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Certified candidates for every statewide contest

Who is running in Washington?

The Washington Secretary of State's August 21 certification lists 10 printed candidates across 5 Supreme Court contests decided statewide on November 3, 2026.

Name source: The official August 21, 2026 Certification of Candidates to General Election was checked October 1. It lists statewide Supreme Court Justice Positions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7. U.S. House, legislative, Court of Appeals, Superior Court, county, and local contests are excluded because they are not decided by every Washington voter.
View every printed statewide candidate as a table

The table presents the same candidates in a compact format.

Certified candidates in all 5 Washington statewide candidate contests and their PDC finance summaries
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
Supreme Court Justice Position 1Colleen MelodyNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 1Scott EdwardsNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 3David StevensNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 3Jaime Michelle HawkNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 4Ian BirkNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 4Sean O'DonnellNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 5Theo AngelisNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 5Dave LarsonNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 7Debra L. StephensNonpartisanState record matched
Supreme Court Justice Position 7Todd A. BloomNonpartisanState record matched
Separate from printed choices

No exhaustive official named statewide write-in roster

Write-in declarations remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day. The Secretary of State says general-election write-in candidates do not appear on ballots, websites, or in the printed voters' pamphlet. Candidates filing before October 16 do not pay a fee; filings during the 18-day voting period require the applicable fee. Because names are not published and filing remains open, zero here means no official named roster, not that no write-in candidate exists.

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Official candidate and election documents

2026 Certification of Candidates to General ElectionOfficial August 21 certification used for ballot order, candidate names, offices, and nonpartisan labels.Certification press releaseOfficial confirmation that candidates and three statewide measures were certified for November.Washington write-in guidanceOfficial filing deadline, publication status, fee timing, and counting rules for general-election write-ins.
Coverage boundary: This guide covers candidate contests decided by all Washington voters. It excludes all 10 U.S. House districts, State Senate and State House districts, Court of Appeals divisions and districts, Superior Court districts, county, municipal, school, and special-purpose district offices. General-election write-in names are not counted as printed candidates. Read the full coverage boundary.