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2025 Washington elections

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2025 Washington elections

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Multiple elections are scheduled to take place on November 4, 2025, with primary elections being held on August 5, 2025.

State legislative special elections

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9 of the 147 state legislative seats will be up for special election in 2025 as a result of deaths and resignations among members, 5 in the Senate and 4 in the House. All nine elections are in the Seattle area.

House of Representatives

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Parties Seats
2024 Up Won Change
  Democratic Party 59 4
  Republican Party 39 0
Total 98 4

Senate

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Parties Seats
2024 Up Won Change
  Democratic Party 30 5
  Republican Party 19 0
Total 49 5

Judicial

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Two special elections to the Washington Court of Appeals will take place in November 2025. No more than two candidates filed in either race, so primary elections were cancelled.

Division I, District 2

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Candidates

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Declared
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Division III, District 3

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Megan Murphy, incumbent judge[1]

Local elections

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Municipal elections in Washigton are nonpartisan, while county elections are partisan.

Seattle

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The municipality of Seattle has 499,210 active voters as of May 1, 2025.[2]

Mayoral election

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The incumbent mayor of Seattle is Democrat Bruce Harrell. He is running for re-election to a second term.

City attorney election

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The incumbent Seattle City Attorney is Republican Ann Davison. She is running for re-election to a second term.

King County

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King County, Washington has 1,428,492 active voters as of May 1, 2025.[2]

April Proposition 1

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A special ballot measure election was held on April 22. The amendment was successful.

April 2025 King County Proposition 1
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 151,495 59.72
No 102,189 40.28
Total votes 253,684 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 1,424,836 17.80

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2025". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Voter Demographics". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 19 May 2025.