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David Ishii
David Ishii (Bipartisan Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
David Ishii served in the U.S. Navy. His career experience includes working as a songwriter.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 9
Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Melissa Chaudhry in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | D. Adam Smith (D) | 65.4 | 182,780 |
 | Melissa Chaudhry (D)  | 32.4 | 90,601 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 5,917 | ||
| Total votes: 279,298 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9
Incumbent D. Adam Smith and Melissa Chaudhry defeated Paul Martin, C. Mark Greene, and David Ishii in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | D. Adam Smith (D) | 53.8 | 78,761 |
| ✔ | | Melissa Chaudhry (D) | 20.7 | 30,229 |
 | Paul Martin (R) | 18.2 | 26,646 | |
 | C. Mark Greene (R) | 6.5 | 9,459 | |
 | David Ishii (Bipartisan Party) | 0.7 | 963 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 146,306 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ishii in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patty Murray (D) | 57.1 | 1,741,827 |
 | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 42.6 | 1,299,322 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,751 | ||
| Total votes: 3,047,900 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patty Murray (D) | 52.2 | 1,002,811 |
| ✔ | | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 33.7 | 646,917 |
 | Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party) | 3.1 | 59,134 | |
 | John Guenther (R) | 2.9 | 55,426 | |
 | Ravin Pierre (D) | 1.2 | 22,172 | |
 | Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party) | 1.0 | 19,341 | |
 | Naz Paul (Independent) | 1.0 | 18,858 | |
 | Bill Hirt (R) | 0.8 | 15,276 | |
 | Mohammad Said (D) | 0.7 | 13,995 | |
 | Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.7 | 13,901 | |
 | Pano Churchill (D) | 0.6 | 11,859 | |
 | Bryan Solstin (D) | 0.5 | 9,627 | |
 | Charlie Jackson (Independent) | 0.4 | 8,604 | |
 | Jon Butler (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,413 | |
 | Thor Amundson (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,133 | |
 | Martin Hash (Independent) | 0.2 | 4,725 | |
 | Dan Phan Doan (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,049 | |
 | Sam Cusmir (D) | 0.1 | 2,688 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,511 | ||
| Total votes: 1,920,440 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Ishii (D)
- Bob Hagglund (R)
- Nicolaus Sleister (D)
- Justin Greywolf (Independent)
- Isaac Holyk (R)
- David McCune (Independent)
- Robert Kirby (D)
- Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana (Independent)
- Larry Hussey (Independent)
See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 9
Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Douglas Michael Basler in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | D. Adam Smith (D) | 71.6 | 171,746 |
 | Douglas Michael Basler (R) | 28.2 | 67,631 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 471 | ||
| Total votes: 239,848 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | D. Adam Smith (D) | 55.2 | 78,272 |
| ✔ | | Douglas Michael Basler (R) | 20.6 | 29,144 |
 | Stephanie Gallardo (D) | 15.9 | 22,531 | |
| Sea Chan (R) | 3.8 | 5,338 | ||
 | Seth Pedersen (R) | 3.4 | 4,781 | |
| David Michael Anderson (Independent) | 1.1 | 1,541 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 153 | ||
| Total votes: 141,760 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amelia Paz (D)
- David Ishii (D)
- Krystal Marx (D)
2020
See also: Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal defeated Craig Keller in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 83.0 | 387,109 |
 | Craig Keller (R) | 16.8 | 78,240 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,113 | ||
| Total votes: 466,462 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 7
Incumbent Pramila Jayapal and Craig Keller defeated Rick Lewis, Scott Sutherland, and Jack Hughes-Hageman in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pramila Jayapal (D) | 80.0 | 240,801 |
| ✔ | | Craig Keller (R) | 8.1 | 24,477 |
| Rick Lewis (Independent) | 4.6 | 13,885 | ||
| Scott Sutherland (R) | 3.8 | 11,332 | ||
 | Jack Hughes-Hageman (D) | 3.3 | 10,052 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 537 | ||
| Total votes: 301,084 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Martin (R)
- David Ishii (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Ishii did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
David Ishii did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
David Ishii did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David Ishii did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
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