(NewsNation) — Incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, who is seeking a second term, faces a challenge from community organizer Katie Wilson, who placed first against Harrell in an upset during the August nonpartisan primary.

If reelected, Harrell would become the first Seattle mayor elected to a second term since Greg Nickels in 2005.

Wilson, the co-founder and general secretary of the Seattle Transit Riders Union and a former columnist for Cascade PBS, had led activist campaigns for expanded public transportation access, minimum wage increases and tenant protections across the Seattle area.

Affordable housing, public safety, addressing the homelessness crisis and supporting the business community were among the major issues discussed during debates. In a February 2025 special election,

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