Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
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Two special elections were held in 2025 on the Washington Court of Appeals. The seats were up for nonpartisan election on November 4, 2025. A primary had been scheduled for August 5, 2025, but it was not needed due to an insufficient number of candidates filing. The filing deadline was May 9, 2025.
Candidates and results
Division I, District 2
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2
Tam T. Bui defeated Karen D. Moore in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tam T. Bui (Nonpartisan) | 52.7 | 88,412 |
| Karen D. Moore (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 78,829 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 617 | ||
| Total votes: 167,858 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Tam T. Bui and Karen D. Moore advanced from the special primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2.
Division III, District 3
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3
Incumbent Megan Murphy won election in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Megan Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 37,495 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 656 | ||
| Total votes: 38,151 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Megan Murphy advanced from the special primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Washington
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Murphy's seat
Selection
The 22 judges of the Washington Court of Appeals are selected through contested nonpartisan elections and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Appeals court judges serve for six years.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- a resident of his or her district for at least one year;
- admitted to practice law in the Washington courts for at least five years[2]
Presiding chief judge
The presiding chief judge for all three divisions is chosen through a peer vote and has a set term of one year.[3]
Vacancies
- See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election, at which point he or she may run to serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term.[4] If the resignation and subsequent appointment takes place after the filing period opens for that year's elections, the appointee must stand in the next year's election to remain on the bench.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed April 16, 2025 (Scroll to Article IV, Section 3)
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