Welcome to our continuing coverage of Filing Week 2020!
Until this Friday, the Secretary of State and county elections officials will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office at federal, state, and local levels.
This is a presidential year, which means we’ll be electing all ten of our U.S. House positions, all nine of our statewide executive positions, most of our state legislative positions, and several of our State Supreme Court positions, not to mention a large number of local positions, especially in Pierce County.
This post is the fourth in a series of Filing Week reports we’ll be bringing you at regular intervals until the close of filing at 5 PM on the final day of the workweek.
U.S. House
The United States House of Representatives is the larger of the two chambers of Congress established by the United States Constitution. Members of the House serve two year terms and must face the voters each election cycle. Since the 2010–2011 redistricting process, Washington has had ten seats in the House.
Candidates who have filed since this morning:
2nd Congressional District
- Republican Cody Hart
5th Congressional District
- Democrat Chris Armitage
6th Congressional District
- Republican Elizabeth Kreiselmaier
8th Congressional District
- Republican James Mitchell
10th Congressional District
- Democrat Eric LeMay
- Democrat Kristine Reeves
Executive Department
Washington State’s executive department consists of nine statewide directly elected positions headed by a governor. All positions are for four-year terms, filled in presidential years. Each position is independently elected and thus has its own portfolio of responsibilities. Key management positions within the executive branch that are not directly elected are filled by gubernatorial appointment.
Candidates who have filed since this morning:
Governor
- Trump Republican Goodspaceguy
- Socialist Workers Henry Clay Dennison
- Fifth Republic David W. Blomstrom
State Supreme Court
The most important judicial body in Washington State is its State Supreme Court, which, like its federal equivalent, has nine members. However, unlike the United States Supreme Court, sometimes referred to as SCOTUS for short, members of the State Supreme Court are directly elected by the voters for six-year terms.
No new candidates have filed since this morning.
Key legislative races
The Washington State Legislature, like the United States Congress, is a bicameral body with a House and Senate. Members of the state House serve two year terms, just like their federal counterparts, while members of the state Senate serve four year terms. Presently, Washington has forty-nine legislative districts, with each district electing two representatives and one senator.
Candidates who have filed since this morning:
5th Legislative District
- State Senator
- Democrat Ingrid Anderson
30th Legislative District
- State Representative — Position #1
- Independent Republican Martin A. Moore
Pierce County positions
Pierce is Washington’s second largest county by population. Unlike its northern neighbor King and other home rule counties in Washington State with charters, Pierce elects its county-level positions in even-numbered years (when turnout is higher), as opposed to odd-numbered years (when turnout is typically lower).
No new candidates have filed since this morning.
See the complete list of everyone who has filed
Want to see a comprehensive list of all candidate filings at the state level? You can do so at the Secretary of State’s website. You may also browse our archive of Filing Week reports to see who filed for office at other intervals.
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Could the 5th Legislative District Senate race have two Democrats in the general?
Yes, because Washington uses a two part general election system wherein fields of candidates are winnowed down to two each, with the top two vote getters advancing onwards to the runoff (general election) regardless of party.