Kitsap County

Washington Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices are elected to six-year terms by voters throughout the entire state. There are nine Supreme Court justices, and Washington residents will vote for three in 2008.

Each of the three incumbent justices who ran for re-election this year received more than 50% of the ballots cast in the primary election. Accordingly, each of them will appear unopposed on the November 4 general election ballot.

Position Three:
Mary Fairhurst

Position Four:
Charles Johnson

Position Seven:
Debra Stephens

Court of Appeals

Division Two, District Two

Judge Robin Hunt received more than 50% of the votes cast in the August 19 primary, and she will accordingly appear on the November 4 ballot unopposed.

Robin Hunt

Superior Court

Superior Court judges are elected to four-year terms. All Superior Court positions throughout Washington are up for election in 2008.

If only one candidate runs for an office in a county with a population of more than 100,000, that candidate receives a Certificate of Election, and the position will not appear on either the primary or the general election ballot. If there is a contested primary election and one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the winning candidate receives a Certificate of Election, and the position will not appear on the general election ballot. If no candidate in a contested primary election receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the two candidates receiving the most votes appear on the general election ballot.

In the primary election for Position One, no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast. Accordingly, the two candidates who received the most votes will appear on the November 4 ballot.

Jeanette Dalton

Bruce Danielson

District Court

District Court judges are elected to four-year terms; they were elected in 2006, and their terms extend through the end of 2010. Vacant positions may appear on the 2008 ballot.

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