2009 Seattle mayoral election
November 3, 2009
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| Turnout | 54.99% | |||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Seattle mayoral election took place November 3, 2009. Incumbent Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels sought re-election to a third term as the position of Seattle mayor has no term limits but finished third in the August 18, 2009 nonpartisan primary election. The general election was instead between Joe Mallahan and Michael McGinn. McGinn beat Mallahan in the election with 51%.