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The 2019 Spokane mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019. Incumbent mayor David Condon was term limited and unable to run for a third term. The election saw former news anchor Nadine Woodward win over former city council president Ben Stuckart.

Primary
Washington has a nonpartisan blanket primary system. In a blanket primary, the top two-finishers in the primary face each other in the general election.

While several candidates sought to become mayor, only five remained by the primaries.

Declared candidates

 * Jonathan Bingle, former pastor
 * Kelly P. Cruz, chairman of Spokane C.O.P.S.
 * Shawn Poole, firefighter and veteran
 * Ben Stuckart, former city council president
 * Nadine Woodward, former news anchor

Declined

 * Lisa Brown, former Majority Leader of the Washington Senate (2005–2013), and Democratic candidate for Washington's 5th congressional district in 2018