Mayoral election in Spokane, Washington (2023)

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2023 Spokane elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: May 19, 2023
Primary election: August 1, 2023 General election: November 7, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Spokane, Washington, held a general election for mayor on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for August 1, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was May 19, 2023.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Spokane

Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Nadine Woodward in the general election for Mayor of Spokane on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Brown (Nonpartisan)	51.7	36,601
	Submit photo	Nadine Woodward (Nonpartisan)	47.7	33,748
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	380

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,729
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Spokane

Lisa Brown and incumbent Nadine Woodward defeated Tim Archer, Patrick McKann, and Kelly Stevens in the primary for Mayor of Spokane on August 1, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Brown (Nonpartisan)	47.5	24,879
✔	Submit photo	Nadine Woodward (Nonpartisan)	36.6	19,153
	Submit photo	Tim Archer (Nonpartisan)	12.9	6,732
	Submit photo	Patrick McKann (Nonpartisan)	2.1	1,092
		Kelly Stevens (Nonpartisan)	0.8	440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	46

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,342
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Additional elections on the ballot

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August 1, 2023

• City elections in Spokane, Washington (2023)
• Cheney School District, Washington, elections (2023)
• Spokane Public Schools, Washington, elections (2023)
• Municipal elections in Spokane County, Washington (2023)

November 7, 2023

• City elections in Spokane, Washington (2023)
• Cheney School District, Washington, elections (2023)
• Spokane Public Schools, Washington, elections (2023)
• Municipal elections in Spokane County, Washington (2023)
• Spokane County, Washington, Measure 1, 0.2% Sales Tax for Criminal Justice, Public Safety, and Behavioral Health Programs (November 2023)
• Spokane, Washington, Proposition 1, Prohibit Encampments Near Childcare Facilities, Schools, and Parks Initiative (November 2023)

Candidate profiles

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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2023)

Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:

• Colorado Springs, Colorado: Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated Republican Wayne W. Williams in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent John Suthers, a Republican, was term-limited.
• Jacksonville, Florida: Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent Lenny Curry, a Republican, was term-limited.
• Dallas, Texas: Mayor Eric Johnson announced on September 22 that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.
• Wichita, Kansas: Libertarian Lily Wu defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple in the November 7 general election.
• Spokane, Washington: Democrat Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward in the November 7 general election.