Tight battle for top two in Seattle mayor’s race Essex Porter With ballots now in voters’ hands, there are still a lot of undecided people in Seattle’s race for mayor. Voters told us what they want to see in Seattle’s next mayor. “I’d really like to see more involvement with our communities of color. I mean, like really,” said teacher Joyce Jackson. “I’d like to see less conflict among our communities. I’d like to see effective policies,” said retired businessman Doug Nordberg. The recent Northwest Progressive Institute poll shows former City Council President Bruce Harrell leading the top-two primary with 20% support. Current City Council President Lorena Gonzalez has 12%. She is barely ahead of former Chief Seattle Club Director Colleen Echohawk, who has secured 10%. Former state lawmaker, Jessyn Farrell, is at 6%. In all, 32% of voters are undecided.