General Election: November 3, 2009
An information resource for Washington voters
Yakima 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 appeared on the primary election ballot. 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 received more than 50% of the primary votes, so he will be unopposed in November.
Jim Johnson Position 5: Barbara Madsen is the incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.
Barbarra Madsen Position 6: Richard Sanders is the incumbent. He and Charlie Wiggins received the most votes in the primary, so they will be in a runoff on the November ballot. |
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Court of Appeals
Division Three, District Three
(Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties)
District Three elects two judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2010.
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.
The Position 4 race appeared on the Primary ballot with three candidates; the top two
are proceeding to the November ballot, where the Position 2 and 3 races will
also appear. Position 1 is uncontested.
| Position 1: | Kevin Roy |
| Position 2: | Brian Sanderson | Glen Warren |
| Position 3: | Donald Engel | Steve Keller |
| Position 4: | Michael Everett | Doug Federspiel |
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