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Washington Supreme Court Justice, Position 1

2026 results by county, from Washington's official results file. Colleen Melody 59.9%, Scott Edwards 39.8% statewide.

Statewide

Colleen Melody
59.9%1,745,755
Scott Edwards
39.8%1,159,969
Write-In
0.3%7,378

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

39 counties: Colleen Melody has the most votes in 15, Scott Edwards has the most votes in 24. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyColleen MelodyScott EdwardsVotes
Adams County39.1%60.2%3,977
Asotin County43.3%56.4%8,403
Benton County43.8%55.9%71,149
Chelan County49.7%50.1%32,332
Clallam County55.8%44.1%37,962
Clark County57.2%42.5%210,520
Columbia County32.4%67.1%1,777
Cowlitz County45.0%54.8%43,693
Douglas County42.5%57.2%15,488
Ferry County35.7%64.0%3,077
Franklin County46.1%53.8%22,461
Garfield County29.4%70.5%1,120
Grant County37.6%62.3%25,102
Grays Harbor County47.3%52.4%26,580
Island County59.1%40.7%40,979
Jefferson County73.0%26.9%19,667
King County72.7%27.1%855,897
Kitsap County59.8%39.8%119,007
Kittitas County42.5%57.2%18,656
Klickitat County49.0%50.8%10,186
Lewis County38.0%61.4%34,333
Lincoln County28.8%70.9%5,149
Mason County49.6%50.1%27,412
Okanogan County46.3%53.5%15,189
Pacific County52.2%47.6%11,135
Pend Oreille County35.9%63.5%6,215
Pierce County56.1%43.7%312,424
San Juan County75.5%24.3%10,167
Skagit County56.0%43.8%51,990
Skamania County48.6%51.0%5,646
Snohomish County58.9%40.9%307,227
Spokane County52.0%47.7%213,189
Stevens County31.6%68.1%17,816
Thurston County60.4%39.2%122,785
Wahkiakum County45.7%54.2%2,315
Walla Walla County49.5%50.3%13,845
Whatcom County63.0%36.9%108,169
Whitman County57.9%41.9%14,128
Yakima County49.5%49.7%65,935

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Washington's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:01 PM. Unofficial until certified. Washington's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.