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width:18%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e"><big><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:#ee971e;">Washington State Supreme Court</span></a></b><big> </big></big></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_Supreme_Courts" title="State Supreme Courts"><img alt="State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/125px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/188px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/250px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="341" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Court Information </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Justices:</b> 9</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Founded:</b> 1889</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Location:</b> <a href="/Olympia,_Washington" title="Olympia, Washington">Olympia</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Salary </th></tr> <tr> <td><small>Associates: $247,064<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Judicial Selection </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Method:</b> <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Term:</b> 6 years</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Active justices </th></tr> <tr> <td><small> </small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Founded in 1889, the <b>Washington Supreme Court</b> is the state's <a href="/Court_of_last_resort" title="Court of last resort">court of last resort</a> and has nine judgeships. The current chief judge of the court is <a href="/Steven_Gonzalez" title="Steven Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a>. In 2018, the court decided 1,269 cases.<sup id="cite_ref-cases_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cases-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>As of August 2021, four judges on the court were elected in nonpartisan elections and five were appointed by a Democratic governor. </p><p>The court is located in the Temple of Justice on the Capitol Campus in <a href="/Olympia,_Washington" title="Olympia, Washington">Olympia, Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>In Washington, state supreme court justices are elected in nonpartisan elections. There are 13 states that use this selection method. To read more about the nonpartisan election of judges, <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">click here</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</span></h2> <p>The Washington supreme court has discretionary jurisdiction in hearing appeals from the court of appeals. The court has original jurisdiction on petitions against state officers and the court is authorized to review lower court decisions if the value of involved property exceeds $200, and of any value if the case involves the legality of a duty, tax, assessment, toll, municipal fine, or validity of a statute.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>The court may directly review a trial court decision if it involves a state officer, or if a trial court has ruled a statute or ordinance unconstitutional, if there are conflicting statutes, or if the issue is of broad public interest and requires prompt final determination. All death penalty cases are reviewed directly by the supreme court.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>The supreme court is the final rule-making authority for the state's courts. It administers the state court system. It also has supervisory responsibility over certain state bar activities, including disciplinary matters.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>The jurisdiction of the Washington State Supreme Court is defined in <a href="/Washington_Constitution#Section_4" title="Washington Constitution">Article IV, Section 4 of the Washington State Constitution</a>. </p> <div style="height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;"> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"><b>Jurisdiction</b> <p>"The supreme court shall have original jurisdiction in habeas corpus, and quo warranto and mandamus as to all state officers, and appellate jurisdiction in all actions and proceedings, excepting that its appellate jurisdiction shall not extend to civil actions at law for the recovery of money or personal property when the original amount in controversy, or the value of the property does not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) unless the action involves the legality of a tax, impost, assessment, toll, municipal fine, or the validity of a statute. The supreme court shall also have power to issue writs of mandamus, review, prohibition, habeas corpus, certiorari and all other writs necessary and proper to the complete exercise of its appellate and revisory jurisdiction. Each of the judges shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus to any part of the state upon petition by or on behalf of any person held in actual custody, and may make such writs returnable before himself, or before the supreme court, or before any superior court of the state or any judge thereof."<sup id="cite_ref-wa_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wa-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—<a href="/Article_IV,_Washington_State_Constitution" title="Article IV, Washington State Constitution">Washington Constitution, Article IV</a>, Section 4</cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Justices">Justices</span></h2> <p>The table below lists the current justices of the Washington State Supreme Court, their political party, and when they assumed office. <style> table#officeholder-table th, td { padding:5px; font-size: 16px; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { table#officeholder-table th, td {font-size: 10px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 600px) { table #officeholder-table td { </p> <pre> padding-left: 10px !important; padding-right: 10px !important; </pre> <p>} } .partytd.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Republican { background-color: #db0000; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Libertarian { background-color: #fdd007; text-align: center; } .partytd.Green { background-color: #6db24f; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Gray { text-align: center; } .bptable.gray th { background:#4c4c4c;color:#fff; } </style> </p> <div> <p><br /> </p><table class="bptable gray sortable" id="officeholder-table" style="width:auto; border-bottom:1px solid #bcbcbc;"> <thead> <tr colspan="4" style="background:#4c4c4c!important;color:#fff!important;text-align:center;padding: 7px 8px 8px;margin-bottom:4px;"> <th>Office</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Date assumed office</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 1</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Yu">Mary Yu</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 20, 2014</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Owens">Susan Owens</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 8, 2001</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 3</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Raquel_Montoya-Lewis">Raquel Montoya-Lewis</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 6, 2020</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 4</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_W._Johnson_(Washington)">Charles W. Johnson</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 14, 1991</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 5</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Madsen">Barbara A. Madsen</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 11, 1993</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 6</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 24, 2020</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 7</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Debra_Stephens">Debra Stephens</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2008</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 8</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2012</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_State_Supreme_Court">Washington State Supreme Court Position 9</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2013</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.tablesorter/2.29.6/js/jquery.tablesorter.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </p> </div> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Judicial_selection">Judicial selection</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Washington" title="Judicial selection in Washington">Judicial selection in Washington</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> The <b>nine justices</b> of the <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Supreme Court">supreme court</a> are selected through contested <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Supreme court judges serve for six years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h3> <p>To serve on the supreme court, a judge must be: </p> <ul><li>admitted to practice law in Washington; and</li> <li>under the age of 75.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Chief_justice">Chief justice</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/Chief_justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief justice">chief justice</a> of the supreme court is selected through a peer vote and has a set term of four years.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/How_vacancies_are_filled_in_state_supreme_courts" title="How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts">How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In the event of a midterm vacancy, the <a href="/Gubernatorial_appointment_of_judges" title="Gubernatorial appointment of judges">governor appoints a replacement</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-WAconst_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAconst-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-general_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-13">[13]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p><p>The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country. </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><center><iframe title="Judicial selection methods in state supreme courts for partial terms" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-B3f0r" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/B3f0r/7/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="570" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections" title="Washington Supreme Court elections">Washington Supreme Court elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Washington Supreme Court elections, 2024">Washington Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The terms of three <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Supreme Court">Washington Supreme Court</a> justices will expire on January 12, 2025. The three seats were up for <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan</a> election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results">Candidates and results</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_2">Position 2</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 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.inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia">Sal Mungia</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2 on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/SalMungia2024.JPG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Sal Mungia" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia">Sal Mungia</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 50.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,642,825</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dave_Larson24.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Dave Larson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">49.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 49.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,622,742</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.5</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.5%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">16,777</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-washington.html" target="_blank">Source 1</a> <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20241105/supreme-court-justice-position-02.html" target="_blank">Source 2</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,282,344 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia">Sal Mungia</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Bloom">Todd Bloom</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Shelvey">David Shelvey</a> in the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2 on August 6, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/SalMungia2024.JPG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Sal Mungia" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia">Sal Mungia</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">43.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 43.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">762,797</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dave_Larson24.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Dave Larson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">36.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 36.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">640,116</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Todd_Bloom.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Todd Bloom" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Bloom">Todd Bloom</a> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">16.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 16.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">286,298</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DavidShelvey2024.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of David Shelvey" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Shelvey">David Shelvey</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Shelvey#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">3.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 3.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">59,676</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.4</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.4%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">7,347</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Certification%20of%20Results%20-%202024%20Primary.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,756,234 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Adams">Michelle Adams</a> (Nonpartisan)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_8">Position 8</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 8</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 8 on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Steven_Gonzalez.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Steven Gonzalez" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,148,666</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.3</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.3%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">50,854</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20241105/" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,199,520 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 8.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_9">Position 9</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 9</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 9 on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Sheryl-McCloud.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Sheryl Gordon McCloud" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,123,834</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.5</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.5%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">54,280</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20241105/" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,178,114 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 9.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Judges_not_on_the_ballot">Judges not on the ballot</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/Susan_Owens" title="Susan Owens">Susan Owens</a> (Position 2)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="Washington Supreme Court elections, 2022">Washington Supreme Court elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_election_results">Candidates and election results</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_1">Position 1</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 1</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Yu">Mary Yu</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 1 on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Mary_Yu_2016.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mary Yu" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Yu">Mary Yu</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,961,152</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">52,447</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20221108/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,013,599 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Yu">Mary Yu</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 1.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_5">Position 5</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 5</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Madsen">Barbara A. Madsen</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 5 on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BMadsenWA.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Barbara A. Madsen" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Madsen">Barbara A. Madsen</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,937,634</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.2</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.2%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">43,453</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20221108/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,981,087 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Madsen">Barbara A. Madsen</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 5.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_6">Position 6</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6 on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/G-Helen-Whitener.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of G. Helen Whitener" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,918,080</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.2</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.2%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">42,740</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20221108/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,960,820 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020" title="Washington Supreme Court elections, 2020">Washington Supreme Court elections, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results_2">Candidates and results</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_3">Position 3</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; 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} .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 3</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Raquel_Montoya-Lewis">Raquel Montoya-Lewis</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 3 on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RaquelMontoya-Lewis.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Raquel Montoya-Lewis" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Raquel_Montoya-Lewis">Raquel Montoya-Lewis</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">58.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 58.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,057,623</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dave_Larson24.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Dave Larson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">41.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 41.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,462,764</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.4</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.4%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">13,661</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,534,048 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Raquel_Montoya-Lewis">Raquel Montoya-Lewis</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 3.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_4">Position 4</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 4</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_W._Johnson_(Washington)">Charles W. Johnson</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 4 on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/CJohnsonWA.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Charles W. Johnson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_W._Johnson_(Washington)">Charles W. Johnson</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,850,924</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.3</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.3%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">66,407</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,917,331 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_W._Johnson_(Washington)">Charles W. Johnson</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 4.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_6_2">Position 6</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Special general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Serns">Richard Serns</a> in the special general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6 on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/G-Helen-Whitener.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of G. Helen Whitener" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">66.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 66.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,263,513</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RichardSerns.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Serns" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Serns">Richard Serns</a> (Nonpartisan) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Serns#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">33.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 33.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,140,338</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">19,416</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,423,267 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/G._Helen_Whitener">G. Helen Whitener</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Serns">Richard Serns</a> advanced from the special primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Position_7">Position 7</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 7</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Debra_Stephens">Debra Stephens</a> won election in the general election for Washington State Supreme Court Position 7 on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DStephensWA.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Debra Stephens" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Debra_Stephens">Debra Stephens</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">97.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 97.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,852,879</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 2.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">60,808</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/judicial-all.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,913,687 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Debra_Stephens">Debra Stephens</a> advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 7.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Washington Supreme Court elections, 2018">Washington Supreme Court elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results_3">Candidates and results</span></h4> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible jquery-tablesorter"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><h4>Washington Supreme Court 2018 elections</h4></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <ul> <li>Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.</li> <li><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="/Survey?Source=candlist"> survey.</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold; width: 25%;">Office</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; width: 75%;">Candidates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Position 2</td> <td><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Owens">Susan Owens</a> (i)<br /><div style="margin-left: 2em; padding-top:25px;"> <p>Did not make the ballot:<br /> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Scannell">John Scannell</a> <br /> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Position 8</td> <td><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a> (i) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez#Campaign_themes" target="_blank"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a><br /><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nathan_Choi">Nathan Choi</a> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Position 9</td> <td><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a> (i)<br /><div style="margin-left: 2em; padding-top:25px;"> <p>Did not make the ballot:<br /> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stan_Lippmann">Stan Lippmann</a> <br /> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2016" title="Washington Supreme Court elections, 2016">Washington Supreme Court elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="General_election_candidates">General election candidates</span></h3> <div style="-moz-column-count:3; -webkit-column-count:3; column-count:3;" class="mobile-columns"> <h4><span id="Justice.2C_Position_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Justice,_Position_1">Justice, Position 1</span></h4> <p><span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/Mary_Yu" title="Mary Yu">Mary Yu</a> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <small><i>(<b>Incumbent</b>)</i></small><br /> <span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/David_DeWolf" title="David DeWolf">David DeWolf</a><br /> </p> <h4><span id="Justice.2C_Position_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Justice,_Position_5">Justice, Position 5</span></h4> <p><span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <small><i>(<b>Incumbent</b>)</i></small><br /> <span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/Greg_Zempel" title="Greg Zempel">Greg Zempel</a><br /> </p> <h4><span id="Justice.2C_Position_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Justice,_Position_6">Justice, Position 6</span></h4> <p><span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/Charlie_Wiggins" title="Charlie Wiggins">Charlie Wiggins</a> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <small><i>(<b>Incumbent</b>)</i></small><br /> <span style="color: gray">■</span> <a href="/Dave_Larson" title="Dave Larson">Dave Larson</a><br /> </p> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_results">Election results</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="November_8_general_election">November 8 general election</span></h4> <div>Incumbent <a href="/Mary_Yu" title="Mary Yu">Mary Yu</a> defeated <a href="/David_DeWolf" title="David DeWolf">David DeWolf</a> in the general election for the Washington Supreme Court, Position 1.</div><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Washington Supreme Court, Position 1, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Mary_Yu" title="Mary Yu">Mary Yu</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">57.33%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,577,495</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/David_DeWolf" title="David DeWolf">David DeWolf</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">42.67%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,174,263</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(100% reporting)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,751,758</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/Judicial-All.html">Washington Secretary of State Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div>Incumbent <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a> defeated <a href="/Greg_Zempel" title="Greg Zempel">Greg Zempel</a> in the general election for the Washington Supreme Court, Position 5.</div><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Washington Supreme Court, Position 5, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">61.95%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,679,786</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Greg_Zempel" title="Greg Zempel">Greg Zempel</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">38.05%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,031,698</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(100% reporting)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,711,484</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/Judicial-All.html">Washington Secretary of State Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div>Incumbent <a href="/Charlie_Wiggins" title="Charlie Wiggins">Charlie Wiggins</a> defeated <a href="/Dave_Larson" title="Dave Larson">Dave Larson</a> in the general election for the Washington Supreme Court, Position 6.</div><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Washington Supreme Court, Position 6, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Charlie_Wiggins" title="Charlie Wiggins">Charlie Wiggins</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">57.49%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,535,554</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Dave_Larson" title="Dave Larson">Dave Larson</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">42.51%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,135,285</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(100% reporting)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,670,839</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/Judicial-All.html">Washington Secretary of State Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="August_2_primary_election">August 2 primary election</span></h4> <p>Incumbent Justice <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a> and challenger <a href="/Greg_Zempel" title="Greg Zempel">Greg Zempel</a> defeated <a href="/John_Scannell" title="John Scannell">John Scannell</a> and advanced to the November 8 general election. </p> <table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Washington Supreme Court Primary, Position 5, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">63.90%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">759,475</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Greg_Zempel" title="Greg Zempel">Greg Zempel</a></b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">29.71%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">353,149</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/John_Scannell" title="John Scannell">John Scannell</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">6.38%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">75,849</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(2000 of 2000 reporting: 100%)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>1,188,473</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20160802/Supreme-Court-Justice-Position-5.html">Washington Secretary of State Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <table width="600px" class="sortable"><tbody><tr><th width="100px" bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white; text-align:center;">Unopposed</th><td style="border:1px solid #00000">  Judge <a href="/Mary_Yu" title="Mary Yu">Mary Yu</a> (Position 1)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="600px" class="sortable"><tbody><tr><th width="100px" bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white; text-align:center;">Unopposed</th><td style="border:1px solid #00000">  Judge <a href="/Mary_Fairhurst" title="Mary Fairhurst">Mary Fairhurst</a> (Position 3)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Position 4</b></p><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Johnson</span><a href="/Charles_W._Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles W. Johnson">Charles W. Johnson</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>73.3%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Yoon</span><a href="/Eddie_Yoon" title="Eddie Yoon">Eddie Yoon</a> </td><td>No</td><td></td><td>26.7%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Position 7</b></p><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Scannell</span><a href="/John_Scannell" title="John Scannell">John Scannell</a> </td><td>No</td><td></td><td>21.9%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Stephens</span><a href="/Debra_Stephens" title="Debra Stephens">Debra Stephens</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>78.1%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><ul class="nav nav-stacked panel-group" id="headertabs-ul"><li class="panel"><a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#headertabs-ul" href="#tab1" style="background:#eee;">Election history, 2006-2012 (click to expand)</a><div id="tab1" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Office</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Hilyer</span><a href="/Bruce_Hilyer" title="Bruce Hilyer">Bruce Hilyer</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>Position 9</td><td>25.6%</td><td bgcolor="black"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Danielson</span><a href="/Bruce_O._Danielson" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce O. Danielson">Bruce O. Danielson</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>Position 8</td><td>43.1%</td><td bgcolor="black"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">McQuaid</span><a href="/Douglas_W._McQuaid" title="Douglas W. McQuaid">Douglas W. McQuaid</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>Position 2</td><td>24.14%</td><td bgcolor="black"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Ladenburg</span><a href="/John_Ladenburg" title="John Ladenburg">John Ladenburg</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>Position 9</td><td>15.31%</td><td bgcolor="black"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Sanders</span><a href="/Richard_Sanders" title="Richard Sanders">Richard Sanders</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>Position 9</td><td>27.48%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>44.76%   <a href="/File:/Red_x.svg" class="image" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" width="16" height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;"></span><a href="/Scott_Stafne" title="Scott Stafne">Scott Stafne</a>    </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>   </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">McCloud</span><a href="/Sheryl_McCloud" title="Sheryl McCloud">Sheryl McCloud</a>   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>No</td><td>Position 9</td><td>31.61%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>55.24%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Gonzalez</span><a href="/Steven_Gonzalez" title="Steven Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a>   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td>Position 8</td><td>56.9%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>100%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Owens</span><a href="/Susan_Owens" title="Susan Owens">Susan Owens</a>   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td>Position 2</td><td>63.5%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>100%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/2010_State_Supreme_Court_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 State Supreme Court elections">2010 State Supreme Court elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Richard_Sanders" title="Richard Sanders">Richard Sanders</a> was defeated by challenger <a href="/Charlie_Wiggins" title="Charlie Wiggins">Charlie Wiggins</a>. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2010 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Charlie Wiggins</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>50.34%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Richard Sanders</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Incumbent <a href="/James_Johnson_(Washington)" title="James Johnson (Washington)">James Johnson</a> ran uncontested and was re-elected. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2010 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>James Johnson</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a> ran uncontested and was re-elected. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2010 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Barbara Madsen</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_Supreme_Court_elections,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="State Supreme Court elections, 2008">State Supreme Court elections, 2008</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Debra_Stephens" title="Debra Stephens">Debra Stephens</a> ran uncontested and was re-elected. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2008 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Debra Stephens</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Charles_W._Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles W. Johnson">Charles Johnson</a> competed against <a href="/James_Beecher" title="James Beecher">James Beecher</a> and <a href="/Frank_Vulliet" title="Frank Vulliet">Frank Vulliet</a> and was re-elected. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2008 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Charles Johnson</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>James Beecher</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Frank Vulliet</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Mary_Fairhurst" title="Mary Fairhurst">Mary Fairhurst</a> competed against <a href="/Michael_Bond_(Washington)" title="Michael Bond (Washington)">Michael Bond</a> and was re-elected. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Washington State Supreme Court <br /> 2008 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Mary Fairhurst</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Michael Bond</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>n/a</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>n/a</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Caseloads">Caseloads</span></h2> <p>The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.<sup id="cite_ref-cases_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cases-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white; font=bold;"><i>Washington Supreme Court caseload data</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Filings </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Dispositions </th></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>1,173</td> <td>1,144 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>1,361</td> <td>1,249 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>1,397</td> <td>1,306 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>1,388</td> <td>1,269 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>1,413</td> <td>1,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>1,408</td> <td>1,404 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>1,585</td> <td>1,402 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>1,530</td> <td>2,949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>1,578</td> <td>1,509 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>1,479</td> <td>1,439 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>1,515</td> <td>1,503 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>1,556</td> <td>1,578 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>1,570</td> <td>1,832 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>1,607</td> <td>1651 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>1,468</td> <td>1,382 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis">Analysis</span></h2> <h3><span id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters_.282021.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters_(2021)">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters (2021)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><img alt="Ballotpedia Courts Determiners and Dissenters navigation ad.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/b/bb/Ballotpedia_Courts_Determiners_and_Dissenters_navigation_ad.png" decoding="async" width="3420" height="429" data-file-width="3420" data-file-height="429" /> In 2020, Ballotpedia published <i><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters</a></i>, a study on how state supreme court justices decided the cases that came before them. Our goal was to determine which justices ruled together most often, which frequently dissented, and which courts featured the most unanimous or contentious decisions. </p><p>The study tracked the position taken by each state supreme court justice in every case they decided in 2020, then tallied the number of times the justices on the court ruled together. We identified the following types of justices: </p> <ul><li>We considered two justices <i><b>opinion partners</b></i> if they frequently concurred or dissented together throughout the year.</li> <li>We considered justices a <i><b>dissenting minority</b></i> if they frequently opposed decisions together as a -1 minority.</li> <li>We considered a group of justices a <i><b>determining majority</b></i> if they frequently determined cases by a +1 majority throughout the year.</li> <li>We considered a justice a <i><b>lone dissenter</b></i> if he or she frequently dissented alone in cases throughout the year.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Summary_of_cases_decided_in_2020">Summary of cases decided in 2020</span></h4> <ul><li>Number of justices: 9</li> <li>Number of cases: 66</li> <li>Percentage of cases with a unanimous ruling: 59.1%% (39)</li> <li>Justice most often writing the majority opinion: Justices Gonzalez and Madsen (N/A)</li> <li>Per curiam decisions: 1</li> <li>Concurring opinions: 15</li> <li>Justice with most concurring opinions: Justice Gonzalez (5)</li> <li>Dissenting opinions: 24</li> <li>Justice with most dissenting opinions: Justice Madsen (7)</li></ul> <p>For the study's full set of findings in Washington, click <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters/Washington" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters/Washington">here</a>. </p> <h3><span id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship_.282020.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship_(2020)">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship (2020)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><img alt="Ballotpedia Courts State Partisanship navigation ad.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/b/b6/Ballotpedia_Courts_State_Partisanship_navigation_ad.png" decoding="async" width="3420" height="429" data-file-width="3420" data-file-height="429" /> <i>Last updated: June 15, 2020</i> </p><p>In 2020, Ballotpedia published <i><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship</a></i>, a study examining the partisan affiliation of all state supreme court justices in the country as of June 15, 2020. </p><p>The study presented <i>Confidence Scores</i> that represented our confidence in each justice's degree of partisan affiliation, based on a variety of factors. This was not a measure of where a justice fell on the political or ideological spectrum, but rather a measure of how much confidence we had that a justice was or had been affiliated with a political party. To arrive at confidence scores we analyzed each justice's past partisan activity by collecting data on campaign finance, past political positions, party registration history, as well as other factors. The five categories of <i>Confidence Scores</i> were: </p> <ul><li>Strong Democrat</li> <li>Mild Democrat</li> <li>Indeterminate<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup></li> <li>Mild Republican</li> <li>Strong Republican</li></ul> <p>We used the Confidence Scores of each justice to develop a Court Balance Score, which attempted to show the balance among justices with Democratic, Republican, and Indeterminate Confidence Scores on a court. Courts with higher positive Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Republican Confidence Scores, while courts with lower negative Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Democratic Confidence Scores. Courts closest to zero either had justices with conflicting partisanship or justices with Indeterminate Confidence Scores.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p><p>Washington had a Court Balance Score of <b>-5.67</b>, indicating <b>Democrat control</b> of the court. In total, the study found that there were 15 states with Democrat-controlled courts, 27 states with Republican-controlled courts, and eight states with Split courts. The map below shows the court balance score of each state. </p> <div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><img alt="SSC by state.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/75/SSC_by_state.png/600px-SSC_by_state.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="410" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/75/SSC_by_state.png/900px-SSC_by_state.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/7/75/SSC_by_state.png 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="682" /></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span id="Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_.282012.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_(2012)">Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores (2012)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_of_state_supreme_court_justices,_2012" title="Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores of state supreme court justices, 2012">Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores of state supreme court justices, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan outlook of state supreme court justices in their paper, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns." A score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology while scores below 0 were more liberal. The state Supreme Court of <a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a> was given a campaign finance score (CFscore), which was calculated for judges in October 2012. At that time, <a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a> received a score of <b>-0.91</b>. Based on the justices selected, <b><a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a> was the 5th most liberal court</b>. The study was based on data from campaign contributions by judges themselves, the partisan leaning of contributors to the judges, or—in the absence of elections—the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice but rather an academic gauge of various factors.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_cases"><a href="/Noteworthy_cases_coverage_at_Ballotpedia" title="Noteworthy cases coverage at Ballotpedia">Noteworthy cases</a></span></h2> <p>The following are noteworthy cases heard before the Washington Supreme Court. For a full list of opinions published by the court, click <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/">here</a>. Know of a case we should cover here? Let us know by <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">emailing us</a>. </p> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">Underfunding education (2012-2015)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Justice <a href="/Debra_Stephens" title="Debra Stephens">Debra Stephens</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/PublicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/84362-7%20order%20-%209-11-2014.pdf">McCleary v. State of Washington</a>, Supreme Court No. 84362-7)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>In <i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/PublicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/84362-7%20order%20-%209-11-2014.pdf">McLeary v. State</a></i>, the <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Supreme Court">Washington Supreme Court</a> found that the state was not adequately funding K-12 education in accordance with the state constitution, which states: </p> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex.<sup id="cite_ref-wa_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wa-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8">[8]</a></sup> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—<a href="/Washington_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Constitution">Washington State Constitution</a>, Article IX, Section 1</cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The high court confirmed a lower court's ruling on January 5, 2012, and required the state legislature to adjust the budget to provide more funding for education. Specifically, it explained that the legislature was required to produce a "phase-in plan for achieving the State's mandate to fully fund basic education and demonstrate that its budget meets its plan."<sup id="cite_ref-mcleary_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcleary-18">[18]</a></sup> This requirement was reiterated by a court order in January 2014 that required a plan to be submitted to the court by April 30, 2014. When this deadline was not met, the court found the state to be in contempt on September 11, 2014, but delayed sanctions until the 2015 legislative session.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, the court granted an extension on sanctions when legislators went into special session to negotiate a two-year state budget. The court granted another extension on June 8, 2015 and ordered the state to file its annual progress report with the court, along with its plan to fund the 2017-2018 school year, by the earlier of July 27 or 15 days after the adjournment of the special session.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> When the state missed this extended deadline, the court on August 13, 2015, ordered sanctions of $100,000 per day so long as the state violated the court's January 2014 order.<sup id="cite_ref-AUG13_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AUG13-21">[21]</a></sup> The court planned to collect the fines totaling $700,000 per week and put them in an education fund until a new education plan was approved.<sup id="cite_ref-STRIKE_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRIKE-22">[22]</a></sup> Education funding problems and stalled contract negotiations led to Seattle's first teacher strike in 30 years. Teachers went on strike during the 2015-2016 school year's first week of classes.<sup id="cite_ref-STRIKE_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRIKE-22">[22]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><br /><a href="/Public_Policy" title="Public Policy"><img alt="Public Policy Logo on Ballotpedia.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/85px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="46" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/128px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/170px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="378" /></a><i>For more information on education policy, visit <a href="/Education_Policy" title="Education Policy">Policypedia</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">Operation of charter schools (2014-2015)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Chief Justice <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/897140.pdf">League of Women Voters, et al. v. State of Washington</a>, Supreme Court No. 89714-0)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>On September 4, 2015, the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Washington Supreme Court</a> declared the state's Charter Schools Act unconstitutional. Under the Act, the daily operation of charter schools is not governed by local school boards and charter schools receive funding from the same source as public schools. Deeply concerned over the lack of local control and fiscal impact of implementing the Act, the League of Women Voters of Washington, parents, teachers and other groups sued the State of Washington in King County Superior Court. Initiative 1240, the basis for the Charter Schools Act, was approved by Washington state voters in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-OPINION_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPINION-23">[23]</a></sup> </p><p>The trial court held that charter schools are not "common schools" under article IX of Washington's Constitution so the funding required for common schools under the state constitution could not be used to fund charter schools. The trial court also determined that the funding provisions were severable, or could be separated from the Act, rendering it otherwise constitutional. All parties sought review. The Washington Supreme Court granted review and held that the provisions for funding charter schools as common schools were integral to the Act, and therefore not severable. Legislation is unconstitutional in its entirety if an invalid provision cannot be severed.<sup id="cite_ref-OPINION_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPINION-23">[23]</a></sup> </p><p>The supreme court did not indicate what would happen to the state's charter schools and sent the case back to King County Superior Court for an appropriate order.<sup id="cite_ref-OPINION_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPINION-23">[23]</a></sup> The ruling affects the state's nine charter schools and about 1,200 students.<sup id="cite_ref-STRIKE_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRIKE-22">[22]</a></sup> </p><p>The 6-3 decision in the charter school case was issued days before the start of the 2015-2016 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-OPINION_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPINION-23">[23]</a></sup> During the same week, Seattle faced its first teacher strike in 30 years.<sup id="cite_ref-STRIKE_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRIKE-22">[22]</a></sup> In August, the Washington Supreme Court ordered $100,000 per day sanctions until a new state education plan was approved.<sup id="cite_ref-AUG13_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AUG13-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><br /><a href="/Public_Policy" title="Public Policy"><img alt="Public Policy Logo on Ballotpedia.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/85px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="46" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/128px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/170px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="378" /></a><i>For more information on education policy, visit <a href="/Education_Policy" title="Education Policy">Policypedia</a>.</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">No-contact order (2008)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Justice <a href="/Tom_Chambers" title="Tom Chambers">Tom Chambers</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-supreme-court/1120342.html">State v. Warren</a>, No. 79356-5)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>In <i>State v. Warren</i> the court upheld a lower court sentence that permanently banned a convicted child molester from contacting his wife, who was not a direct victim of his crimes. The decision was 8-1, with <a href="/Richard_Sanders" title="Richard Sanders">Richard Sanders</a> the only to dissent. </p><p>Richard H. Warren, who was convicted of child molestation and child rape against two stepdaughters, in two separate King County Superior Court trials in 2003, had argued that the no-contact order imposed as a sentence after those trials was not "reasonably related" to his crime, and was an unconstitutional violation of his marriage rights. </p><p>The court disagreed, saying that based on the evidence, limiting Warren's marriage rights was reasonably necessary to achieve the compelling state interest of protecting the girls and their mother.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">Prisoners and public records (2008)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Justice <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-supreme-court/1055811.html">Livingston v. Cedeno</a>, No. 79608-4)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>The Court issued a 5-4 ruling in July 2008 holding that while prisoners may make <a href="/Washington_Public_Records_Act" title="Washington Public Records Act">open records requests</a>, and that the state must fulfill them, the correctional facility is under no obligation to actually deliver the document to the felon if the information is considered contraband. </p><p>"The Public Records Act does not limit the department's discretion in prohibiting entry of public records that it reasonably deems inappropriate in a prison setting," Justice <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Madsen</a> wrote for the majority. Joining her were Chief Justice <a href="/Gerry_Alexander" title="Gerry Alexander">Gerry Alexander</a> and Justices <a href="/Bobbe_Bridge" title="Bobbe Bridge">Bobbe Bridge</a>, <a href="/Mary_Fairhurst" title="Mary Fairhurst">Mary Fairhurst</a> and <a href="/Charles_W._Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles W. Johnson">Charles Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> </p><p>Dissenters were led by <a href="/James_Johnson_(Washington)" title="James Johnson (Washington)">James Johnson</a>. </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">Same-sex marriage (2006)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Justice <a href="/Barbara_Madsen" title="Barbara Madsen">Barbara Madsen</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/content/pdf/759341opn.pdf">Andersen v. King County</a>, No. 75934-1)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p>In a July 2006 decision that split 5-4, the court upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The decision combined two cases where trial courts had struck down the 1998 state law banning gay marriages. 19 same-sex couples were the plaintiffs in the case. They sought the right to get married or to have their marriages from other jurisdictions recognized in Washington. Six different opinions were issued by the justices of the court.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> Same-sex marriage was approved by voters in Washington in 2012 with the ballot measure known as <a href="/Washington_Same-Sex_Marriage_Veto_Referendum,_Referendum_74_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Same-Sex Marriage Veto Referendum, Referendum 74 (2012)">Referendum 74</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="85%" class="collapsible collapsed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">  • <b><span style="font-size:115%;">Public disclosure (2004 & 2009)</span></b><br />     <span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:80%;"><i>Judge(s):Justice <a href="/Debra_Stephens" title="Debra Stephens">Debra Stephens</a></i></span><span style="font-size:80%;"> <i>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-supreme-court/1302729.html">Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines</a>, No. 80532-6)</i><br /></span></td><th style="text-align:right"><small><i>Click for summary→</i></small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p><b>May 2004:</b> In the 5-4 opinion, the state supreme court ruled that attorney-client privilege trumps the state public-disclosure law for government agencies and their attorneys. Therefore the communications between the two would not need to be publicly available. The <i>Public Disclosure Act</i> was approved by voters in a 1972 ballot initiative. The majority said there was a clear exemption for such information in a 1987 amendment to the act. In dissent, Justice <a href="/Gerry_Alexander" title="Gerry Alexander">Gerry Alexander</a> said the decision "renders ineffectual the (law's) strong mandate to agencies that they must disclose public information." News and open-government organizations reacted angrily to the ruling.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </p><p><b>January 2009:</b> In <i>Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines</i>, Justice <a href="/Debra_Stephens" title="Debra Stephens">Debra Stephens</a> wrote the 8-1 majority opinion. The court ruled that a person requesting records has one year to sue an agency whose response to the request is found inadequate by the requester. Public information advocates hailed the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> </p><p><b>October 2009:</b> In <i>City of Federal Way v. Koenig</i>, written by Justice <a href="/Susan_Owens" title="Susan Owens">Susan Owens</a>, the court held that <a href="/Washington_Public_Records_Act" title="Washington Public Records Act">Washington's Public Disclosure Act</a> does <b>not apply</b> to state judicial records. Owens was joined in her opinion by Charles Johnson, Mary Fairhurst, James Johnson, Tom Chambers and Justice Pro Tem Joel M. Penoyar.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Ethics">Ethics</span></h2> <p>The <b>Washington Code of Judicial Conduct</b> sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in <a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a>. It consists of four canons: </p> <ul><li><b>Canon 1:</b> "A Judge Shall Uphold and Promote the Independence, Integrity, and Impartiality of the Judiciary, and Shall Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety"</li> <li><b>Canon 2:</b> "A Judge Should Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially, Competently, and Diligently"</li> <li><b>Canon 3:</b> "A Judge Shall Conduct the Judge’s Personal and Extrajudicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with the Obligations of Judicial Office"</li> <li><b>Canon 4:</b> "A Judge or Candidate for Judicial Office Shall not Engage in Political or Campaign Activity that is Inconsistent with the Independence, Integrity, or Impartiality of the Judiciary"<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup></li></ul> <p>The full text of the <b>Washington Code of Judicial Conduct</b> can be found <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/?fa=court_rules.list&group=ga&set=CJC">here</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Removal_of_judges">Removal of judges</span></h3> <p>Judges in <a href="/Courts_in_Washington" title="Courts in Washington">Washington</a> may be removed in one of two ways: </p> <ul><li>By the supreme court after an investigation by the commission on judicial conduct; an investigation may be sparked by a complaint of judicial misconduct or because of judicial disability. The commission holds a hearing and evaluates a case, after which it may recommend supreme court action.</li> <li>By a joint resolution of the legislature, with the consent of three-fourths of each house.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History_of_the_court">History of the court</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/File:WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg/250px-WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="110" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg/375px-WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg/500px-WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4526" data-file-height="2000" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:WashingtonCapitolTOJI.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The Temple of Justice (entrance to the Washington Supreme Court)</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg/200px-WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="169" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg/300px-WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg/400px-WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3320" data-file-height="2800" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:WashSupremeCtInterior.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Courthouse interior</div></div></div> <p>Washington became a part of the Oregon territory in 1848. The territory encompassed much of present-day Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. A territorial government was put into operation in 1849 that included a supreme court, district courts, probate courts, and justices of the peace, as provided in the Territorial Act. The supreme court consisted of three justices, appointed by the U.S. president with consent of the U.S. senate, for four-year terms. The territory was divided into three circuits and the justices were required to ride circuit as district court judges throughout the year. Appeals of district court decisions were heard by the territorial supreme court. Appeals from the territorial supreme court could be taken to the U.S. Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> </p><p>In 1853, Washington became its own territory with its own supreme court. President <a href="/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a> nominated three judges to the new territorial supreme court in the same year. Governor Isaac Stevens designated three judicial districts and fixed dates for holding court in the three districts. In 1854 the territorial legislature created a fourth district and added a fourth supreme court judge. Judges were responsible for riding circuit as trial court judges throughout the territorial districts, which the legislature changed with some frequency. As circuit court judges and supreme court judges, supreme court judges heard appeals to cases they had previously decided. Justices of the peace, probate courts, and district courts also operated in the territory.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> </p><p>In 1889, Washington achieved statehood. The <a href="/Washington_Constitution" title="Washington Constitution">Washington Constitution</a> of 1889 remains the state's constitution today. The supreme court was composed of five justices selected by voters through partisan elections. Justices were no longer responsible for riding the trial court circuit. In 1905, due to the crowded backlog, the court was expanded to seven justices by the state legislature, and in 1909 it was expanded to nine, where it remains today.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> </p><p>In 1907 the legislature established a direct nonpartisan election system for justices. In 1952 <a href="/Washington_HJR_6,_Judge_Retirement_Age_Amendment_(1952)" title="Washington HJR 6, Judge Retirement Age Amendment (1952)">Washington HJR 6, Judge Retirement Age Amendment (1952)</a> passed, providing that judges must retire at 75 years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> </p><p>Until the court of appeals was created in 1969, supreme court justices usually met in groups of five to expedite court business. Since then, the court meets as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_firsts">Notable firsts</span></h3> <ul><li><b>1981:</b> <a href="/Carolyn_Dimmick" title="Carolyn Dimmick">Carolyn Dimmick</a> became the court's first female justice.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup></li> <li><b>1988:</b> Charles Z. Smith (1927-2016) became the first black justice of the Washington Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Courts_in_Washington">Courts in Washington</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Courts_in_Washington" title="Courts in Washington">Courts in Washington</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In <b>Washington</b>, there are two federal district courts, a state supreme court, a state court of appeals, and trial courts. These courts serve different purposes, which are outlined in the sections below. </p><p>Click a link for information about that court type. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Courts_in_Washington#Federal_courts" title="Courts in Washington">Federal courts</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_Washington#State_supreme_court" title="Courts in Washington">State supreme court</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_Washington#State_court_of_appeals" title="Courts in Washington">State court of appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_Washington#Trial_courts" title="Courts in Washington">Trial courts</a></li></ul> <p>The image below depicts the flow of cases through Washington's state court system. Cases typically originate in the trial courts and can be appealed to courts higher up in the system. </p> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px;"><a href="/File:Washington_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/38/Washington_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png/400px-Washington_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="309" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/38/Washington_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="464" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Washington_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The structure of Washington's state court system.</div></div></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_control_of_Washington_state_government">Party control of Washington state government</span></h2><p> A <b><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">state government trifecta</a></b> is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. A state supreme court plays a role in the checks and balances system of a state government. </p><p>Washington has a Democratic <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas">trifecta</a>. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.</p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <table class="wikitable;" style="width=100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:330px; text-align:center"><a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a> </th> <th style="width:330px; text-align:center"><a href="/Judicial_selection_in_the_states" title="Judicial selection in the states">Judicial Selection</a> </th> <th style="width:330px; text-align:center"><a href="/State_courts" title="State courts">More Courts</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Washington" title="Washington"><img alt="Seal of Washington.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/34/Seal_of_Washington.png/100px-Seal_of_Washington.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/34/Seal_of_Washington.png/150px-Seal_of_Washington.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/34/Seal_of_Washington.png/200px-Seal_of_Washington.png 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="600" /></a></div></div></td> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Judicial_selection_in_the_states" title="Judicial selection in the states"><img alt="Judicialselectionlogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/Judicialselectionlogo.png/120px-Judicialselectionlogo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/Judicialselectionlogo.png/180px-Judicialselectionlogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/Judicialselectionlogo.png/240px-Judicialselectionlogo.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="750" /></a></div></div></td> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/The_Ballotpedia_News_Update" title="The Ballotpedia News Update"><img alt="BP logo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f3/BP_logo.png/100px-BP_logo.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="69" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f3/BP_logo.png/150px-BP_logo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f3/BP_logo.png/200px-BP_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="975" data-file-height="675" /></a></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a href="/Courts_in_Washington" title="Courts in Washington">Courts in Washington</a></center> <center><a href="/Washington_Court_of_Appeals" title="Washington Court of Appeals">Washington Court of Appeals</a></center> <center><a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Supreme Court">Washington Supreme Court</a></center> <center></center> </td> <td> <center><a href="/Judicial_elections" title="Judicial elections">Elections</a>: <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2024" title="State judicial elections, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2023" title="State judicial elections, 2023">2023</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022">2022</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2021" title="State judicial elections, 2021">2021</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2020" title="State judicial elections, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2019" title="State judicial elections, 2019">2019</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2018" title="State judicial elections, 2018">2018</a> • <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2017" title="State judicial elections, 2017">2017</a></center> <center><a href="/Judicial_appointments_by_governor" title="Judicial appointments by governor">Gubernatorial appointments</a></center> <center><a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Washington" title="Judicial selection in Washington">Judicial selection in Washington</a></center> </td> <td> <center><a href="/Judicial_Branch" title="Judicial Branch">Federal courts</a></center> <center><a href="/State_courts" title="State courts">State courts</a></center> <center><a href="/Local_Courts" title="Local Courts">Local courts</a></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/SupremeCourt/?fa=supremecourt.home"><i>Washington State Courts</i>, "Supreme Court"</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cases-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cases_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cases_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/caseload/?fa=caseload.showIndex&level=a&freq=a"><i>Washington Courts</i>, “Caseloads of the Courts of Washington,” accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/SupremeCourt/?fa=supremecourt.visit"><i>Washington Courts</i>, "Visit the Supreme Court," accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/resources/?fa=newsinfo_jury.display&altMenu=Citi&folderID=jury_guide&fileID=supreme"><i>Washington Courts</i>,"The Supreme Court," accessed July 1, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/resources/?fa=newsinfo_jury.display&altMenu=Citi&folderID=jury_guide&fileID=supreme"><i>Washington Courts</i>,"The Supreme Court," accessed July 1, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/resources/?fa=newsinfo_jury.display&altMenu=Citi&folderID=jury_guide&fileID=supreme"><i>Washington Courts</i>,"The Supreme Court," accessed July 1, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wa-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wa_7-0">7.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wa_7-1">7.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.leg.wa.gov/LAWSANDAGENCYRULES/Pages/constitution.aspx"><i>Washington State Legislature</i>, "Washington Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-0">8.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-1">8.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state="><i>National Center for State Courts</i>, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state="><i>National Center for State Courts</i>, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state="><i>National Center for State Courts</i>, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WAconst-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-WAconst_12-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/Pages/WAConstitution.aspx#ARTICLE_IV"><i>Washington State Legislature</i>, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 24, 2014</a> <i>(Scroll to Article IV, Section 3)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-general-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-general_13-0">↑</a></span> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: Invalid <code><ref></code> tag; no text was provided for refs named <code>general</code></span></li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state="><i>National Center for State Courts</i>, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">An Indeterminate score indicates that there is either not enough information about the justice’s partisan affiliations or that our research found conflicting partisan affiliations.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Court Balance Score is calculated by finding the average partisan Confidence Score of all justices on a state supreme court. For example, if a state has justices on the state supreme court with Confidence Scores of 4, -2, 2, 14, -2, 3, and 4, the Court Balance is the average of those scores: 3.3. Therefore, the Confidence Score on the court is Mild Republican. The use of positive and negative numbers in presenting both Confidence Scores and Court Balance Scores should not be understood to that either a Republican or Democratic score is <i>positive</i> or <i>negative.</i> The numerical values represent their distance from zero, not whether one score is better or worse than another.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2169664"><i>Stanford University</i>, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcleary-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-mcleary_18-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/PublicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/84362-7%20order%20-%209-11-2014.pdf"><i>The Supreme Court of Washington</i>, "McCleary v. State," September 11, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-profiles/publicola/articles/morning-jolt-september-2014"><i>Seattle Met</i>, "Jolt: WA Supreme Court Says State is in "Contempt" for Not Fully Funding K-12 Schools," September 11, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/PublicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/84362-7%20McCleary%20v.%20State%20order%206-8-15.pdf"><i>McLeary v. State of Washington</i>, "Order," June 8, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AUG13-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-AUG13_21-0">21.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-AUG13_21-1">21.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20News/843627_081315McClearyorder.pdf"><i>McLeary v. State of Washington</i>, "Order," August 13, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-STRIKE-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-STRIKE_22-0">22.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-STRIKE_22-1">22.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-STRIKE_22-2">22.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-STRIKE_22-3">22.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/an-uncertain-return-for-a-charter-system-in-washington-state.html?_r=0"><i>The New York Times</i>, "Strike by Seattle Teachers Adds to School Turmoil in State," September 8, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OPINION-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-OPINION_23-0">23.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-OPINION_23-1">23.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-OPINION_23-2">23.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-OPINION_23-3">23.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/897140.pdf"><i>The Supreme Court of Washington</i>, "Opinion: League of Women voters, et al. v. State of Washington," September 4, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008417596_apwascowspousenocontact1stldwritethru.html"><i>Seattle Times</i>, "Wash Court OKs contact ban for non-victim spouse," November 20, 2008</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/07/wa_court_public_records_can_be.html"><i>Oregon Live</i>, "WA court: Public records can be kept from inmates," July 3, 2008</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/26/us/26cnd-gay.html?hp&ex=1153972800&en=848ba0545ce8f897&ei=5094&partner=homepage"><i>New York Times</i>, "Washington Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage," July 26, 2006</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/us/washington-passes-same-sex-marriage/"><i>CNN.com</i>, "Washington voters pass same-sex marriage, CNN projects," November 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://courts.mrsc.org/mc/courts/zsupreme/151wn2d/151wn2d0439.htm"><i>MRSC.org</i>, "Opinion: Hangartner v. City of Seattle," May 13, 2004</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballotpedia.org/Rental_Housing_Association_of_Puget_Sound_v._City_of_Des_Moines"><i>Ballotpedia.org</i>, "Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines," accessed October 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/66238112.html?mobile=true"><i>Federal Way Mirror</i>, "Courts are exempt from state's Public Records Act," October 26, 2009</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/?fa=court_rules.list&group=ga&set=CJC"><i>Washington Courts</i>, "Washington State Court Rules: Code of Judicial Conduct," accessed August 15, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.com/judicial_selection/methods/removal_of_judges.cfm?state=WA"><i>American Judicature Society</i>, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington, Removal of Judges," accessed August 15, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://soll.libguides.com/c.php?g=519356"><i>State of Oregon Law Library</i>,"Oregon Courts Under the Territorial Government," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://soll.libguides.com/c.php?g=519356"><i>State of Oregon Law Library</i>,"Oregon Courts Under the Territorial Government," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2578&context=wlr"><i>University of Washington School of Law</i>,"The Courts and Early Bar of the Washington Territory," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-36">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/education/?fa=education.supreme"><i>Washington Courts</i>,"Brief History of the Washington Supreme Court," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-37">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-washington-state-constitution-9780199946167?cc=us&lang=en&"><i>Oxford University Press</i>,"The Washington State Constitution," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-washington-state-constitution-9780199946167?cc=us&lang=en&"><i>Oxford University Press</i>,"The Washington State Constitution," accessed June 28, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-39">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/stories/carolyn-dimmick/"><i>Washington Secretary of State</i>, "Carolyn Dimmick: A judge for all seasons," accessed October 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-40">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/stories/charles-z-smith/"><i>Washington Secretary of State</i>, "Charles Z. 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