Incumbent Victoria Woodards leads in Tacoma s primary mayoral race
Incumbent Victoria Woodards faced off against two challengers, Jamika Scott and Steve Haverly in the primary for Tacoma mayor. Author: Sofia Silvia Updated: 9:49 PM PDT August 3, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Incumbent Victoria Woodards took a strong lead in the primary mayoral race Tuesday night.
After an initial ballot count, Woodards had 53% of the vote.
Steve Haverly is trailing with 34% of the vote, followed by Jamika Scott, with 13% of the vote.
Woodards, who has been mayor since 2018, has lived in the City of Tacoma for nearly her whole life.
In her re-election campaign, Woodards made a promise of re-building the community post-pandemic, offering safety and what she calls “fiscal prudence.”
Victoria Woodards, Steve Haverly leading in City of Tacoma mayoral primary August 3, 2021 at 8:44 pm
Victoria Woodards and Steve Haverly are leading in the race for Tacoma’s mayor in early primary election returns Tuesday night, garnering 53.19% and 33.71% of the vote respectively.
Trailing behind Woodards and Haverly is Jamika Scott with 12.71 % of the vote
Incumbent Victoria Woodards was first elected mayor in 2017. She served on Tacoma City Council from 2009 to 2016. Woodards is a US Army veteran with a background in public service. In 2017’s Tacoma mayoral election, she defeated Jim Merritt with 54.13% of the vote.
Steve Haverly is a fourth generation Tacoma resident with a background in construction management.
Josh Harris is the owner of local Tacoma business Integrity Construction Group
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