Nilu Jenks
Nilu Jenks ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 5 in Washington. Jenks lost in the primary on August 1, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2023)
General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 5
Cathy Moore defeated ChrisTiana ObeySumner in the general election for Seattle City Council District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cathy Moore (Nonpartisan) | 64.1 | 19,334 |
| ChrisTiana ObeySumner (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 10,729 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 30,156 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 5 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cathy Moore (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 7,327 |
| ✔ | | ChrisTiana ObeySumner (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 5,823 |
| Nilu Jenks (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 4,494 | |
| Justin Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 2,619 | |
| Tye Reed (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 1,103 | |
| Boegart Bibby (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 1,021 | |
| Bobby Tucker (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 442 | |
| Shane Macomber (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 356 | |
| Rebecca Williamson (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 317 | |
| Lucca Murdoch Howard (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 266 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 23,852 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jenks in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Nilu Jenks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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