Spokane Mayor
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Brown | 24,756 | 47.57% |
| Nadine Woodward | 19,072 | 36.65% |
| Tim Archer | 6,697 | 12.87% |
| Patrick McKann | 1,082 | 2.08% |
| Kelly Stevens | 438 | 0.84% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
Featured Candidates
Lisa Brown
- Age:
- 68
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Robinson High School in Illinois in 1974. Graduated from the University of Illinois in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Graduated from the University of Colorado in 1986 with a doctorate in economics.
Work experience: Chancellor of Washington State University Spokane from 2013-17. Associate professor of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University from 2001-2012. Assistant and associate professor of economics at Eastern Washington University from 1981-2001. As a young adult, worked in fast food restaurants and bookstores, as well as a summer working at the Marathon oil refinery where her dad worked. Formerly served on the boards of YWCA, Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners, Greater Spokane Incorporated, the University District Public Development Authority and Innovate Washington.
Political experience: State Department of Commerce from 2019 to early 2023. Ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2018, losing to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Elected as a state representative for the 3rd Legislative District, serving from 1993-96. Elected a state senator of the 3rd District, serving from 1997-2012. Served as Senate Majority Leader from 2008-2012.
Family: Married to Brian McClatchey. Has one adult son and one grandson.
Political donations: Reported raising about $464,000 as of Oct. 16, including major donations from the Washington state Democratic Central Committee, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, unions including the Laborers International Union of North America Local 238, and the Denny Heck for Congress campaign. Other notable contributors include former Spokane Mayor John Powers.
Nadine Woodward
- Age:
- 62
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington, in 1980. Graduated from University of Portland in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in communications management.
Work experience: Worked as a broadcast journalist for 35 years, 28 in Spokane, first at KREM-TV and then KXLY-TV. Formerly served as honorary chair for organizations that included Spokane County Alzheimer’s Association, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Go Red for Women/American Heart Association, Anna Ogden Hall, Teen Challenge, Rescue 4 All/Inland Northwest Animal Rescue, Women Helping Women, March of Dimes, Red Cross Heroes, Children’s Miracle Network and Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Serves on boards for the Downtown Spokane Partnership, Visit Spokane, Greater Spokane Incorporated, the WSU Advisory Board, WorkSource Spokane and the University District Public Development Authority.
Political experience: Elected Spokane mayor in 2019.
Family: Married to Bruce Felt. Two adult children.
Political donations: Reports raising about $508,800 as of Oct. 16, with major donations from a long list of Realtors, developers, property managers, security companies and business owners. Has received financial support from police Chief Craig Meidl and former Spokane Mayor David Condon.
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Mayor’s mother has died; Woodward will remain out-of-office through weekend
From staff reports
Truth tester: Many claims in Spokane City Council election ads are misleading
Citywide races in Spokane may be drawing the most money and the most negative ads , but City Council candidates also are facing a deluge of attacks.
Mayor Woodward takes leave of absence to be with dying mother
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward has taken a leave of absence to be with her dying mother, according to a Thursday morning press release.
Truth testing: Negative ads color Spokane mayor, City Council President races
Local elections in Spokane have gone negative.
Another $6.1 million of COVID-relief funds will be used on beleaguered Trent homeless shelter
Another $6.1 million of federal COVID-relief funds will be spent to operate the city-run Trent Avenue homeless shelter for at least part of 2024.
Stone threatens legal action if anti-Woodward attack ad over Trent shelter isn’t pulled off the air
At least one Spokane news station has pulled an election season attack ad criticizing Mayor Nadine Woodward and the city-run Trent Avenue homeless shelter in response to a legal threat from a political ally of the mayor named in the TV spot.
Spokane Good Government Alliance wielding unprecedented fundraising to support Woodward and other candidates
Amid an unprecedented amount of money flooding into Spokane elections this year, one group stands alone: the Spokane Good Government Alliance.
Spokane City Council condemns hate crimes after string of anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism
The Spokane City Council voted unanimously Monday to condemn bigoted groups and hate crimes in the wake of a recent string of targeted vandalism of LGBTQ+ symbols and organizations.
Spokane mayoral debate: Woodward says she’s brought strong leadership; Brown argues city needs new direction
A debate for mayor of Spokane Wednesday night covered a range of topics, including the pressing issues of homelessness and the city’s budget deficit .
Support for police takes centerstage in race for Spokane City Council president
Outside of the Spokane mayoral race, no local election on the November ballot has attracted as much attention and cash as has the contest for Spokane City Council president.
Homelessness, safety and spending: Who will voters choose to lead Spokane for the next four years?
There is little doubt what Spokane candidates for mayor think the top issue is in the mind of city voters.
Spokane’s largest homeless shelter still doesn’t have permanent bathrooms. It likely never will.
More than a year after the city’s largest homeless shelter opened, the facility still does not have permanent bathrooms, showers or laundry facilities.
Woodward’s preliminary 2024 Spokane budget tries to fill $20 million hole. Is it enough?
Faced with a projected $20 million hole in the 2024 budget and little time to fill it, Mayor Nadine Woodward’s administration has released a preliminary proposal to shore up the city’s finances with a hiring freeze, increased property taxes, cut positions in the fire department and pulling from a traffic infrastructure fund to pay for police.
Spokane joins effort to overturn landmark homeless rights case Martin v. Boise
Spokane has joined 20 other cities, counties and organizations asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a consequential 2018 decision that seriously limited the ability of governments in the West to criminalize homelessness.
Cathcart, Shaw vie to represent northeast Spokane on the City Council
The race to represent northeast Spokane pits a conservative incumbent campaigning as a steward of the taxpayer’s wallet against a progressive former neighborhood chair who wants to invest in better social programs and implement stronger renter protections.
Dillon and Treloar, running to represent south Spokane in City Hall, offer starkly different visions
The race to represent south Spokane pits a local activist and vocal critic of Mayor Nadine Woodward who wants to build on the progressive work of the current City Council against a children’s advocate and former educator who thinks the council needs to do more to fight for a cleaner, safer city.
Zappone calls for independent investigation into handling of former City Administrator
Spokane City Councilman Zack Zappone is asking the city to launch an independent investigation into allegations against former City Administrator Johnnie Perkins and whether the mayoral administration mishandled early warning signs of his alleged improper behavior .
Woodward claims Brown wants more Camp Hopes; Brown says Woodward is forcing false claims to hide record
Mayor Nadine Woodward’s re-election campaign has been working to convince voters that if her opponent Lisa Brown is elected, Camp Hope will come back – and this time, the homeless encampment would be in quiet neighborhood parking lots across the city.