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Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2021)
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| 2021 King County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 2, 2021 & May 21, 2021 |
| Primary election: August 3, 2021 General election: March 23, 2021 & November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Executive, county council, superior court judge, Seattle port commissioner, and King Conservation District |
| Total seats up: 11 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
King County, Washington, held a general election for King Conservation District Position 3 on March 23, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 2, 2021.[1]
The county also held general elections for county executive, county council, Seattle port commissioner, superior court judge, and one intermediate appellate court judge on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was May 21, 2021.
Elections
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Metropolitan King County Council
District 1
General election
General election for King County Council District 1
Incumbent Rod Dembowski defeated Sally Caverzan in the general election for King County Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rod Dembowski (Nonpartisan) | 83.4 | 58,626 | |
| Sally Caverzan (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 11,443 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 70,317 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rod Dembowski and Sally Caverzan advanced from the primary for King County Council District 1.
District 3
General election
General election for King County Council District 3
Sarah Perry defeated incumbent Kathy Lambert in the general election for King County Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Perry (Nonpartisan) | 55.9 | 35,406 | |
 | Kathy Lambert (Nonpartisan) | 43.9 | 27,826 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 145 | ||
| Total votes: 63,377 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for King County Council District 3
Incumbent Kathy Lambert and Sarah Perry defeated Joe Cohen in the primary for King County Council District 3 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Lambert (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 20,328 |
| ✔ | Sarah Perry (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 18,260 | |
| Joe Cohen (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 11,861 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 253 | ||
| Total votes: 50,702 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for King County Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Upthegrove defeated Shukri Olow in the general election for King County Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Upthegrove (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 25,584 |
 | Shukri Olow (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 13,921 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 266 | ||
| Total votes: 39,771 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dave Upthegrove and Shukri Olow advanced from the primary for King County Council District 5.
District 7
General election
General election for King County Council District 7
Incumbent Pete von Reichbauer defeated Dominique Torgerson in the general election for King County Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pete von Reichbauer (Nonpartisan) | 67.5 | 25,730 | |
| Dominique Torgerson (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 12,164 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 207 | ||
| Total votes: 38,101 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for King County Council District 7
Incumbent Pete von Reichbauer and Dominique Torgerson defeated Lydia Assefa-Dawson and Saudia J. Abdullah in the primary for King County Council District 7 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pete von Reichbauer (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 17,298 | |
| ✔ | Dominique Torgerson (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 5,487 | |
| Lydia Assefa-Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 5,432 | ||
| Saudia J. Abdullah (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 4,514 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 32,870 | |||
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District 9
General election
General election for King County Council District 9
Incumbent Reagan Dunn defeated Kim-Khanh Van in the general election for King County Council District 9 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Reagan Dunn (Nonpartisan) | 62.2 | 36,169 |
 | Kim-Khanh Van (Nonpartisan) | 37.6 | 21,895 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 58,169 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for King County Council District 9
Incumbent Reagan Dunn and Kim-Khanh Van defeated Chris Franco and Ubax Gardheere in the primary for King County Council District 9 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reagan Dunn (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 26,663 |
| ✔ | | Kim-Khanh Van (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 10,532 |
| Chris Franco (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 7,747 | ||
| Ubax Gardheere (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 3,045 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 48,128 | |||
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Port of Seattle
Position 1
General election
General election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 1
Incumbent Ryan Calkins defeated Norman Z. Sigler in the general election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Calkins (Nonpartisan) | 74.3 | 395,362 |
| Norman Z. Sigler (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 133,007 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,648 | ||
| Total votes: 532,017 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ryan Calkins and Norman Z. Sigler advanced from the primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 1.
Position 3
General election
General election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 3
Hamdi Mohamed defeated incumbent Stephanie Bowman in the general election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hamdi Mohamed (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 294,776 |
 | Stephanie Bowman (Nonpartisan) | 45.7 | 250,542 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2,423 | ||
| Total votes: 547,741 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stephanie Bowman and Hamdi Mohamed advanced from the primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 3.
Position 4
General election
General election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 4
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa defeated incumbent Peter Steinbrueck in the general election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toshiko Grace Hasegawa (Nonpartisan) | 54.0 | 295,610 | |
| Peter Steinbrueck (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 249,279 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2,739 | ||
| Total votes: 547,628 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Peter Steinbrueck and Toshiko Grace Hasegawa advanced from the primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 4.
County Executive
General election
General election for King County Executive
Incumbent Dow Constantine defeated Joe Nguyen in the general election for King County Executive on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dow Constantine (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 312,663 |
 | Joe Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 253,609 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 4,874 | ||
| Total votes: 571,146 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for King County Executive
Incumbent Dow Constantine and Joe Nguyen defeated Bill Hirt, GoodSpaceGuy, and Johnathon Crines in the primary for King County Executive on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dow Constantine (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 241,478 |
| ✔ | | Joe Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 32.6 | 151,757 |
 | Bill Hirt (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 50,553 | |
 | GoodSpaceGuy (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 12,877 | |
| Johnathon Crines (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 6,884 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2,075 | ||
| Total votes: 465,624 | |||
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Conservation district
General election
General election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large
The following candidates ran in the general election for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Elected At-Large on March 23, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brittney Bush Bollay (Nonpartisan) | 23.5 | 2,231 | |
| Doug Hennick (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 1,593 | ||
| Melissa Tatro (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 1,559 | ||
| Kali Clark (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 1,516 | ||
| Wayne Gullstad (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 1,373 | ||
 | John Paul Comerford (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 664 | |
| Natalie Reber (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 442 | ||
 | David Toledo (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 91 | |
| Daryl Delaurenti (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 9,503 | |||
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Judicial
Superior Court judge
The special election for King County Superior Court Judge Position 47 was canceled after Andrea Robertson was the sole candidate to file. Robertson won the election automatically.[2]
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Washington elections, 2021
August 3, 2021
- Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
- City elections in Seattle, Washington (2021)
- Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington (2021)
- Seattle Public Schools, Washington, elections (2021)
- King County, Washington, Proposition 1, Property Tax for Youth and Family Support Services (August 2021)
November 2, 2021
- Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
- Washington Advisory Vote 36, Nonbinding Question on Telephone Tax to Fund Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention (2021)
- Washington Advisory Vote 37, Nonbinding Question on Capital Gains Tax to Fund Education and Child Care (2021)
- Washington Advisory Vote 38, Nonbinding Question on Captive Insurers Tax (2021)
- City elections in Seattle, Washington (2021)
- Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington (2021)
- Seattle Public Schools, Washington, elections (2021)
- King County, Washington, Charter Amendment 1, Preamble Changes and Corrections (November 2021)
- King County, Washington, Charter Amendment 2, Initiative, Referendum, and Charter Amendment Processes and Timeline Changes (November 2021)
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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. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ King Conservation District, "King Conservation District Candidate Filing Deadline for 2021 Board Election," January 19, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email communication with King County Elections," October 26, 2021
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