Politics & Government
Primary Election: Here's a Last Minute Recap of Issues and Races You're Deciding
Mail-in ballots must be postmarked Tuesday or dropped off at a drop-off location by 8 p.m.
If you haven’t yet mailed in your primary ballot, you still have time.
It’s a packed one, with races for statewide, congressional, legislative, judicial and local offices, as well as some spending measures, depending on where you live. At the end of this story are the races you'll be voting on.
Washington votes all by mail, and ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, Aug. 7, in order to be counted. Be sure to use first-class postage.
You can also drop off your ballot without a stamp at one of 15 drop-off locations in King County, or visit an accessible voting center if you need help with your ballot. Be sure to do it by 8 p.m. Tuesday, and click on the links above for information about hours.
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If you lost or damaged your ballot, you can mark, review and print it out here before mailing it.
As of Friday, 170,460 voters, or 15.33 percent of King County’s 1.11 million registered voters, had returned their ballots. (The Secretary of State’s Office expects about 46 percent turnout statewide for this primary.)
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2012 Primary Election Races and Issues:
(Ed Note: For federal, state and judicial races, we've linked to the 2012 video voters guide provided by TVW. For all others, we've linked to the candidate websites as indicated in the voters pamphlet.)
King County Proposition No. 1: Children and Family Services Center Capital Levy
Federal:
- U.S. Senator:
- Michael Baumgartner
- Will Baker
- Chuck Jackson (campaign site)
- Timmy (Doc) Wilson
- Art Coday
- Maria Cantwell
- Glen (Stocky) R. Stockwell
- Mike the Mover
- Congressional District No. 8
State of Washington
- Governor
- Rob Hill
- Rob McKenna
- Jay Inslee
- James White
- Christian Joubert
- Shahram Hadian
- L. Dale Sorgen
- Max Sampson
- Javier O. Lopez (campaign site)
- Lt. Governor
- Secretary of State
- Jim Kastama
- David J. Anderson
- Sam Wright (campaign site)
- Karen Murray
- Kathleen Drew
- Kym Wyman
- Greg Nickels
- Treasurer
- Jim McIntire (campaign site)
- Auditor
- Attorney General
- Bob Ferguson
- Reagan Dunn
- Stephen Pidgeon (campaign site)
- Commissioner of Public Lands
- Stephen A. Sharon
- Peter J. Goldmark
- Clint Didier
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- James Bauckman (campaign site)
- Randy I. Dorn
- Don Hansler
- John Patterson Blair
- Ronald L. (Ron) Higgins
- Insurance Commissioner
Leg. District No. 5 (Krain and north including Black Diamond)
- State Senator
- State Rep. 1
- State Rep. 2
- Ryan Dean Burkett
- David Spring
- Chad Magendanz
Leg. District No. 31 (Enumclaw area)
- State Rep. 1
- State Rep. 2
State Supreme Court
- Position No. 2
- Douglas W. McQuaid
- Susan Owens
- Scott Stafne
- Position No. 8
- Bruce O. Danielson
- Steve Gonzalez
- Position No. 9
Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1
- Position No. 4
- Ronald E. Cox
- Position No. 7
- Marlin Appelwick
King County Superior Court
- Position No. 25
Candidates that did not have links above did not provide websites in the voters' pamphlet and/or did not participate in the TVW video voters' guide. For information on all candidates and issues, view the King County voters’ pamphlet here.
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