Whatcom 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 2016.

Supreme Court candidates only appear on the primary election ballot if there are three or more candidates for a position.

Position 1: Mary Yu is the incumbent. She is being challenged by David DeWolf. This election will appear on the November ballot.

Position 5: Barbara Madsen is the incumbent. She is being challenged by Greg Zempel. This election will appear on the November ballot.

Position 6: Charlie Wiggins is the incumbent. He is being challenged by Dave Larson. This election will appear on the November ballot.

Court of Appeals

Division One, District Three

(Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties)

District Three elects two judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2016.

Superior Court

Superior Court judges are elected to four-year terms. Most Superior Court positions throughout Washington are up for election in 2016.

If only one candidate runs for a Superior Court position 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 are three or more candidates for a position, the office will appear on the August 2 primary ballot. In a two candidate race, there will only be a vote on the position in November.

The following incumbents are running unopposed. They will receive Certificates of Election and will not appear on either the primary ballot or the November ballot.

Dep't 1	Ira Uhrig
Dep't 2	Deborra Garrett
Dep't 3	Charles Snyder
Dep't 4	Raquel Montoya-Lewis

District Court

District Court judges are elected to four-year terms, and all District Court positions are up for election in 2014.

There are no contested District Court elections in the county this year. The incumbent judges are running for re-election without opposition.

Position 1: David Grant

Position 2: Matthew Elich

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