Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2020)
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| 2020 King County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 12, 2019 |
| General election: February 11, 2020 & November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: King Conservation District Position 2, King County Superior Court, King County District Court |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
King County, Washington, held a general election for King Conservation District Position 2 on February 11, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 12, 2019.
King County also held general elections for King County Superior Court and King County District Court on November 3, 2020.
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Elections
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King Conservation District
General election
General election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large
Chris Porter defeated Stephen Deutschman in the general election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large on February 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Porter (Nonpartisan) | 80.6 | 5,012 | |
| Stephen Deutschman (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 1,146 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 6,222 | |||
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King County Superior Court
Races that appeared on the ballot
Position 13
General election
General election for King County Superior Court Department 13
Hillary Madsen defeated Andrea Robertson in the general election for King County Superior Court Department 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hillary Madsen (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 538,969 | |
| Andrea Robertson (Nonpartisan) | 46.0 | 462,404 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4,444 | ||
| Total votes: 1,005,817 | |||
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Position 30
General election
General election for King County Superior Court Department 30
Incumbent Douglass North defeated Carolyn Ladd in the general election for King County Superior Court Department 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Douglass North (Nonpartisan) | 51.1 | 501,804 | |
| Carolyn Ladd (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 476,680 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4,330 | ||
| Total votes: 982,814 | |||
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Unopposed races
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The general election was canceled. Mary E. Roberts (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Steve Rosen (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Elizabeth Berns (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. David Keenan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. LeRoy McCullough (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Catherine Shaffer (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Julie Spector (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Patrick Oishi (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. John McHale (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Ken Schubert (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Andrea Darvas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Chad Allred (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Matt Williams (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Janet Helson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Dean Lum (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Regina Cahan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Susan Amini (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Veronica Galván (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Sean O'Donnell (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Sue Parisien (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. David Whedbee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. David A. Steiner (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Maureen McKee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Melinda Young (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Michael Scott (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Averil Rothrock (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Josephine Wiggs-Martin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Nelson Lee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Karen Donohue (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Marshall Ferguson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Mafé Rajul (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Annette Messitt (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Michael Ryan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. J. Michael Diaz (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Roger Rogoff (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Brian McDonald (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Aimee Sutton (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Ketu Shah (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Cindi Port (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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The general election was canceled. Sandra Widlan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
King County District Court
Northeast Electoral District Position 2
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Incumbent Michelle Gehlsen won election in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Gehlsen (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 215,835 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,144 | ||
| Total votes: 217,979 | |||
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Northeast Electoral District Position 4
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Incumbent Kevin Peck won election in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Peck (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 214,304 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,274 | ||
| Total votes: 216,578 | |||
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Northeast Electoral District Position 5
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Incumbent Jill Klinge won election in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jill Klinge (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 215,622 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,184 | ||
| Total votes: 217,806 | |||
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for King County, Washington | ||
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| King County | Washington | |
| Population | 2,269,675 | 7,705,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 2,115 | 66,455 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 62.2% | 73.5% |
| Black/African American | 6.5% | 3.9% |
| Asian | 18.3% | 8.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Other (single race) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Multiple | 7.2% | 7.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.8% | 12.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.4% | 91.7% |
| College graduation rate | 53.4% | 36.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $99,158 | $77,006 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.4% | 10.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 39 Washington counties—12.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Clallam County, Washington | 2.76% | 0.38% | 3.30% | ||||
| Cowlitz County, Washington | 13.32% | 4.44% | 11.15% | ||||
| Grays Harbor County, Washington | 6.99% | 14.11% | 14.56% | ||||
| Mason County, Washington | 5.81% | 7.09% | 8.66% | ||||
| Pacific County, Washington | 6.74% | 11.52% | 14.07% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Washington with 52.5 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Washington cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Washington supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state favored Democrats in every election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Washington. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 34 out of 49 state House districts in Washington with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 30 out of 49 state House districts in Washington with an average margin of victory of 32.1 points. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 15 out of 49 state House districts in Washington with an average margin of victory of 13.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 19 out of 49 state House districts in Washington with an average margin of victory of 14.9 points. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | |
| 1 | 59.66% | 37.93% | D+21.7 | 61.73% | 30.36% | D+31.4 | |
| 2 | 47.71% | 49.88% | R+2.2 | 37.79% | 53.05% | R+15.3 | |
| 3 | 57.66% | 38.63% | D+19 | 51.82% | 38.12% | D+13.7 | |
| 4 | 40.00% | 57.37% | R+17.4 | 34.91% | 56.36% | R+21.4 | |
| 5 | 53.41% | 44.29% | D+9.1 | 54.74% | 37.12% | D+17.6 | |
| 6 | 46.76% | 50.72% | R+4 | 44.72% | 46.75% | R+2 | |
| 7 | 36.16% | 61.01% | R+24.9 | 29.00% | 63.45% | R+34.5 | |
| 8 | 36.10% | 61.49% | R+25.4 | 34.54% | 57.03% | R+22.5 | |
| 9 | 37.70% | 59.71% | R+22 | 35.13% | 56.40% | R+21.3 | |
| 10 | 50.21% | 47.38% | D+2.8 | 46.94% | 45.07% | D+1.9 | |
| 11 | 67.51% | 30.27% | D+37.2 | 67.74% | 25.40% | D+42.3 | |
| 12 | 39.91% | 57.67% | R+17.8 | 37.34% | 55.97% | R+18.6 | |
| 13 | 35.70% | 61.75% | R+26 | 31.04% | 61.91% | R+30.9 | |
| 14 | 42.63% | 54.97% | R+12.3 | 38.98% | 54.23% | R+15.2 | |
| 15 | 45.75% | 52.31% | R+6.6 | 42.51% | 51.74% | R+9.2 | |
| 16 | 38.20% | 59.21% | R+21 | 36.00% | 56.67% | R+20.7 | |
| 17 | 48.28% | 49.36% | R+1.1 | 45.51% | 46.88% | R+1.4 | |
| 18 | 43.85% | 54.12% | R+10.3 | 42.36% | 50.56% | R+8.2 | |
| 19 | 53.59% | 43.66% | D+9.9 | 41.57% | 50.52% | R+8.9 | |
| 20 | 40.98% | 56.26% | R+15.3 | 30.96% | 61.41% | R+30.4 | |
| 21 | 61.52% | 36.25% | D+25.3 | 62.27% | 30.19% | D+32.1 | |
| 22 | 63.17% | 33.68% | D+29.5 | 60.67% | 30.15% | D+30.5 | |
| 23 | 57.91% | 39.72% | D+18.2 | 56.69% | 34.37% | D+22.3 | |
| 24 | 54.21% | 42.81% | D+11.4 | 48.95% | 43.35% | D+5.6 | |
| 25 | 50.87% | 46.92% | D+4 | 45.23% | 46.56% | R+1.3 | |
| 26 | 49.33% | 48.06% | D+1.3 | 45.36% | 45.35% | D+0 | |
| 27 | 67.29% | 30.00% | D+37.3 | 65.15% | 26.43% | D+38.7 | |
| 28 | 54.44% | 43.37% | D+11.1 | 52.61% | 38.96% | D+13.7 | |
| 29 | 62.55% | 34.97% | D+27.6 | 54.47% | 36.76% | D+17.7 | |
| 30 | 58.70% | 39.18% | D+19.5 | 56.77% | 35.96% | D+20.8 | |
| 31 | 47.88% | 49.93% | R+2.1 | 41.61% | 50.16% | R+8.5 | |
| 32 | 70.64% | 26.92% | D+43.7 | 71.67% | 21.56% | D+50.1 | |
| 33 | 65.65% | 32.25% | D+33.4 | 64.85% | 28.57% | D+36.3 | |
| 34 | 77.41% | 20.25% | D+57.2 | 79.30% | 14.85% | D+64.4 | |
| 35 | 51.47% | 45.95% | D+5.5 | 44.25% | 46.59% | R+2.3 | |
| 36 | 81.82% | 15.34% | D+66.5 | 85.25% | 9.15% | D+76.1 | |
| 37 | 86.30% | 11.18% | D+75.1 | 87.06% | 8.13% | D+78.9 | |
| 38 | 59.99% | 37.08% | D+22.9 | 53.38% | 37.81% | D+15.6 | |
| 39 | 49.44% | 47.52% | D+1.9 | 40.00% | 50.75% | R+10.7 | |
| 40 | 62.09% | 34.70% | D+27.4 | 62.61% | 29.29% | D+33.3 | |
| 41 | 60.00% | 38.22% | D+21.8 | 67.76% | 26.09% | D+41.7 | |
| 42 | 49.67% | 47.37% | D+2.3 | 47.57% | 44.43% | D+3.1 | |
| 43 | 85.99% | 10.63% | D+75.4 | 88.74% | 5.96% | D+82.8 | |
| 44 | 54.08% | 43.61% | D+10.5 | 50.96% | 40.24% | D+10.7 | |
| 45 | 58.18% | 39.63% | D+18.6 | 64.80% | 28.03% | D+36.8 | |
| 46 | 78.25% | 19.15% | D+59.1 | 81.92% | 12.42% | D+69.5 | |
| 47 | 55.53% | 42.30% | D+13.2 | 54.37% | 38.29% | D+16.1 | |
| 48 | 61.67% | 35.86% | D+25.8 | 68.17% | 25.02% | D+43.2 | |
| 49 | 57.30% | 40.04% | D+17.3 | 54.21% | 37.87% | D+16.3 | |
| Total | 56.16% | 41.29% | D+14.9 | 54.30% | 38.07% | D+16.2 | |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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