2026 Endorsements

If you are running for office, check out our Endorsement Info and Candidate Resources pages.

To see our endorsements for prior years, click here.

Timeline

  • May 19: Candidate statements for primary elections due.
  • June 19: Overseas and service ballots mailed. (how to vote)
  • July 14: Local voters’ pamphlet mailed. (info)
  • July 15: Ballots mailed. Voting period begins. (ballot info; vote center info)
  • July 16: Ballot drop boxes open.
  • August 4: August Election (top two). Final day to return ballots. Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8pm.

Primary & General election

Federal offices

  • Suzan DelBene, U.S. Representative District 1
  • Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative District 7
  • Kim Schrier, U.S. Representative District 8
  • Adam Smith, U.S. Representative District 9

State offices

  • Davina Duerr, LD 1 Representative Pos. 1
  • Jenne Alderks, LD 1 Representative Pos. 2
  • Ashley Fedan, LD 11 Representative Pos. 1
  • David Hackney, LD 11 Representative Pos. 1
  • Steve Bergquist, LD 11 Representative Pos. 2
  • Stacy Willoughby, LD 12 Representative Pos. 1
  • Claire Wilson, LD 30 Senator
  • Jamila Taylor, LD 30 Representative Pos. 1
  • Kristine Reeves, LD 30 Representative Pos. 2
  • Cindy Ryu, LD 32 Senator
  • Lauren Davis, LD 32 Representative Pos. 2
  • Tina Orwall, LD 33 Senator
  • Edwin Obras, LD 33 Representative Pos. 1
  • Mia Sue-Ling Gregerson, LD 33 Representative Pos. 2
  • Emily Alvarado, LD 34 Senate
  • Julia Reed, LD 36 Representative Pos. 1
  • Janice Zahn, LD 41 Representative Pos. 1
  • My Linh Thai, LD 41 Representative Pos. 2
  • Manka Dhingra, LD 45 Senator
  • Roger Goodman, LD 45 Representative Pos. 1
  • Vanessa Kritzer, LD 45 Representative Pos. 2
  • Javier Valdez, LD 46 Senator
  • Darya Farivar, LD 46 Representative Pos. 2
  • Claudia Kauffman, LD 47 Senator
  • Debra Entenman, LD 47 Representative Pos. 1
  • Chris Stearns, LD 47 Representative Pos. 2
  • Vandana Slatter, LD 48 Senator
  • Osman Salahuddin, LD 48 Representative Pos. 1
  • Jessica Forsythe, LD 48 Representative Pos. 2

County offices

  • Leesa Manion, Prosecuting Attorney
  • Rob Foxcurran, Assessor
  • Julie Wise, Director of Elections

  • Rebecca Saldaña, County Council District 2
  • Jorge Barón, County Council District 4
  • Claudia Balducci, County Council District 6
  • Teresa Mosqueda, County Council District 8

Judicial offices

State Supreme Court

  • Colleen Melody, Supreme Court, Justice Pos. 1
  • J. Michael Diaz, Supreme Court, Justice Pos. 3
  • Ian Birk, Supreme Court, Justice Pos. 4
  • Theo Angelis, Supreme Court, Justice Pos. 5
  • Debra Stephens, Supreme Court, Justice Pos. 7

King County Superior Court

  • Kent Liu, Superior Court, Judge Pos. 20
  • Daniel York, Superior Court, Judge Pos. 32
  • Tenaya Scheinman, Superior Court, Judge Pos. 45

District Court

  • Jan Trasen, Northeast District Court, Judge Pos. 1
  • Lisa O’Toole, Northeast District Court, Judge Pos. 3
  • Kevin Peck, Northeast District Court, Judge Pos. 4
  • Denice Gagner, Northeast District Court, Judge Pos. 6
  • Peter Peaquin, Northeast District Court, Judge Pos. 7
  • Raul Martinez, Shoreline District Court, Judge Pos. 1
  • Karama Hawkins, Shoreline District Court, Judge Pos. 2
  • Matthew York, Southeast District Court, Judge Pos. 2
  • Tricia Grove Johnson, Southeast District Court, Judge Pos. 3
  • Heather Barker, Southeast District Court, Judge Pos. 5

City of Seattle offices

Seattle City Council

  • Nilu Jenks, Seattle City Council District 5

Seattle Municipal Court

  • Katharine Edwards, Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 2
  • Gabriel Rothstein, Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 5
  • Shantrice Anderson, Seattle Municipal Court, Judge Pos. 6

Ballot measures & initiatives

February special elections

King Conservation District

The online-only election for King Conservation District’s Supervisor of District Number 3 is underway. Residents of the district, which is in west King County, have until February 10 to cast their ballot.

Elections run by King County

Many school district have bonds and levies as ballot measures in the February special election. Return your ballot to a drop box by February 10.

Additional endorsement-related resources

If you are running for office, check out our Endorsement Info and Candidate Resources pages.

To see our endorsements for prior years, click here.