Seattle Mayor Games: With ballots out, how do the war chests stack up?

The ballots are arriving in mail boxes. See what the candidates have to spend in their efforts to reach you.

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Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow Jul 18, 2013

Jul 18, 2013

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                <h1>Seattle Mayor Games: With ballots out, how do the war chests stack up?</h1>
                <h2><p>The ballots are arriving in mail boxes. See what the candidates have to spend in their efforts to reach you.</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/ashli-blow/">Ashli Blow</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jul 18, 2013</time></p>
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            <p>The ballots are arriving in mail boxes. See what the candidates have to spend in their efforts to reach you.</p><p><strong>As this week's</strong> mailing of ballots approached, the candidates for mayor were stepping up their campaigns, the fund raising and the expenditures. Here's a look at where they stand going into the final weeks before the Aug. 6 deadline for postmarking or returning the ballots.</p><p><a href="http://crosscut.com/politics-government/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Click here</a> for our full coverage of the race, including candidate profiles.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="http://crosscut.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/FIXMayorCandidateWarchest.jpg" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure><p>Source: Campaign disclosure forms. All numbers based on reports through July 15. In some cases, candidates listed campaign liabilities, which are included in the expenditures here. Doug McQuaid, who joined the race at the deadline, does not have to file regular campaign reports.</p><p><strong>Enjoyed this story? You might also like:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://crosscut.com/2013/06/20/2013-seattle-mayor-race-games/114993/mayor-games-2013-contenders/&sa=U&ei=P77oUfb2OcqniAL5jIDAAw&ved=0CA8QFjAD&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNH-9M970jSDJYVK_JAADS1e9QzhpQ&ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">"Seattle Mayor Games, 2013: The Contenders,</a>" by Wendy Wahman.</p><p><a href="http://crosscut.com/2013/07/11/mossback/115482/Seattle-mayor-you-sure-you-wanna-be-it/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">"You sure you want to be mayor of Seattle?"</a> by Knute Berger.</p>
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The ballots are arriving in mail boxes. See what the candidates have to spend in their efforts to reach you.

As this week's mailing of ballots approached, the candidates for mayor were stepping up their campaigns, the fund raising and the expenditures. Here's a look at where they stand going into the final weeks before the Aug. 6 deadline for postmarking or returning the ballots.

Click here for our full coverage of the race, including candidate profiles.

Source: Campaign disclosure forms. All numbers based on reports through July 15. In some cases, candidates listed campaign liabilities, which are included in the expenditures here. Doug McQuaid, who joined the race at the deadline, does not have to file regular campaign reports.

Enjoyed this story? You might also like:

"Seattle Mayor Games, 2013: The Contenders," by Wendy Wahman.

"You sure you want to be mayor of Seattle?" by Knute Berger.

By Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal