2025 King County, Washington Executive election
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The 2025 King County Executive election will be held in King County, Washington during the 2025 United States general election. Incumbent County Executive Dow Constantine announced in November 2024 that he would not seek re-election.
Background
[edit]The election will be held in 2025, and it will be the last King County Executive election to be held in an odd-numbered year. In 2022, a King County charter amendment was passed that moved elections of several offices, including county executive, to even-numbered years. This means that starting after this election, the Executive will be elected in even-numbered years, starting in 2028. Therefore, this election will be to serve out a three year term instead of the normal four year term.[1][2][3]
Incumbent Dow Constantine was first elected in 2009 and has served four terms since. He announced on November 12, 2024 that he would not seek re-election.[4]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Claudia Balducci, King County Councilmember[5]
- John Arthur Wilson, King County Assessor[6]
- Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember[7]
Potential
[edit]- Nancy Backus, mayor of Auburn[8]
- Jim Ferrell, mayor of Federal Way[8]
- Mark Mullet, state senator and candidate for governor in 2024[8]
- Casey Sixkiller, EPA Region 10 regional administrator and candidate for Seattle mayor in 2021[8]
Declined
[edit]- Joe Nguyen, state senator and runner-up for County Executive in 2021[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Browning, Paige (November 10, 2022). "King County officials will get shorter terms next election cycle". KUOW. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "King County Elections". King County government. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "November 08, 2022 Official Final Election Results" (PDF). King County government. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Gutman, David (November 12, 2024). "Dow Constantine will not seek reelection as King County executive". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Gutman, David (November 13, 2024). "Claudia Balducci launches campaign for King County executive". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Gutman, David (November 18, 2024). "King County Assessor John Wilson announces campaign for county executive". Archived from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Beekman, Daniel (December 2, 2024). "Girmay Zahilay launches campaign for King County executive". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Let's have a competitive race for King County Executive". The Seattle Times. November 20, 2024. Archived from the original on November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "POLITICS: Past candidate for King County Executive won't try again even though it's open". West Seattle Blog. November 14, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites