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King County, Washington

2026 election results. Suzan DelBene (D) has 75% of the Washington 1st District vote in King County, with about 94% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 1.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. King County is split between 4 U.S. House districts. Below are also 46 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in King County

U.S. House: Washington 1st District

Suzan DelBene
75.0%85,634
Mary Silva
25.0%28,608
94% counted

Only part of King County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Suzan DelBene wins. Called.

U.S. House: Washington 7th District

Pramila Jayapal
87.9%321,249
Nirav Sheth
12.1%44,313
100% counted

Only part of King County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Pramila Jayapal wins. Called.

U.S. House: Washington 8th District

Kim Schrier
65.5%119,918
Spencer Meline
34.5%63,129
99% counted

Only part of King County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Kim Schrier wins. Called.

U.S. House: Washington 9th District

Adam Smith
76.1%187,404
Doug Basler
23.9%58,709
82% counted

Only part of King County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Adam Smith wins. Called.

The leader in King County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 11:01 AM.

46 local contests in King County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and judges on King County's ballots, from Washington's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Prosecuting Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Leesa Manion632,60797.8%
Write-in14,2262.2%

Leesa Manion is unopposed.

Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Rob Foxcurran573,22871.2%
Dominique M Scarimbolo228,39028.4%
Write-in3,3200.4%

Rob Foxcurran ahead in King County.

Director of Elections

CandidateVotesShare
Julie Wise637,16098.4%
Write-in10,1321.6%

Julie Wise is unopposed.

Metropolitan King County - Council District No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Saldaña61,44261.4%
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa38,12138.1%
Write-in5230.5%

Rebecca Saldaña ahead in King County.

Metropolitan King County - Council District No. 4

CandidateVotesShare
Jorge L. Barón89,59699.0%
Write-in8691.0%

Jorge L. Barón is unopposed.

Metropolitan King County - Council District No. 6

CandidateVotesShare
Claudia Balducci60,07398.2%
Write-in1,1261.8%

Claudia Balducci is unopposed.

Metropolitan King County - Council District No. 8

CandidateVotesShare
Teresa Mosqueda70,62670.2%
Nick Duda29,51229.3%
Write-in5050.5%

Teresa Mosqueda ahead in King County.

Cities & towns

City of Seattle - Council District No. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Nilu Jenks28,20559.2%
Julie Kang19,28340.5%
Write-in1470.3%

Nilu Jenks ahead in King County. Seattle's page.

Local measures

City of Clyde Hill - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes94266.2%
No48133.8%

Yes ahead with 66.2% in King County. Clyde Hill's page.

City of Issaquah - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes11,71874.1%
No4,10125.9%

Yes ahead with 74.1% in King County. Issaquah's page.

City of Kenmore - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
No7,59867.4%
Yes3,67732.6%

No ahead with 67.4% in King County. Kenmore's page.

City of Lake Forest Park - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,72961.8%
No2,92438.2%

Yes ahead with 61.8% in King County. Lake Forest Park's page.

City of SeaTac - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,59561.9%
No2,83138.1%

Yes ahead with 61.9% in King County. SeaTac's page.

City of Seattle - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes250,26372.9%
No93,19727.1%

Yes ahead with 72.9% in King County. Seattle's page.

City of Shoreline - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Against the formation of a Shoreline Metropolitan Park District.14,84254.6%
For the formation of a Shoreline Metropolitan Park District to be governed by Shoreline City Councilmembers.12,35745.4%

Against the formation of a Shoreline Metropolitan Park District. ahead with 54.6% in King County. Shoreline's page.

Highline School District No. 401 - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Approved29,29764.6%
Rejected16,06035.4%

Approved ahead with 64.6% in King County.

Highline School District No. 401 - Proposition No. 2

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes26,85959.4%
No18,38540.6%

Yes ahead with 59.4% in King County.

Kent School District No. 415 - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes31,01354.1%
No26,34845.9%

Yes ahead with 54.1% in King County.

King County Fire Protection District No. 20 - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Approved4,25678.8%
Rejected1,14421.2%

Approved ahead with 78.8% in King County.

King County Cemetery District No. 1 - Proposition No. 1

ChoiceVotesShare
Approved4,91671.5%
Rejected1,96128.5%

Approved ahead with 71.5% in King County.

Judges

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Jan Trasen129,47862.7%
Bianca Tse75,94936.8%
Write-in1,1740.6%

Jan Trasen ahead in King County.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Gehlsen153,66098.4%
Write-in2,4321.6%

Michelle Gehlsen is unopposed.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 3

CandidateVotesShare
Lisa O'Toole155,69098.3%
Write-in2,6161.7%

Lisa O'Toole is unopposed.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 4

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Peck155,29998.3%
Write-in2,6831.7%

Kevin Peck is unopposed.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Jill Klinge152,86998.5%
Write-in2,4011.5%

Jill Klinge is unopposed.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 6

CandidateVotesShare
Denice Gagner154,20198.2%
Write-in2,7601.8%

Denice Gagner is unopposed.

Northeast Electoral District - Judge Position No. 7

CandidateVotesShare
Peter Peaquin147,55698.1%
Write-in2,8641.9%

Peter Peaquin is unopposed.

Shoreline Electoral District - Judge Position No. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Raul Martinez31,25198.5%
Write-in4891.5%

Raul Martinez is unopposed.

Shoreline Electoral District - Judge Position No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Karama H. Hawkins31,17498.4%
Write-in5001.6%

Karama H. Hawkins is unopposed.

Southwest Electoral District - Judge Position No. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Todd65,14197.9%
Write-in1,3912.1%

Brian Todd is unopposed.

Southwest Electoral District - Judge Position No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Andrea Samonica Jarmon65,18497.4%
Write-in1,7312.6%

Andrea Samonica Jarmon is unopposed.

Southwest Electoral District - Judge Position No. 3

CandidateVotesShare
Mitch Greene64,12297.8%
Write-in1,4332.2%

Mitch Greene is unopposed.

Southwest Electoral District - Judge Position No. 4

CandidateVotesShare
Harry Steinmetz46,19154.6%
Fa'amomoi Masaniai, Jr.37,89644.8%
Write-in5080.6%

Harry Steinmetz ahead in King County.

Southwest Electoral District - Judge Position No. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Renee Walls46,63157.1%
Noel Merfeld34,46642.2%
Write-in6040.7%

Renee Walls ahead in King County.

West Electoral District - Judge Position No. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Bardi Martin198,46766.1%
Nyjat Rose-Akins100,71533.5%
Write-in1,0120.3%

Bardi Martin ahead in King County.

West Electoral District - Judge Position No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Kuljinder K. Dhillon218,55898.9%
Write-in2,5361.1%

Kuljinder K. Dhillon is unopposed.

West Electoral District - Judge Position No. 3

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Robertson218,12299.0%
Write-in2,2121.0%

Rebecca Robertson is unopposed.

West Electoral District - Judge Position No. 4

CandidateVotesShare
Yvonne Chin219,45299.0%
Write-in2,2891.0%

Yvonne Chin is unopposed.

West Electoral District - Judge Position No. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Kristin Shotwell218,11199.0%
Write-in2,3091.0%

Kristin Shotwell is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Cat McDowall218,84098.9%
Write-in2,4041.1%

Cat McDowall is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Katharine Edwards219,62598.9%
Write-in2,5471.1%

Katharine Edwards is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 3

CandidateVotesShare
Pooja Vaddadi205,32497.8%
Write-in4,6912.2%

Pooja Vaddadi is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 4

CandidateVotesShare
Anita Crawford-Willis219,41699.0%
Write-in2,2861.0%

Anita Crawford-Willis is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Gabe Rothstein203,16167.4%
Garmon Newsom96,97032.2%
Write-in1,0920.4%

Gabe Rothstein ahead in King County.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 6

CandidateVotesShare
Shantrice Anderson218,83498.9%
Write-in2,4001.1%

Shantrice Anderson is unopposed.

Seattle Municipal Court - Judge Position No. 7

CandidateVotesShare
Damon Shadid216,54998.8%
Write-in2,6521.2%

Damon Shadid is unopposed.

Washington's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:01 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WA-01 part of the countyD +49.9D +48.5D +1.5
WA-07 part of the countyD +75.8D +77.6R +1.8
WA-08 part of the countyD +31.0D +25.6D +5.4
WA-09 part of the countyD +52.3D +42.7Not yet

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How King County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris73.6%Donald Trump22.3%D +51.31,132,033
2020Joe Biden75.0%Donald Trump22.2%D +52.71,210,493
2016Hillary Clinton71.9%Donald Trump21.7%D +50.3998,499
2012Barack Obama69.1%Mitt Romney28.5%D +40.6967,154
2008Barack Obama70.3%John McCain28.2%D +42.1922,032
2004John Kerry65.0%George W. Bush33.7%D +31.3893,534
2000Al Gore60.0%George W. Bush34.4%D +25.6794,078

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +25.7.

Other counties in Washington

Washington results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Washington certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Washington's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.