Washington Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
Bob Ferguson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ethan Brunton (R) - High School Student
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Treasurer
State Auditor
Attorney General
STATE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(Note: Superintendent is a Nonpartisan Position)
[ Chris Reykdal (D)* - Not Seeking Reelection in 2026. ]
STATE LEGISLATURE
State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Isaac Holyk (R) - Video Content Producer, Software Developer & '24 Candidate
SENATE ELECTION 2030:
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Amanda McKinney (R) - Yakima County Commissioner & Mortgage Broker DISTRICT 5
Carmela Conroy (D) - Retired US Diplomat, Attorney, Democratic Activist & '24/'26 Candidate
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Doug Basler (R) - Video Production Company Owner & Frequent Candidate
District 10
Political Parties
American Solidarity Party of Washington State (ASP)
Constitution Party of Washington State (C)
Washington State Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Washington State (G)
Libertarian Party of Washington State (L)
Washington State Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent / Non Partisan / No Party Affiliation (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
Secretary
of State's Office
State Public Disclosure Commission
State News Sources
Arlington Times
Bainbridge Island
Review
Bellingham Herald
Centralia Chronicle
Colville Statesman-Examiner
Crosscut Nonprofit News
Enumclaw Courier-Herald
Everett Daily Herald
Forks Forum
Grandview Valley Publishing
Issaquah Reporter
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
Tri-City Herald
Kennewick tu Decides (Spanish)
Kitsap Daily News
Kitsap Sun
Leavenworth Echo
Longview Daily News
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Nisqually Valley News
Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Northwest Asian Weekly
The Olympian
Pasco La Voz (Spanish)
Peninsula Daily News
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Axios Seattle
Seattle Chinese Post
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Seattle El Mundo USA (Spanish)
Seattle El Siete Dias (Spanish)
Seattle Facts (African-American)
Seattle Gay News (LGBT)
Seattle Medium (African-American)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Stranger (Alternative)
Seattle Times
Seattle Weekly (Alternative)
Skagit Valley Herald
Pacific Northwest Inlander (Alternative - Spokane)
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sunnyside Sun
Tacoma News Tribune
Vancouver Columbian
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Washington State Standard
Wenatchee World
Yakima Herald-Republic
Northwest Public Broadcasting (PBS / NPR)
KOMO TV-4 (ABC - Seattle)
KING TV-5 (NBC - Seattle)
KIRO TV-7 (CBS - Seattle)
KCPQ TV-13 (FOX - Seattle)
KWPX TV-33 (Telemundo - Seattle)
KREM TV-2 (CBS - Spokane)
KXLY TV-4 (ABC - Spokane)
KHQ TV-6 (CBS - Spokane)
KAYU TV-28 (FOX - Spokane)
KUOW Public Radio (NPR - Seattle)
KIRO Radio / KTTH Radio / MyNorthwest.com (Seattle)