The bid from Seattle, Washington, USA, won the election to host the 2025 Worldcon held at the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China. The official results announced at the WSFS Business Meeting were as follows:
Seattle: 163
Peggy Rae’s House (write in): 1
Xerps in 2010 (write in): 2
Total With Preference: 166
Needed to Elect (majority): 84
No Preference: 2
Total Ballots Cast: 168
Although the WSFS Constitution requires that ballots cast in advance be reported separately from those cast at the convention, but the election administrator failed to do so. According the 2023 WSFS Business Meeting Chair Donald Eastlake III, “It is believed the 168 ballots consisted of 149 or 150 by mail and 18 or 19 on site.”
You can watch the announcement of the votes and the initial presentation from the newly-seated 2025 Worldcon committee on the Worldcon Events YouTube channel.
The 2025 Worldcon will be called Seattle Worldcon 2025: Building Yesterday’s Future — for Everyone. The convention’s announced Guests of Honor are Martha Wells, Donato Giancola, Bridget Landry, and Alexander James Adams, with hosts K. Tempest Bradford and Nisi Shawl. The convention will be held August 13-17, 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center Summit expansion, Sheraton Grand Seattle, and neighboring hotels.
