Endorsements by The Seattle Times

Endorsers by state

This page contains a list of political endorsements made by The Seattle Times.

List of endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by The Seattle Times
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Naren Briar ^source (Nonpartisan)	Bellevue City Council Position 2 (2025)	General	–
Sara Nelson ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large (2025)	General	Advanced in Primary
Sarah Clark ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 (2025)	General	Advanced in Primary
Janis White ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 (2025)	General	Advanced in Primary
Bob Ferguson ^source (D)	Governor of Washington (2024)	Primary	Won General
Chris Stearns ^source (D)	Washington House of Representatives District 47-Position 2 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Carolyn Watson ^source (Nonpartisan)	Bellevue School District school board District 2 (2023)	Primary	–
Debbie Carlsen ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1 (2023)	General	Lost General
Christina Posten ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 (2023)	General	Lost General
Ben Gitenstein ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3 (2023)	General	Lost General
Gina Topp ^source (Nonpartisan)	Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6 (2023)	General	Won General

Partisan composition of The Seattle Times endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	2
Republican Party	0
Nonpartisan	9
Total	11