Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2016
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Washington held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election by May 20, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election.[1] Ballotpedia covered 198 local court elections in Washington, which included 28 contested seats and 170 uncontested seats.
Election dates
- May 16, 2016: First day of candidate qualification period
- May 20, 2016: Deadline for candidate qualification
- August 2, 2016: Primary election
- November 8, 2016: General election
- November 29, 2016: Last day for counties to certify general election results[2]
Candidates
Contested general
Superior court
Benton/Franklin Superior Court
Position 2
Position 3
- ☑ Alex Ekstrom (i)
- ☐ Alicia Marie Berry
Clallam Superior Court
Position 2
Cowlitz Superior Court
Position 1
- ☑ Gary Bashor (i)
- ☐ Joshua Baldwin
Ferry/Pend Oreille/Stevens Superior Court
Position 1
- ☑ Patrick A. Monasmith (i)
- ☐ C. Olivia Irwin
Position 2
Grant Superior Court
Position 1
- ☑ David G. Estudillo (i)
- ☐ Nick Wallace
King Superior Court
Position 14
Position 26
Position 31
- ☑ Helen Halpert (i)
- ☐ Marc Stern
Position 44
Position 53
- ☑ Mariane Spearman (i)
- ☐ Thomas Cline
Position 52
Kitsap Superior Court
Position 5
- ☑ Jeffrey Bassett (i)
- ☐ Dale Magneson
Kittitas Superior Court
Position 1
Lewis Superior Court
Position 3
Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court
Position 1
Pierce Superior Court
Position 2
- ☐ Katherine M. Stolz (i)
- ☑ Timothy Ashcraft
Position 5
Position 8
Position 17
Skagit Superior Court
Position 3
- ☐ Laura Riquelme (i)
- ☑ David Svaren
Snohomish Superior Court
Position 3
Spokane Superior Court
Position 10
- ☑ Linda G. Tompkins (i)
- ☐ Ward Andrews
Position 11
- ☐ Gregory D. Sypolt (i)
- ☑ Tim Fennessy
Thurston Superior Court
Position 1
Position 7
Yakima Superior Court
Position 3
- ☑ Doug Federspiel (i)
- ☐ Alex Newhouse
District court
King County
Southwest District
Position 3
- ☑ Laurel Gibson (i)
- ☐ Brian Todd
Contested primary
Superior court
Ferry/Pend Oreille/Stevens Superior Court
Position 2
King Superior Court
Position 44
Kittitas Superior Court
Position 1
Pierce Superior Court
Position 8
Position 17
Snohomish Superior Court
Position 3
Uncontested elections
On the ballot
Superior court
Adams Superior CourtPosition 1
Asotin/Columbia/Garfield Superior CourtPosition 1
Chelan Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Clallam Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 3
Clark Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 10
Douglas Superior CourtPosition 1
Grant Superior CourtPosition 2
Position 3
Grays Harbor Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
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Island Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Jefferson Superior CourtPosition 1
Kittitas Superior CourtPosition 2
Klickitat/Skamania Superior CourtPosition 1Lewis Superior CourtPosition 1Position 2
Lincoln Superior CourtPosition 1
Mason Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Okanogan Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
San Juan Superior CourtPosition 1
Walla Walla Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Whitman Superior CourtPosition 1 |
District court
Asotin CountyPosition 1
Benton CountyPosition 2 |
King CountyWest DistrictPosition 1
Position 4
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Skagit CountyPosition 3
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Automatically elected
Benton/Franklin Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Cowlitz Superior CourtPosition 2
Position 3
Position 4
King Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 10
Position 11
Position 12
Position 13
Position 15
Position 16
Position 17
Position 18
Position 19
Position 20
Position 21
Position 22
Position 23
Position 24
Position 25
Position 27
Position 28
Position 29
Position 30
Position 32
Position 33Position 34
Position 35
Position 36
Position 37
Position 38
Position 39
Position 40
Position 41
Position 42
Position 43Position 45
Position 46
Position 47
Position 48
Position 49
Position 50
Position 51
Kitsap Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
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Pierce Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 3
Position 4
Position 6
Position 7
Position 9
Position 10
Position 11
Position 12
Position 13
Position 14
Position 15
Position 16
Position 18
Position 19
Position 20
Position 21
Position 22
Skagit Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 4
Snohomish Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 10
Position 11
Position 12
Position 13
Position 14
Position 15
Spokane Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 12
Thurston Superior CourtPosition 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 8
Whatcom Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Yakima Superior CourtPosition 1
Position 2
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
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Election rules
Primary election
Nonpartisan primaries are held only if more than two candidates file for a position.[3] The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. If a candidate wins over 50 percent of the vote in the primary, he or she is unopposed in the general election.[4][5]
General election
In counties with a population that is greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat. According to the 2010 census, the following counties have a population greater than 100,000:[6]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 21, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar 2016," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.52.220," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.36.170," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington Courts, "Judicial Election Information," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014
Washington courts
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts • Washington Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington
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