2012 Official candidate filing list : King County Elections

2012 election cycle

Last updated: May 23, 2012 5:00 p.m.

Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot. The lot draw to determine the order of candidates on the ballot for each office was held on Friday, May 18, 2012.

NOTE: Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate.

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FEDERAL
United States Senator partisan office	Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party) Will Baker (Prefers Reform Party) Chuck Jackson (Prefers Republican Party) Timmy (Doc) Wilson (Prefers Democratic Party) Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party) Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party) Glen (Stocky) R. Stockwell (Prefers Republican Party) Mike the Mover (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office	John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Darcy Burner (Prefers Democratic Party) Darshan Rauniyar (Prefers Democratic Party) Laura Ruderman (Prefers Democratic Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party) Steve Hobbs (Prefers Democratic Party) Larry Ishmael (Prefers Independent Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 7 partisan office	Don Rivers (Prefers Democratic Party) Goodspaceguy (Prefers Employmentwealth Party) Scott Sutherland (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Andrew Hughes (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party) Ron Bemis (Prefers Republican Party) Charles Allen (Prefers Democratic Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 8 partisan office	Dave Reichert (Prefers Republican Party) Keith Swank (Prefers Republican Party) James Windle (States No Party Preference) Karen Porterfield (Prefers Democratic Party) Keith Arnold (Prefers Democratic Party) Ernest Huber (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 9 partisan office	Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Postma (Prefers Republican Party) Tom Cramer (Prefers Democratic Party) Dave Christie (Prefers F.D.R. Democrat Party) John Orlinski (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office 1 month short term	Brian Berry (Prefers Democratic Party) Ruth Morrison (Prefers Democrat Party) Laura Ruderman (Prefers Democratic Party) J. Byron Holcomb (Prefers Democratic Party) Darshan Rauniyar (Prefers Democratic Party) John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Brian Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party) Steven J. Gerdes (Prefers Republican Party) Bob Champion (Prefers Independent Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party) Darcy Burner (Prefers Democratic Party)
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STATE
Governor partisan office	Rob Hill (Prefers Democratic Party) Rob McKenna (Prefers Republican Party) Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party) James White (Prefers Independent Party) Christian Joubert (States No Party Preference) Shahram Hadian (Prefers Republican Party) L. Dale Sorgen (Prefers Independent Party) Max Sampson (Prefers Republican Party) Javier O. Lopez (Prefers Republican Party)
Lieutenant Governor partisan office	Glenn Anderson (Prefers Indep Republican Party) Brad Owen (Prefers Democrat Party) James Robert Deal (States No Party Preference) Bill Finkbeiner (Prefers Republican Party) Dave T. Sumner, IV (Prefers Neopopulist Party) Mark Greene (Prefers Democracy Indep. Party)
Secretary of State partisan office	Jim Kastama (Prefers Democratic Party) David J. Anderson (States No Party Preference) Sam Wright (Prefers The Human Rights Party) Karen Murray (Prefers Constitution Party) Kathleen Drew (Prefers Democratic Party) Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party) Greg Nickels (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Treasurer partisan office	Jim McIntire (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Auditor partisan office	Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party) James Watkins (Prefers Republican Party) Mark Miloscia (Prefers Democratic Party) Craig Pridemore (Prefers Democratic Party)
Attorney General partisan office	Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) Stephen Pidgeon (Prefers Republican Party)
Commissioner of Public Lands partisan office	Stephen A. Sharon (States No Party Preference) Peter J. Goldmark (Prefers Democratic Party) Clint Didier (Prefers Republican Party)
Superintendent of Public Instruction nonpartisan office	James Bauckman Randy I. Dorn Don Hansler John Patterson Blair Ronald L. (Ron) Higgins
Insurance Commissioner partisan office	John R. Adams (Prefers Republican Party) Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party) Scott Reilly (Prefers Republican Party) Brian C. Berend (Prefers Independent Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 1 partisan office	Rosemary McAuliffe (Prefers Democratic Party) Guy Palumbo (Prefers Democratic Party) Dawn McCravey (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 1 partisan office	Greg Rankich (Prefers Democratic Party) Derek Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party) Brian Travis (Prefers Republican Party) Sandy Guinn (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 2 partisan office	Mark T. Davies (Prefers Republican Party) Insufficient petition Luis Moscoso (Prefers Democratic Party) Sandy Guinn (Prefers Republican Party) Withdrawn
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 5 partisan office	Brad Toft (Prefers Republican Party) Cheryl Pflug (Prefers Independent Gop Party) Withdrawn Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 5 - Position 1 partisan office	Jay Rodne (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 5 - Position 2 partisan office	Ryan Dean Burkett (States No Party Preference) David Spring (Prefers Democratic Party) Chad Magendanz (Prefers Republican Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 11 partisan office	Kristin Thompson (Prefers Republican Party) Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 11 - Position 1 partisan office	Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Flynn (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 11 - Position 2 partisan office	Steve Bergquist (Prefers Democratic Party) Bobby Virk (Prefers Democratic Party) Stephanie Bowman (Prefers Democratic Party) Rob Holland (Prefers Democratic Party) Sarah Sanoy-Wright (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 1 partisan office	Linda Kochmar (Prefers Republican Party) Jerry Galland (Prefers Republican Party) Thom Macfarlane (Prefers Democratic Party) Roger Flygare (Prefers Democratic Party) Tony Moore (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 2 partisan office	Katrina Asay (Prefers Republican Party) Rick Hoffman (Prefers Democratic Party) Roger Freeman (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 1 partisan office	Brian L. Gunn (Prefers Democratic Party) Cathy Dahlquist (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 2 partisan office	Lisa Connors (Prefers Republican Party) Christopher Hurst (Prefers Independent Dem. Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 1 partisan office	Randy J. Hayden (Prefers Republican Party) Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 2 partisan office	Robert Reedy (Prefers Republican Party) Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party) Eric R. Alvey (Prefers Gop Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 1 partisan office	Will Benge (Prefers Republican Party) Tina Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 2 partisan office	Dave Upthegrove (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 34 - Position 1 partisan office	William Giammarese (Prefers Democratic Party) Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 34 - Position 2 partisan office	Joe Fitzgibbon (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 36 - Position 1 partisan office	Reuven Carlyle (Prefers Democratic Party) Robert Canamar (States No Party Preference) Leslie Klein (Prefers ( R ) Hope&change Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 36 - Position 2 partisan office	Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party) Sahar Fathi (Prefers Democratic Party) Ryan Gabriel (Prefers Republican Party) Evan Clifthorne (Prefers Democratic Party) Linde Knighton (Prefers Progressive Party) Brett Phillips (Prefers Democratic Party) Noel Christina Frame (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 37 - Position 1 partisan office	Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 37 - Position 2 partisan office	Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Non-partisan Party) Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 39 partisan office	Scott Olson (Prefers Democratic Party) Kirk Pearson (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 1 partisan office	Linda Wright (Prefers Democrat Party) Dan Kristiansen (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 2 partisan office	Robert G. Zimmerman (Prefers Republican Party) Elizabeth Scott (Prefers Republican Party) Robert Pilgrim (Prefers Republican Party) Gregory Dean Lemke (Prefers Republican Party) Jocelynne (Josie) Fallgatter (Prefers Democratic Party) Eleanor Walters (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 41 partisan office	Maureen Judge (Prefers Democratic Party) Steve Litzow (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 41 - Position 1 partisan office	Tim Eaves (Prefers Republican Party) Marcie Maxwell (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 41 - Position 2 partisan office	Judy Clibborn (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 43 - Position 1 partisan office	Kshama Sawant (Prefers Socialist Altern Party) Jamie Pedersen (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 43 - Position 2 partisan office	Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party) Gregory Gadow (States No Party Preference)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 1 partisan office	Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party) Jacob Bond (Prefers Democratic Party) Joel Hussey (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 2 partisan office	Jim Thatcher (Prefers Republican Party) Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 46 partisan office unexpired 2-year term	David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 46 - Position 1 partisan office short and full term	Sylvester Cann (Prefers Democratic Party) Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 46 - Position 2 partisan office	Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party) Dusty Hoerler (Prefers Democratic Party) Scott M. Hodges (Prefers Republican Party) Shelly Crocker (Prefers Democratic Party) Sarajane Siegfriedt (Prefers Democratic Party) Stan Lippmann (Prefers Democratic-Repub Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 47 - Position 1 partisan office	Bud Sizemore (Prefers Democratic Party) Mark Hargrove (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 47 - Position 2 partisan office	Pat Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party) Andy Massagli (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 48 - Position 1 partisan office	Ross Hunter (Prefers Democratic Party) Bill Hirt (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 48 - Position 2 partisan office	Hank Myers (Prefers Republican Party) Cyrus Habib (Prefers Democratic Party)
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COUNTY
Sheriff nonpartisan office unexpired 1-year term	Steve Strachan John Urquhart
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JUDICIAL
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 2 nonpartisan office	Douglas W. McQuaid Susan Owens Scott Stafne
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 8 nonpartisan office short and full term	Bruce O. Danielson Steve Gonzalez
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 9 nonpartisan office	Bruce Hilyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud Richard B. Sanders John W. Ladenburg
Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1 Judge Position No. 4 nonpartisan office	Ronald E. Cox
Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1 Judge Position No. 7 nonpartisan office	Marlin Appelwick
Superior Court Judge Position No. 1 nonpartisan office	Tim Bradshaw
Superior Court Judge Position No. 2 nonpartisan office	Cheryl B. Carey
Superior Court Judge Position No. 3 nonpartisan office	Julie A. Spector
Superior Court Judge Position No. 4 nonpartisan office	Mary E. Roberts
Superior Court Judge Position No. 5 nonpartisan office short and full term	Lori K. Smith
Superior Court Judge Position No. 6 nonpartisan office short and full term	Barbara Linde
Superior Court Judge Position No. 7 nonpartisan office	Kim Prochnau
Superior Court Judge Position No. 8 nonpartisan office	Jay White
Superior Court Judge Position No. 9 nonpartisan office	Jeffrey M. Ramsdell
Superior Court Judge Position No. 10 nonpartisan office	Regina S. Cahan
Superior Court Judge Position No. 11 nonpartisan office	Catherine Shaffer
Superior Court Judge Position No. 12 nonpartisan office	Dean S. Lum
Superior Court Judge Position No. 13 nonpartisan office	Theresa Doyle
Superior Court Judge Position No. 14 nonpartisan office	Brian Gain
Superior Court Judge Position No. 15 nonpartisan office	Mary Yu
Superior Court Judge Position No. 16 nonpartisan office	Michael Hayden
Superior Court Judge Position No. 17 nonpartisan office	J. Wesley Saint Clair
Superior Court Judge Position No. 18 nonpartisan office	Susan J. Craighead
Superior Court Judge Position No. 19 nonpartisan office	Bill Bowman
Superior Court Judge Position No. 20 nonpartisan office	Scott Johnson
Superior Court Judge Position No. 21 nonpartisan office	Greg Canova
Superior Court Judge Position No. 22 nonpartisan office	Holly Hill
Superior Court Judge Position No. 23 nonpartisan office	Andrea Darvas
Superior Court Judge Position No. 24 nonpartisan office	Patrick Oishi
Superior Court Judge Position No. 25 nonpartisan office	Elizabeth Berns Roger Davidheiser Eric Schmidt
Superior Court Judge Position No. 26 nonpartisan office	Laura Gene Middaugh
Superior Court Judge Position No. 27 nonpartisan office	Joan E. DuBuque
Superior Court Judge Position No. 28 nonpartisan office	Carol Schapira
Superior Court Judge Position No. 29 nonpartisan office	Hong Tran Sean O'Donnell
Superior Court Judge Position No. 30 nonpartisan office	Kimberly Allen Doug North
Superior Court Judge Position No. 31 nonpartisan office	Helen L. Halpert
Superior Court Judge Position No. 32 nonpartisan office	LeRoy McCullough
Superior Court Judge Position No. 33 nonpartisan office	Richard D. Eadie
Superior Court Judge Position No. 34 nonpartisan office	Michael J. Trickey
Superior Court Judge Position No. 35 nonpartisan office	Beth M. Andrus
Superior Court Judge Position No. 36 nonpartisan office	Jean Rietschel
Superior Court Judge Position No. 37 nonpartisan office	Barbara A. Mack
Superior Court Judge Position No. 38 nonpartisan office	Richard F. McDermott
Superior Court Judge Position No. 39 nonpartisan office	Patricia H. Clark
Superior Court Judge Position No. 40 nonpartisan office	Ken Schubert
Superior Court Judge Position No. 41 nonpartisan office	Palmer Robinson
Superior Court Judge Position No. 42 nonpartisan office	Sue Parisien Marianne Jones David Ruzumna Christopher A. Washington
Superior Court Judge Position No. 43 nonpartisan office	William L. Downing
Superior Court Judge Position No. 44 nonpartisan office	Ronald Kessler
Superior Court Judge Position No. 45 nonpartisan office	Jim Rogers
Superior Court Judge Position No. 46 nonpartisan office	Judy Ramseyer Gary Ernsdorff
Superior Court Judge Position No. 47 nonpartisan office	Deborah D. Fleck
Superior Court Judge Position No. 48 nonpartisan office	Laura Inveen
Superior Court Judge Position No. 49 nonpartisan office	Monica J. Benton
Superior Court Judge Position No. 50 nonpartisan office	James D. Cayce
Superior Court Judge Position No. 51 nonpartisan office	John P. Erlick
Superior Court Judge Position No. 52 nonpartisan office	Bruce E. Heller
Superior Court Judge Position No. 53 nonpartisan office	Mariane Spearman
District Court West Electoral District Judge Position No. 1 nonpartisan office unexpired 2-year term	Johanna Bender
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2012 Official Candidate Filing

2012 election cycle

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