Since Ron Sims announced today that he's not running for mayor—he's going to climb a mountain with Ms Sims—it's time to reexamine the eight people who are running. To refresh your memory, they are:

1. Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess
2. Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell
3. David Ishii
4. Kate Martin
5. Mayor Mike McGinn
6. State senator Ed Murray
7. Charlie Staadecker
8. Former city council member Peter Steinbrueck

In our January Slog poll, Mayor McGinn held the lead (followed by Murray and Harrell). But so much has happened since then (February, mostly). Which brings us to our legally binding March Slog poll: