In a quote to given KUOW, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said,
“Almost 60 percent of voters wanted me to be mayor.”
The most generous estimate rounds up the ballots cast in her general election to 56 percent.
Did 60 percent of registered voters in 2017 want Durkan? Absolutely not. In the 2017 primary, that number was only 11 percent, and in the general election only 27 percent of Seattle voters cast their ballots for Jenny Durkan.
Votes for Jenny Durkan 27%
Votes for another candidate 21%
Voters who didn’t vote for Mayor 52%
Votes for Jenny Durkan 11%
Votes for another candidate 29%
Voters who didn’t vote for Mayor 60%
Durkan 56%
Not Durkan 44%
Durkan 28%
Not Durkan 72%
Election data sources:
King County Primary
King County General