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Washington · November 3, 2026 general election · Judicial

Washington District Courts: 2026 races

118 races, 136 candidates. Candidates are listed in official ballot order. Nonpartisan: no party is shown

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District courts are county courts of limited jurisdiction (for example traffic and misdemeanor cases, small claims, and civil cases up to a set amount). Judges are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Adams County

Asotin County

Asotin County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Asotin County · 4 Year Term

Benton County

Benton County — District Court Judge 2

1 candidate · Benton County · 4 Year Term

Benton County — District Court Judge 3

1 candidate · Benton County · 4 Year Term

Benton County — District Court Judge 4

1 candidate · Benton County · 4 Year Term

Benton County — District Court Judge 5

1 candidate · Benton County · 4 Year Term

Chelan County

Chelan County — District Court Judge Position 1

1 candidate · Chelan County · 4 Year Term

Clallam County

Clark County

Columbia County

Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County — Judge Position 2

1 candidate · Cowlitz County · 4 Year Term

Douglas County

Douglas County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Douglas County · 4 Year Term

Ferry County

Ferry County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Ferry County · 4 Year Term

Franklin County

Garfield County

Garfield County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Garfield County · 4 Year Term

Grant County

Grant County — District Court Judge 1

1 candidate · Grant County · 4 Year Term

Grant County — District Court Judge 2

1 candidate · Grant County · 4 Year Term

Grant County — District Court Judge 3

1 candidate · Grant County · 4 Year Term

Grays Harbor County

Island County

Island County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Island County · 4 Year Short and Full Term

Jefferson County

Jefferson County — Judge Position No. 1

1 candidate · Jefferson County · 4 Year Term

King County

King, Pierce counties

Kitsap County

Kittitas County

Kittitas County Lower County District Court — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Kittitas County · 4 Year Term

Klickitat County

Klickitat County West District Court — Klickitat County West District Court Judge

1 candidate · Klickitat County · 4 Year Term

Lewis County

Lewis County — District Court Judge, Dept 1

1 candidate · Lewis County · 4 Year Term

Lewis County — District Court Judge, Dept 2

1 candidate · Lewis County · 4 Year Term

Lincoln County

Lincoln County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Lincoln County · 4 Year Term

Mason County

Mason County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Mason County · 4 Year Term

Okanogan County

Pacific County

Pacific County Court - South District — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Pacific County · 4 Year Term

Pend Oreille County

Pend Oreille County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · Pend Oreille County · 4 Year Term

Pierce County

Pierce County — District Court No. 1

1 candidate · Pierce County · 4 Year Term

Pierce County — District Court No. 2

1 candidate · Pierce County · 4 Year Term

Pierce County — District Court No. 5

1 candidate · Pierce County · 4 Year Term

Pierce County — District Court No. 6

1 candidate · Pierce County · 4 Year Term

San Juan County

San Juan County — District Court Judge

1 candidate · San Juan County · 4 Year Term

Skagit County

Skamania County

Snohomish County

Snohomish County Everett District Court — Judge Position 2

1 candidate · Snohomish County · 4 Year Short and Full Term

Spokane County

Spokane County — District Court Judge 1

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Spokane County — District Court Judge 3

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Spokane County — District Court Judge 5

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Spokane County — District Court Judge 6

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Spokane County — District Court Judge 7

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Spokane County — District Court Judge 8

1 candidate · Spokane County · 4 Year Term

Stevens County

Thurston County

Thurston County — District Court Judge Pos. 1

1 candidate · Thurston County · 4 Year Term

Thurston County — District Court Judge Pos. 2

1 candidate · Thurston County · 4 Year Term

Walla Walla County

Whatcom County

Whitman County

Whitman County — District Court Judge Position 1

1 candidate · Whitman County · 4 Year Term

Yakima County

Yakima County — Yakima County District Court Judge, Position 3

1 candidate · Yakima County · 4 Year Short and Full Term

Judicial offices are nonpartisan in Washington: no party appears on the ballot, and none is shown here. Photos are those the candidates submitted to the official Voters’ Guide; a gray silhouette means none was submitted. SaveYourState does not rate or endorse judicial candidates.

Sources

  1. Washington Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Online Voters’ Guide (statewide and all 39 county guides)
  2. Washington Courts — about the state’s courts