedy $428,408.98 $348,061.48 $1,176.29 $425,462.86
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AnnDavison NicoleThomas-Kennedy Other UndecidedChange Research (D)Change Research (D)October 12–15, 2021617 (LV)± 4.1%43%24%2%30%Strategies 360 (D)Strategies 360 (D)September 13–16, 2021450 (RV)± 4.6%19%16%–65%287 (LV)± 5.8%26%19%–55%Elway ResearchElway ResearchSeptember 7–9, 2021400 (LV)± 5.0%26%22%8%45%
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links Official campaign websites Ann Davison for Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes for Seattle City Attorney Nicole Thomas-Kennedy for Seattle City Attorney