Primary: August 17, 2010
An information resource for Washington voters
Whitman County
Washington Supreme CourtSupreme 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 2010. Supreme Court candidates appear on the primary election ballot on August 17, 2010. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary, that candidate appears on the general election ballot without opposition. If no candidate receives more than 50% in the primary, the top two candidates appear on the general election ballot on November 2, 2010. Position 1: Jim Johnson is the incumbent. He is being challenged by Stan Rumbaugh. This contest will be decided in the Primary. Position 5: Barbara Madsen is the incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.
Position 6: Richard Sanders is the incumbent. He is being challenged by Bryan Chushcoff and Charlie Wiggins. |
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Court of Appeals
Division Three, District Two
(Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties)
District Two elects one judge; Position 1 will be on the 2010 ballot.
Judge Dennis Sweeney is the Position 1 incumbent. He is running for re-election without opposition.
Dennis Sweeney
Superior Court
Superior Court judges are elected to four-year terms; they were elected in 2008, and their terms extend through the end of 2012. Vacant positions may appear on the 2010 ballot in some counties.
District Court
District Court judges are elected to four-year terms, and all District Court positions are up for election in 2010.
There are no contested District Court elections in the county this year. The incumbent judge, Douglas Robinson, is running for re-election without opposition.
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