2024 Pierce County Executive election

The 2024 Pierce County Executive election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the county executive of Pierce County, Washington. Incumbent Republican County Executive Bruce Dammeier was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Democratic County Councilman Ryan Mello and Republican State Representative Kelly Chambers ran to succeed him in a campaign that revolved around the high price of housing.^[1]

In the primary election, Mello narrowly won first place, receiving 52 percent of the vote to Chambers's 48 percent.^[2] He ultimately won the general election by a similar margin, winning 51 percent of the vote and flipping control of the County Executive's office as Democrats won a majority on the County Council.^[3]

Primary election

Candidates

Ryan Mello, County Councilman (Democratic)^[4]
Kelly Chambers, State Representative (Republican)^[5]

Results

Primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Mello	106,323	52.27%
	Republican	Kelly Chambers	96,629	47.51%
	Write-in		456	0.22%
Total votes			203,408	100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Pierce County Executive election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Mello	209,918	51.28%
	Republican	Kelly Chambers	198,886	48.58%
	Write-in		585	0.14%
Total votes			409,389	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ Thompson, Brandon (October 22, 2024). "Pierce County Executives face off for the first time in 8 years". KIRO. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "August 6, 2024 Primary". Pierce County Auditor. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ Most, Becca (November 13, 2024). "Latest results show Democrats to gain power in Pierce". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. A1. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mello announces campaign for Pierce County Executive". Tacoma Weekly. December 11, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lotmore, Mario (December 6, 2023). "Competition for statewide offices, Pierce County seats dominate Day 1 of candidate filings". Lynnwood Times. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ "November 5, 2024 General Election". Pierce County Auditor. November 26, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[1] Thompson, Brandon (October 22, 2024). "Pierce County Executives face off for the first time in 8 years". KIRO. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[primary_results-2] "August 6, 2024 Primary". Pierce County Auditor. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[3] Most, Becca (November 13, 2024). "Latest results show Democrats to gain power in Pierce". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. A1. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Mello announces campaign for Pierce County Executive". Tacoma Weekly. December 11, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Lotmore, Mario (December 6, 2023). "Competition for statewide offices, Pierce County seats dominate Day 1 of candidate filings". Lynnwood Times. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[6] "November 5, 2024 General Election". Pierce County Auditor. November 26, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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