2025 King County 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. Starting after the 2025 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]
The incumbent, Dow Constantine, was first elected in 2009 and has served four terms since. He announced in November 2024 that he would not seek re-election.[4]
Candidates
[edit]Announced
[edit]- Claudia Balducci, King County Councilmember from Bellevue.[4]
- John Arthur Wilson, King County Assessor.[4]
Undecided
[edit]- Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember from South Seattle.
- Zahilay said he was strongly considering a run and that he would announce after Thanksgiving 2024.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Browning, Paige (2022-11-10). "King County officials will get shorter terms next election cycle". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "King County Elections". www.kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Claudia Balducci to run for King County Executive". KIRO 7 News Seattle. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ a b c d Greenstone, Scott (2024-11-18). "Here's who's running for King County executive (so far)". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.