Endorsements by The Seattle Times

Endorsers by state

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

List of endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by The Seattle Times
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
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	7
Total	9