2025 Washington elections
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Multiple elections are scheduled to take place on November 4, 2025, with primary elections being held on August 5, 2025.
State legislative special elections
9 of the 147 state legislative seats will be up for special election in 2025 as a result of deaths and resignations among members, 5 in the Senate and 4 in the House. All nine elections are in the Seattle area.
House of Representatives
| Parties | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Up | Won | Change | |||
| Democratic Party | 59 | 4 | ||||
| Republican Party | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 98 | 4 | ||||
Senate
| Parties | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Up | Won | Change | |||
| Democratic Party | 30 | 5 | ||||
| Republican Party | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 5 | ||||
Judicial
Two special elections to the Washington Court of Appeals will take place in November 2025. No more than two candidates filed in either race, so primary elections were cancelled.
Division I, District 2
Candidates
Declared
- Tam T. Bui, Snohomish County District Judge[1]
- Karen D. Moore, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge[1]
Division III, District 3
Candidates
Declared
- Megan Murphy, incumbent judge[1]
Local elections
Municipal elections in Washigton are nonpartisan, while county elections are partisan.
Seattle
The municipality of Seattle has 499,210 active voters as of May 1, 2025.[2]
Mayoral election
The incumbent mayor of Seattle is Democrat Bruce Harrell. He is running for re-election to a second term.
City attorney election
The incumbent Seattle City Attorney is Republican Ann Davison. She is running for re-election to a second term.
King County
King County, Washington has 1,428,492 active voters as of May 1, 2025.[2]
April Proposition 1
A special ballot measure election was held on April 22. The amendment was successful.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 151,495 | 59.72 |
| No | 102,189 | 40.28 |
| Total votes | 253,684 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,424,836 | 17.80 |
References
- ^ a b c "Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2025". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Voter Demographics". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 19 May 2025.